Gratitude and Productivity at HDI 2018 Conference & Expo

Studies confirm that gratitude—both given and received—has a positive effect on productivity.
Date Published April 23, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

What Works in Professional Development: The Forgetting Curve

Research shows that students forget 70 percent of what they are taught within 24 hours of the training experience.
Date Published April 18, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Measuring Service Quality as Part of Performance Management

A key mechanism for measuring service quality as part of performance management is to do quality control (QC) audits of service transactions.
Date Published April 3, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

The Journey to Team Excellence: Houston Independent School District

The Houston Independent School District overcame challenges with leadership turnover, hardware rollouts, knowledge management, and business systems to achieve team excellence.
Date Published March 26, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Metric of the Month: Tickets per User per Month

Jeff Rumburg explores tickets per user per month and dispels a common misperception that the user population alone will define the number of technicians needed.
Date Published March 20, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Why the ”Why” Matters to Team Success

In today’s millennial workplace, team members seek a sense of purpose. Understanding goals and objectives of the team is key to success.
Date Published March 15, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Creating and Keeping a Strong KCS Culture

Rolling out KCS practices is the easy part; keeping a culture of knowledge sharing where employees want to participate is where things get tricky.
Date Published March 13, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

What Works in Professional Development: To Certify or Not? That Is the Technical Support Question

The decision whether to get certified depends on your personal and professional training goals and the needs of the business.
Date Published March 7, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Measure the Customer Experience in Desktop Support

You can influence the outcomes of your metrics and increase both your customer and employee satisfaction.
Date Published March 6, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

If It Weren’t for These Freaking People!

The top challenges you face at work are not technical or financial; they are emotional and relational.
Date Published February 14, 2018 - Last Updated March 7, 2019