One of the top reasons people leave an organization is because of personality differences. But there are two easy barometers you can use to adapt to others and communicate more successfully.
Tag(s): communications skills, employee satisfaction, people, support center, supportworld, workforce enablement
Date Published December 1, 2016 - Last Updated September 8, 2017
HDI often gets some variation on the question, “What’s the right ratio of support analysts to employees for internal support?” It’s a fair question, but it’s not the right question.
Tag(s): support operations, supportworld, staffing, toolbox, workforce enablement, support center
Date Published November 22, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
Not all technical support organizations measure employee satisfaction,but the news is mostly good in those organizations that do measure.
Tag(s): supportworld, support operations, employee satisfaction, people, industry report, research
Date Published November 15, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
Service desk analysts are like the unsung heroes of information technology. You never hear what a great job they are doing on a day-to-day basis until they make a mistake.
Tag(s): KPI, metrics and measurements, performance management, reporting, service desk, support center, support operations, supportworld, workforce enablement
Date Published November 8, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
If you manage a service desk, will need to do some hiring, replacing, or backfilling of employees with new hires. When hiring new employees, there are many different routes to getting them on calls.
Tag(s): support operations, staffing, supportworld, training, workforce enablement
Date Published November 2, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
Swarming not only gets problems resolved, but also you typically get resolution much more quickly. It is also a great training mechanism for front-line employees.
Tag(s): collaboration, customer experience, customer service, employee engagement, ITSM, IT service management, practices and processes, service design, service desk, support center, supportworld
Date Published October 20, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
Because rollouts require concentrated effort to complete work within a specified time, bringing in contractors to assist desktop support can be beneficial.
Tag(s): capacity management, desktop support, human resources, RESOURCES, staffing, supportworld, workforce enablement, contracting
Date Published October 19, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
Customer Service Week is all about you, and we want to help you celebrate! Here’s a day-by-day breakdown so you can plan your week.
Tag(s): customer-service-week, customer service, supportworld, people, workforce enablement, workforce enablement
Date Published October 4, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
Keeping your employees happy might just boost your customer satisfaction scores. HDI research reveals the relationship between the two.
Tag(s): customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, metrics and measurements, supportworld
Date Published October 2, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
Ready for more Tech Support Confessions? I thought so! In this week's installment, your peers share their observations about great leaders and challenging coworkers, job stress and career frustration, and communication and chicken wings (together, at last!).
Tag(s): community, supportworld, people, hdi conference, fusion conference
Date Published September 29, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016