Training Books to inspire a fun learning environment:
The
Big Book of Customer Service Training Games: Quick, Fun Activities for All
Customer Facing Employees by Peggy Carlaw & Vasudha Kathleen Deming
Quick
Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Team Exercises That
Get Results in Just 15 Minutes by Adele B. Lynn
Service Books for one-on-one service and to address how we serve each
other on a global level:
Three
Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations
One
School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Consider this practical service application to Mortenson's book: Pennies for Peace
The
Best Service is No Service: How to Liberate Your Customers from Customer
Service, Keep Them Happy, and Control Costs by Bill Price and David
Jaffe
Contact Center Books to help you run an effective interaction center:
Full Contact: Contact Center Practices and Strategies that Make an Impact by Greg Levin
Call
Center Management on Fast Forward: Succeeding in Today's Dynamic Inbound
Environment by Brad Cleveland and Julia Mayben
Read what you said about branding in the interaction center over 10 years ago. Compare where you are today with where you were. Surprisingly, the needle may not have moved very far for many of us. However, with the advent of social media and the maturation of the branding industry, marketing departments and contact centers must begin working together to close the gap between our projected brand personalities and what customers actually experience on the phone and online. Download here.