Management, Human Resources, and Life in a Customer Focused World

Human Resources is one of the areas that is a challenge.  The definition of Human Resources tends to be one that is nebulous because each company uses it differently. In some companies, HR is simply the people that handle internal complaints and concerns including hiring, firing, harassment, etc. In others, HR’s role is expanded to [...]

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Someone recently asked me:
“When’s the right time to centralize different divisions or receptionists into a centralized center?”
This is a question that a lot of companies struggle with and mirrors the simple question of
“Should I start a contact center?”
The easy answer is: It depends.
I know. It’s a co-out. It is, however, true as well. [...]

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Service Untitled wrote a post about the “Difference in Roles” in a service organization.  His three definitions are Support, Account Management, and Consulting.  I think that he’s missed his naming/definitions a little bit, but let’s play along for the moment.
Support is the least involved and consulting is the most involved, with account management in the middle.
Based on [...]

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