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Incidents on the Rise: Addressing the Why, What, and How

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According to HDI research, the volume of incidents is on the rise in most organizations. While new systems and devices are intended to assist an increasing...

Date Published - Last Updated August 8, 2017

Metrics, Measures, and KPIs

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The terms metrics and measures are often used interchangeably, and while they are related,...

Date Published - Last Updated June 15, 2017

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Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich...

Date Published - Last Updated November 28, 2016

#HDIchat Recap: What Channels Are You Adding or Considering for Support?

In last week's #HDIchat, we discussed support channels: Which ones are working? Which ones aren't? Which channels have you added recently? Which channels are you considering adding in the future?
Date Published - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Good Customer Sat Scores Don't Equal Good Customer Experiences

The vast majority of customer care involves limiting the interruptions that send customers to your service desk in the first place. Proactive IT enables the organization to avoid detours, prevent incidents, and address or fix problems before they impact the customer.
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Working Out Loud: The Fast Track to Collective Responsibility

if you want everyone in the boat rowing at the same speed, you must get the first oar in the water, then the next, and so on until everyone is contributing to the boat’s forward momentum. This is the essence of collective responsibility. Simulations can provide you with the game film, practice,...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Do More With Less—Not! Investment-Based Budgeting Is the Antidote to Unreasonable Expectations

Cost pressures, plus ever-increasing demands for your services...do you feel caught between a rock and a hard place, and set up to fail? The good news is, there’s an answer, and it’s not ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

The End of IT’s Monopoly on Trust: How Consumer Services Are Disrupting Industries and Transforming the Workplace

As consumers have become more technically aware, they’ve become more willing to trust each other. This is having an impact on established providers of expertise and trust—and it’s changing entire industries. It’s vital that corporate IT departments understand ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Want Better Solutions? Think Differently!

In service management, we come up with solutions and solve problems on a regular basis. It’s part of the job, and we are quite good at it. There are times, however, when a new problem arises and the usual solutions simply don’t work. The problem could be ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Ten Ways to Engage Your Team

In this article, I will present ten engagement techniques you can use to impress upon your employees the importance of their contributions and help them align their activities with your company’s strategies and vision. As you review the techniques, keep in mind that many can’t be performed...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016