My business partner has a favorite question he likes to ask when interviewing someone for a role with our company. “Tell me about a time in your career when you were really excited to get up in the morning and get to work.” I’m always...
She was my first interview today, but in the preceding 30 days I’ve probably conducted close to 75. When you’re managing the operations of a growing, award-winning BPO, these types of tasks are simply a part of the daily equation. Not all customer service agents...
ClearSource family, I want to talk to you about our first core value: Customer First. I'd like you to think to yourself, "Who are MY customers?" I'm sure most of you thought about the customers who call in daily, but what about your peers around...
It was 2002, and during the preceding months I had worked my way up from an inbound customer service agent, to a team lead of 4, to supervising the company's 2000+ telecommunication accounts within the United Kingdom. The company was thriving, even during a challenging...
We hear a lot about company cultures these days. Zappos has a great culture, while often Amazon gets a bad rap. But what exactly makes a company culture great? Why should you worry about your company's culture, and what does “dressing in drag” have to do...
In the contact center industry, we often find ourselves on the receiving end of some pretty mean-spirited customer complaints. These can be painful conversations. On multiple occasions I’ve seen customer service representatives brought to tears as a customer angrily complains about an issue. Without tools...
“Your customer doesn’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Damon Richards. How do you create exceptional customer service experiences for your customers and show them that you care? Sure, you can solve their issues immediately. You can give them allowances...
This past Friday ClearSource held it’s Q2 State of the Company Discussion at ClearSource’s headquarters in Sandy, UT. Nearly the entire leadership team, consisting of 31 individuals, attended the discussion where a wealth of information and strategy was presented to further secure ClearSource as a...
What do you want? Great question. If you’re asking me, it depends on what you want to know. What do I want for lunch? That’s easy. Malai kofta with some vegetable biryani and garlic naan. What do I want out of life? That’s a bit...
Why are emotional connections so important in customer service? Imagine you’re sitting with an acquaintance. You’ve experienced an issue and tell them how strongly you feel about the problem. You could be very angry, distressed, frustrated, etc. Imagine that after you’ve finished expressing your emotion,...
