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Employee Recognition: Why It’s So Important and How to Do It

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The Harvard Business Review published the results of a study that followed employees of a Chinese call center called Ctrip. Half of the workers telecommuted for nine months while the rest remained in the call center. From small to large ways, employee appreciation is an essential part of all successful businesses.

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How Local Governments Are Using Technology to Serve Citizens Better

Harvard Business Review

Successful government organizations use both offline and online touchpoints to build a digital audience. They offer subscription opportunities at call centers, customer service touchpoints, and community events, or on their social media accounts. Sponsored by Dell and Intel® Fostering sustainable growth in urban areas.

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

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A Working from Home Experiment Shows High Performers Like It Better

Harvard Business Review

Marissa Mayer’s move to ban working from home at Yahoo in 2013 caused a media firestorm over the costs and benefits of this rapidly growing practice. Ctrip decided to run a nine-month experiment with its airfare and hotel divisions in the firm’s Shanghai headquarters call center.

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Your Company Should Be Helping Customers on Social

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, the percentage of people who have used Twitter for customer service leapt nearly 70%, from 22 to 37% from 2013-14. The most successful social media interactions are personal, genuine, and relevant. in the past two years. To scale that connectivity requires integrating social media data into your CRM system.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business Review

Genesys, a pioneer of customer experience and call center software, has offices across the globe, and it’s growing quickly, having acquired 10 companies since 2012. Part of its success is that the company supports a collaborative work environment and boasts transparent operations from the top down.

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The Great Leap Generation F Needs to Make

Harvard Business Review

It’s roughly one in five in Europe, and it’s getting worse , not better: youth unemployment rates reached record highs in 2013 in Greece ( 65% ) and Spain ( 56.1% ). Because while those jobs are a step “up” the rusty ladder of material success, the brutal truth is that they don’t pay nearly what they should.