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How to treat people: advice from volunteer managers and customer service
Volunteer managers and customer service professionals have something big in common: they know how to treat…
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Leaders, use empathetic language when talking to remote workers
Leaders need to use more empathetic language when talking to remote workers. Choose your words with…
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How to onboard and train new customer service reps
Here you'll find advice to help you quickly and successfully onboard and train your new customer service reps.
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How diversity improves work culture and the bottom line
It's widely known that diversity has an impact on culture, but it's also important to understand…
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"You can’t sit with us." How to handle an office clique.
We should be too old for cliques in the workplace, but they still happen. Our Millennial…
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Create career magic with a personal board of directors
Creating a personal board of directors may be the key to your success. Learn how to…
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How to interact with customers on live chat
Customers love to chat. In fact, chatting with customers results in the highest customer satisfaction ratings. Check out these best practices for chatting with your customers.
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Measuring happiness: What's the difference between CSAT and NPS®?
It’s important to look at customer happiness in the short- and long-term. This requires sending out two different types of survey: CSAT and NPS. Discover how to use both effectively.
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When giving two weeks’ notice is complicated
We've been taught that giving two weeks notice is a necessity. But according to our resident…
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Why does hate thrive online?
Online hate takes many forms, but the result is often the same: little things like name-calling…
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Radical Candor: be a better boss by saying exactly what you think
Giving an employee candid feedback can be challenging. By using the Radical Candor concepts, the process…
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Empathy and humanistic design are customer service game changers
Anyone in customer experience is looking for the customer service game changers. Author Rebecca Huval thinks…
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Join the Zendesk Experience Research Panel and help shape the future of our products.
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How to show vulnerability at work
Few words are as scary as vulnerability, especially in the workplace. Vulnerability is the quality of…
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Every body tells a story. What does your ink say at work?
Showing tattoos at work is becoming more frequent, as over 29 percent of Americans now have…
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When "no" is the right thing to say to a customer
Telling a customer no, is never easy, even when it is the right thing to say.…
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“Thank you.” What to do with customer complaints.
Saying 'thank you' might not be what you want to say when receiving negative customer feedback,…
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Successfully build and manage a virtual customer service team
In this Relate Leadership Guide learn what makes a great virtual employee, how to foster good communication, ideas for keeping it fun, and tools that promote efficiency and transparency.
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