According to data from the Future Foundations think tank, one in eight employees throw in the towel and leave their job before they reach a competent level of performance. Why they fail to reach a competent level is more about training and the skills of their manager than it is about the employee.
Employees are motivated to complete tasks when they perceive the outcome will satisfy one or more of their basic human needs. To ensure long-term motivation, managers must create a work environment that provides employees with the opportunity to satisfy these needs on a consistent basis.
The question is, do we really need a succession plan during this depressed economic period when unemployment is at its highest in decades? In order to answer the question, we need to better understand what a succession plan is and how it relates to running a service organization. There is a perception that succession planning is only applicable for senior executive positions such as CEO, COO etc.
By: Ben Stephens, Service Strategies
In over twenty years working in customer support, I have noticed that one problem has remained a surprising constant: the inability of organizations to crack the code on hiring the right people for customer support positions. It seems this would be an easy problem to solve – you just hire people [...]