Your team’s service delivery should include a continuous improvement cycle that asks if you are providing the right service now and for the future.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, support center, leadership, customer service
Date Published November 14, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Now is a good time to reflect and consider what changes you need to make to become the leader you want to be.
Tag(s): supportworld, technical support, leadership, workforce enablement, workforce enablement
Date Published November 13, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Paul Dooley explains the typical structure for a service desk that uses a tiered support model and the possibility of combining tiered support with a swarming model.
Tag(s): supportworld, support center, technical support, staffing, support models
Date Published November 8, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Getting your boss to buy-in and support your good idea is not simple. Practice your influencing skills to gain trust and credibility.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, leadership
Date Published November 7, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
For this Metric of the Month, Jeff Rumburg looks at a staffing metric, ratio of agents to total headcount.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, staffing
Date Published October 11, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Understand the four ways organizations damage the customer experience and four strategies to win back customer confidence.
Tag(s): supportworld, customer experience, customer satisfaction, team building, teamwork, workforce enablement, workforce enablement
Date Published October 9, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Coaches don’t fail because they don’t understand the business. They fail because they don’t understand and empower the people who work for them.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, training, leadership
Date Published September 26, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Display boards in support centers can serve a variety of purposes, such as showing incoming work, measuring performance against KPIs, and highlighting rewards and recognition.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, support center, performance management
Date Published September 25, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018
Chat has the potential to both improve customer satisfaction and reduce the cost per ticket. Learn what metrics matter for chat.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, chat, technical support, workforce enablement
Date Published September 18, 2018 - Last Updated February 11, 2019
The customer experience relies solely on the service and support agent’s internal moral guide of empathy, kindness, and service, not their technical ability.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, customer experience
Date Published September 13, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018