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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

CSFs can literally be anything — whether it’s improving customer satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, or something specific to a particular project or deliverable – making them somewhat difficult to identify – let alone define in concrete terms. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc.

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Don’t Neglect Your Customers During a Merger

Harvard Business

I just took my company through an acquisition and found that even the smallest operational change can have a significant negative impact on both employees and customers. While keeping CX top of mind throughout the whole M&A process is challenging, the benefits are undeniable: It keeps your most coveted customers and your team intact.

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How to Beat Mid-Career Malaise

Harvard Business

” Even if you cannot change your circumstances, “you might be able to change the microenvironment in which you operate.” This made me more people-focused than process-focused, but it allowed for process improvements in the best way possible, by enabling people to excel.”

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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

There are three very common shiny objects that derail customer success efforts in the early stage: Process improvements to issue routing, issue classification, and automated responses seem reasonable. Strategies like outsourcing, hiring lower-cost people, or exotic employment offer tempting cost savings to the finance-minded folks.

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business

HDP is a third-party administrator with expertise in the development and management of travel surgery programs, providing strategic and operational management of this program. One hospital’s contracting team believed it could not improve upon its offer of bundled rate charges 50% higher than those seen at already participating centers.