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Management 101: Critical Skills for New Support Center Managers

Many new managers feel insecure about their new position, but there are things that you can do to ease your transition into a support center manager role.
Date Published August 3, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Customer Experience: What It Is and Is Not

The customer experience—the sum total of customer and user reactions to all the touchpoints with an organization over time—belongs to the customer.
Date Published August 2, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Lessons in Leadership: Reflections from Troy DuMoulin

Troy DuMoulin was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Troy to be involved in the community.
Date Published August 1, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Bringing Microservices to the Service Desk

There’s a term floating around the development world that the service desk can adopt. It’s called microservices.
Date Published July 27, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

What Works in Training: Corrective Feedback

Don’t be afraid to give corrective feedback when learners make mistakes. Capitalize on the ability of mistakes to strengthen learning.
Date Published July 26, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Lessons in Leadership: Reflections from Nate Brown

As one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders, customer service expert Nate Brown shares what motivates him to be involved in the community.
Date Published July 25, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Evaluating Technical Support Models: Tiered Support vs. Swarming, Part 1

It’s time to examine the tiered support model and determine where and when an alternative model such as swarming makes sense.
Date Published July 20, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Customer Experience: The What and the How

Customer experience is on everyone’s radar. If you haven’t thought about it, it’s time to start.
Date Published July 19, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Lessons in Leadership: Reflections from Brandon Caudle

Brandon Caudle was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Brandon to be involved in the community.
Date Published July 18, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Improve Service Delivery with Customer Satisfaction Surveys

Surveys are a great tool for letting you know where you stand with your customers. But remember that customer satisfaction begins with service delivery.
Date Published July 13, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017