Business

Within arm’s reach… how the best agents operate

“Within arm’s reach” is an expression meaning near (or not near) enough to reach by extending one’s arm.  For an agent what needs to be near? As a manager how can you enable your agents to achieve their very best?  How can you put everything within arm’s reach of your team?   In an increasing world of concern and security …

Quality vs objections: make your case

Quality vs objections is the consideration of how quality highlights issues and objections must be overcome before things get better. This article examines the benefits that quality and quality reviews bring to your business. It also subsequently reviews the most common objections and suggests ways to handle objections you may encounter. The effect of quality is far more reaching than …

Designing dashboards and what data scientists look at

Designing dashboards is a blend of art, science and creativity.  Being able to communicate the most effective message in the most limited visual space. This article begins by considering the position of the data scientist and some background on what works and doesn’t work from a science point of view. The play’s the thing… A scientific approach Working an example …

Skills vs version training. Are we fishing or training…

Skills vs version training is a key but vital difference in the modern approach to training. This article highlights the difference and how it affects you. Examining the key differences in how modern educators are taking a different focus to improve education not only professionally but also academically has an important consequence. A huge thank you to Kevin Shortall an immensely …

Equipped for the digital age – what does that even mean?

“Equipped for the digital age” is an RTE News article today, yet what does “equipped” mean.  This article goes through major points for all businesses but … The article can be found here on RTE News. The survey, conducted by Core Research among 1,000 people, was published today to mark Internet Day, hosted annually by IE Domain Registry, the company …

Multilingual solutions and how to build them in software

Multilingual solutions require some basic planning and some forethought but how to go about it? More important how far can you go until “it’s not worth it.” This article examines some of the simplest principles in multilingual coding and examines some of the planning considerations. There is no perfect, one size fits all solution.  There are however good guiding principles …

CRM Governance and your ongoing CRM Strategy

CRM Governance and Interaction review represent ongoing work and the second part of a CRM Strategy implementation plan discussion. The first part of this article is the creation of a CRM Strategy. The approach here is to provide concrete academic examples to reinforce your arguments and approach to managing CRM in your organisation. How we got here CRM Governance Interactions …