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SSPA NEWS Issue:
April 8, 03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SSPA Perspective Technology Spotlight Industry Articles
Industry Articles
Coaching for Quality: a Lost Art?
by Francoise Tourniaire
Much of the talk about quality monitoring is about technology, calibration, and fancy randomized schedules. But the key to a successful quality-monitoring program is good coaching for the reps. This is the focus of this article.

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Problem-Solving Success Tip
by Jeanne Sawyer, Ph.D.
Test your assumptions about everything. Assumptions have a way of creeping into all parts of a problem-solving project. They’re often wrong, which can lead to a lot of wasted effort and even cause a problem-solving project to fail entirely. It’s very easy to take a strongly stated assertion as true, especially if it’s the boss who makes it. Remind everyone involved to be skeptical and on the watch for untested assumptions.

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"Would You Like An Ebook With That?" What McDonald's Can Teach Us About Internet Marketing -- You'll Be Surprised!
by Scott M. Britner
In a class I just attended called "Creativity and Innovation"; we discussed the many types of ways to brainstorm ideas. One of the ways of brainstorming ideas is to put yourself into another industry than the one you are currently in and think about your question from their standpoint.

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Balancing the needs of your Customers, Company & Employees
by Rich Hanke, Director Enterprise Service Desk- Lockheed Martin- Enterprise Information Systems
People have been waiting for the next “Killer Application.” Well, it’s here, it’s been here… It’s your people. Your people are typically the front line for your organization.

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Blended Customer Care Solutions
by Carlton Van Putten, General Manager, Stream International This session will illustrate how self-service options can improve a company’s customer care program by both reducing incoming call volumes and lowering customer care costs.

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Question Of The Week

How do you handle price increases to your support maintenance?
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