In part 2 of this series on EX, we look at how the principles of ITIL 4 can help make a difference in retaining and recruiting your workforce.
Tag(s): supportworld, employee engagement, employee satisfaction
Date Published February 1, 2022 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
In a digital and remote age, it’s often more difficult than ever to be understood. Here are some tips to improve your chances with colleagues and clients.
Tag(s): best practice, business intelligence, communications skills, communications technology, supportworld
Date Published January 18, 2022 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
Best of HDI in 2021 - #9: Too often, staff from other departments have a negative view of IT. To change that, IT departments need to understand the needs of the rest of the workforce, listen to continuous feedback from their colleagues, and ensure that tech changes improve daily work conditions.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, best practice, relationship
Date Published December 14, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
Managers must do more than be straight shooters and do hard work to gain their team’s trust. What’s also needed are small gestures of kindness that lets their teams know they care. Read more from a passage of “Trust Me - Restore Belief & Confidence in an Uncertain World.”
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, best practice, practices and processes
Date Published December 6, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
More tickets, less human contact is a recipe for burnout. Here are some concrete suggestions for how to help ensure your IT support team isn’t feeling overwhelmed. It may take a different strategy to dig out of the mountain of tickets, but it’s better than risking attrition.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, customer experience, best practice, remote support tools, relationship
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
Initiatives to integrate chatbots or voice recognition tools that do not take the customer’s experience into account may be doomed to failure. Here’s why taking the time to map out the customer journey may save a lot of headaches for automation efforts.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, customer experience, best practice
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
We all know that we have two weeks, at most, to fill a position, but too often we are stuck either hiring warm bodies or putting extra workload on our team. It’s better to prepare for the inevitable departures. Here’s how.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, customer experience, best practice, remote support tools, relationship
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, people, employee satisfaction, employee engagement, metrics and measurements
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 6, 2023
Despite all the data that service and support leaders have at their fingertips, many fail to establish realistic...
Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, human resources, people, performance management, staffing
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 6, 2023
A lifelong quest to find the universal values all humans seek out leads an IT manager to understand the importance of taking the hard stances to best support a team or a company. Here’s why he thinks courage might be the most important trait in this industry.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, change management
Date Published November 22, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023