Whenever I visit somewhere new I am always given a tour of the offices. I am not entirely sure why. I have been in offices in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Swansea and they all look the same. More to the point I have been to Bangalore, Washington, Rotterdam and Sydney and to be honest they […]
You are a Very Naughty Boy
Performance management I was talking to one of our HR managers the other day. He was ranting about one of our employees. This employee (let’s call him Frank) has been struggling for a while, his attitude is a little, how can I put it, negative, he always has a reason why things can’t be done […]
Nasty Evil Wallboards
Call centres fall into two categories. Some have wallboards, they show how the operation is performing They show call centre agents how many customers are in the queue, how many customers have been answered, how many have hung up, how long customers are waiting… You get the idea Other call centres don’t show wallboards, it […]
Monday Morning
It is nine-o-clock on Monday morning, you have just sat down at your desk. What goes through your mind? Do you sit and think of all the ways you could out-do yourself? Do you work through and plan out ideas to improve performance? Do you worry about how you are going to be cheaper, faster […]
The World’s Most Futile Job
Do you check quality? Do you have a department of quality controllers checking your every move? Do they produce reports, data and analysis till it comes out of their ears? Do you have über checkers, checking the checkers, making sure the check is held true? Do you? Here is a request: Have a look at the last […]
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