Virtual Call Centers Bring the Service Desk Home

Learn how home-based work can contribute to a long-term business continuity strategy for service and support organizations.
Date Published July 8, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

5 Ways to Attract and Retain Top Technical Support Talent

With a skill set that combines technical aptitude with customer service and communication skills, good technical support candidates can be difficult to find.
Date Published July 2, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

How Your Relationships Affect Customer Experience

Now is the time to nurture your connections with your professional network, your coworkers, and your customers.
Date Published June 17, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

The Next Generation of Staffing: Challenges of Racial Bias in the Workplace

Racial bias is an invisible problem that is prevalent in most organizations. But the only symptom that can be witnessed is lack of minority seats at the table.
Date Published June 16, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

SupportWorld Virtual: Take It Away!

Industry experts and practitioners discussed the future of service and support in this one-day virtual summit.
Date Published May 29, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

How Changing IT Culture Could Save Our Industry

The IT culture we’ve known will not survive in the 2020s. It is up to us whether IT provides the competitive advantage that helps our companies survive.
Date Published May 27, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

Let’s Talk About Multitasking

Multitasking is not helping us do more. It is actually causing us to do less.
Date Published May 21, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

Speed to Adjust, Part 1: From Centralized to Decentralized IT

Consider these technology and management factors to help you build resiliency for your service and support organization.
Date Published May 20, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

Crisis Communication Advice for Service and Support Leaders

Crises and remote work have created the need for greater thoughtfulness, transparency, and communication from service and support leaders.
Date Published May 13, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020

They Are Not Soft Skills: Stop Calling Them That!

Soft skills typically refer to emotional intelligence characteristics that, in the past, we could not measure.
Date Published May 7, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020