As 2017 comes to a close, it is a great time to reflect and consider plans for the new year. This past summer, I had the opportunity to spend time with four NFL quarterbacks, and hear their perspectives on leadership. These discussions reminded me of what Jim Collins refers to as “level 5” leadership—the highest level impact you can have. …
    
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Real-time management compliments contact center planning. In any center that handles contacts initiated by customers, our forecasts and plans can be off the mark. We need to be able to respond. Learn about three steps to developing an effective real-time management approach in this video from my Lynda.com course Managing a Customer Contact Center. Realtime management from Managing a Customer …
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Customer comments matter. Positive or negative, they definitely have an impact. A past Edge of Service Newsletter includes the following numbers to ponder: 1% to 5%. Typical percent of customers who complain to companies when there are problems—for every 10 complaints, there are anywhere from 200 to 1,000 customers you don’t hear from. (John Goodman, Customer Experience 3.0) Word of mouth …
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