Hiring is the most important thing a manager does. But the lack of training in many IT organizations on how to hire the best tech support people is alarming.
Tag(s): culture, employee satisfaction, human resources, job descriptions, leadership, people, staffing, supportworld, workforce enablement, workforce enablement
Date Published October 1, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
The interconnectedness of devices for home and business—the Internet of Things (IoT)—demands a new definition of support.
Tag(s): supportworld, customer experience, support center, workforce enablement, cloud computing, internet of things
Date Published September 22, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Customer service is about common courtesy, artfully delivered. True professionals stand out from the crowd and grow rewarding and satisfying careers.
Tag(s): customer service, customer satisfaction, supportworld
Date Published September 1, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Self-service: The phrase evokes deep emotion in customers and support personnel alike, though they perhaps occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. But take heart, support professionals—self-service is possible!
Tag(s): self-service, support center, business of support, future of support, supportworld
Date Published June 2, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Trusted advisors will play a pivotal role in the new world of IT. Cinda Daly sat down with industry thought leaders Malcolm Fry and Phil Verghis to learn more about how businesses can take advantage of this opportunity.
Tag(s): business of support, business value, supportworld
Date Published May 19, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
IT professionals need to adapt to today's changing culture or we risk becoming extinct. It is no longer all about the technology; it’s about partnership and solutions, where technology becomes transparent and unobtrusive.
Tag(s): culture, future of support, support center, supportworld
Date Published May 19, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Fifteen years ago, support at Petrobras was highly decentralized, with each of the company’s individual areas receiving user support from dedicated IT teams. There were no provisions for behavioral training or career-pathing, and the many IT teams providing support weren’t referencing best...
Tag(s): process management, process, service management, process-improvement, customer experience, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, employee satisfaction, supportworld
Date Published May 7, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
The growing trend toward BYOD will continue to pose challenges for allocating service desk resources more creatively and accommodating users’ needs.
Tag(s): best practice, byod, service desk, business value, technology, supportworld
Date Published May 1, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
By providing a multitude of web forms that address every likely request and by responding, on average, within one business day, GreyStone Power demonstrated to its customers the value of web-based requests. And, by providing service representatives with an easy to use tool for organizing,...
Tag(s): white paper, technology, process management, support channels, customer service
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated April 30, 2015
Every company executive will raise their hand and say they believe having loyal customers is a key to business success. But what are executives really doing about it? Most will point to their customer care training or CRM system and say, “That’s how we take care of loyalty here.” Some will also...
Tag(s): white paper, customer service, business of support
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated January 14, 2016