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The Latest from SupportWorld

 
Learn how Infinite Campus's support team set aside the traditional hierarchical org chart and embraced self-management and autonomous leadership.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, people, leadership, support center, team building
Date Published June 18, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

 
Learn to recognize when you’re overloaded, and take steps to take better care of yourself.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, people
Date Published June 13, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

 
Beware of comments and assumptions that can lead to service delivery that is simply adequate rather than exceptional.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, support center, service management, customer experience, customer service
Date Published June 11, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

 
Faced with a 40% turnover on the service desk, this manager tried a different approach to interviewing analyst and technician candidates, with great success.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, desktop support, support center
Date Published June 6, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

 
As service and support leaders, it’s our job to enable and foster the environment, create the process, and engage our teams throughout the learning experience.
Tag(s): supportworld, training, workforce enablement, workforce enablement, leadership
Date Published June 5, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

 

 

For years, service desks and support centers have been optimizing the way they work. By doing so, they’ve been able to keep up with increasing demand for services, but not able to leap ahead. Now there is the promise of emerging, enhanced technologies to assist users and...

Tag(s): webinars, support models, supportworld, self-service, self-service tools, knowledge management
Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

 

 

In a recent poll of senior IT leaders by HDI, 60% of respondents said their top priority is business transformation, and 64% said they are investing in solutions to support business transformation. Digital transformation touches every aspect of business and depends upon...

Tag(s): webinars, support models, supportworld, self-service, self-service tools, knowledge management
Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

 

 

Customer expectations are continually rising, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. At the same time, IT leaders are feeling the pressure to do more with fewer resources and smaller teams. Finding the right balance between cost, quality, and speed has never been...

Tag(s): webinars, support models, supportworld, self-service, self-service tools, knowledge management
Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

 

 

While it’s still early days for artificial intelligence (AI), it’s clear that AI means business. In a June 2020 study conducted by Omdia, researchers found that more than 50% of respondents had deployed or were planning to deploy AI in five of seven business...

Tag(s): webinars, support models, supportworld, self-service, self-service tools, knowledge management
Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

 

 

Keeping remote teams engaged was a challenge before the pandemic. Here we are, one year later – with limited to no in-person team interaction – and finding ways to support impactful team interactions and understand skill and knowledge gaps can be challenging and...

Tag(s): webinars, support models, supportworld, self-service, self-service tools, knowledge management
Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021