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Small Gestures of Trust Build Great Results

Let's Grow Leaders

I was attending a breakout session on social media strategy at the International Customer Service Association conference, when the presenter asked, “who allows their reps to have Facebook on their work computers?” This is not the norm in the call center space, but one guy raised his hand.

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4 Ways to Provide Meaningful Encouragement

Let's Grow Leaders

The Powerful Encouragement of a “Stranger” Shep Hyken, best selling author, keynote speaker, and past president of the National Speakers Association (NSA), was a stranger the day he offered me some best-in-class encouragement as I stepped off the stage at the International Customer Service Association conference.

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Bringing Unity to a Remote Team

Lead Change Blog

Taking the first one or two minutes of a conference call to talk about the weather or a common neutral interest will lighten the mood and show that you care about them and not just the project at hand. Here are five ways for you to bring unity to a remote team so that you can work together seamlessly. Small Talk.

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22 Tips: Improving Business Communication Skills in the Workplace

Miles Anthony Smith

Lead with Proper Conference Call Etiquette Preparation for a conference call begins long before you connect with the other party. Start by checking your technical setup and test your mic, speakers, and video cam before you begin the call as this decreases the likelihood that any technical issues will interrupt the call.

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Top 10 US Cities to Capture Small Business Recovery Act Dollars.

Women on Business

Your federal small business loan can fund a call center and answering service , linking local talent to employers nationwide. Internet Marketig tools such as pay-per-click (PPC), social media marekting can help you represent artists from Cheyenne to China. Governor’s Conference for Women.

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Encourage Employees to Talk More

Tony Mayo

The famous MIT Media Lab has developed a compact device, pictured above, to track and quantify these all-important employee interactions. File Backup and Sharing by SugarSync Free Conference Calls Google Alerts LinkedIn Mail2Web Exchange Server Online Appointment Scheduling by Tungle.Me

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“We Had Gone Back 20 Years.” The Heads of Puerto Rico’s Largest Media Company on Life After Hurricane Maria

Harvard Business Review

The family-owned business runs Puerto Rico’s largest media company&#8212 (GFR Media) as well as other companies focused on customer engagement (LinkActive) and real estate (Kingbird). Inside the newsroom, we had families living in the cafeteria, conference rooms, training centers etc.; and Caribbean.

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