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Group Intelligence Requires Awkwardness. Let’s Quit Trying to Manage It Away

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Ed Muzio June 23, 2020 A friend reports her small local grocery with one entrance and three aisles has implemented one-way aisles in response to COVID-19, presumably to improve traffic flow. Now I haven’t seen schematics, but a basic understanding of odd numbers tells me that unless one aisle is twice as wide as the … Continue reading Group Intelligence Requires Awkwardness. Let’s Quit Trying to Manage It Away →

Tips on How You Can Bridge the Gap Between Remote and In-Office Contact Center Agents Faster With the Right Workforce Management Strategy

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Laura Krajewski June 22, 2020 Last fall, Global Workplace Analytics told us that the number of people who work from home has increased by 140% since 2005. And as we live and work through a pandemic, that number has only grown. In the last few months, technology giants like Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter have … Continue reading Tips on How You Can Bridge the Gap Between Remote and In-Office Contact Center Agents Faster With the Right Workforce Management Strategy →

Pivot Your Workforce Management Strategies Toward Employee Engagement

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Laura Krajewski — June 9, 2020 Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay Picture this: Every day, your agents come to work to find interactions that totally match their skills. They’re empowered to answer customer questions. And they’re the experts on the needs of your customers. Every person who reaches out gets directed to the agent who knows how … Continue reading Pivot Your Workforce Management Strategies Toward Employee Engagement →

Spamtraps 101: What they Are, Why You Hit Them, & What to Do About It

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Austin Bliss — May 29, 2020 What Is A Spamtrap? Spamtrap email addresses are “dummy” (but fully functional and deliverable) email addresses used for the express purpose of attracting spam. Any messages hitting these addresses are considered unsolicited bulk email. To summarize: A spamtrap is a valid, deliverable email address that is exclusively used to … Continue reading Spamtraps 101: What they Are, Why You Hit Them, & What to Do About It →

Don’t Let the Pressure Kill Your People

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Ellen Mullarkey — May 22, 2020 Our global community has faced unprecedented stress over the last few months. Whether you transitioned to working from home, were met with an unforeseen furlough, or took on full-time childcare unexpectedly, it’s certainly been an adventure! I can’t stress this enough: we were already under too much pressure. According … Continue reading Don’t Let the Pressure Kill Your People →

5 Time Management & Productivity Techniques to Charge through Challenges and Keep your Work From Home Call Center Operating at its Peak

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Veronica Krieg — April 21, 2020 I’m sitting in my guest-room-turned-office in week four (or is it five?) of our nationwide push to keep people home and communities safe. While the days blend together and my routine begs for a shakeup, work continues. But for those of us lucky enough to have the option for … Continue reading 5 Time Management & Productivity Techniques to Charge through Challenges and Keep your Work From Home Call Center Operating at its Peak →

How to Get the Best from Technical Workers

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Liz Kislik — January 15, 2020 When John Rouda interviewed me for Geek Leaders, a podcast geared toward IT and tech people, we chatted about a generally under-discussed topic: leadership’s responsibility to integrate tech people into the larger organization, not just “onboard” them to the tech team. Many leaders assume they can plug-and-play tech people, … Continue reading How to Get the Best from Technical Workers →

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