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AI Training & Consulting: A Show vs Tell Approach
Date Published February 24, 2026 - Last Updated February 24, 2026
From AI Strategy to Capability A quick scan of executive job boards and recent AI headlines tells you something important. Companies are no longer experimenting with AI on the side. They are... Read More
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Why Most Real-Time Teams Fail (And How to Fix It)
Date Published February 23, 2026 - Last Updated February 24, 2026
Most real-time teams don’t struggle because they lack skill. They struggle because the environment around them makes it hard to win. Forecasting and scheduling are carefully designed and planned. Execution; however, is... Read More
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Relax, Process Improvement doesn’t have to be so dramatic
Date Published February 23, 2026 - Last Updated February 23, 2026
Process improvement can feel overwhelming. Where do you begin? What should you tackle first? The reassuring truth is this: It doesn’t have to be complicated. Let me share a recent example. Like... Read More
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ICMI Thought Leaders Hall of Fame Spotlight: Stacy Sherman
Date Published February 22, 2026 - Last Updated February 25, 2026
Stacy Sherman, a 2026 inductee into ICMI's Thought Leader Hall of Fame, exemplifies what it means to lead with purpose, passion, and authenticity. As a trailblazer in customer experience and contact center... Read More
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The Case for Gig-Style Contact Center Employees
Date Published February 20, 2026 - Last Updated February 20, 2026
The contact center industry has become increasingly fascinated with the idea of “gig” work. You may have even had vendors try to pitch themselves as the “Uber of contact centers.” The appeal... Read More
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The Secret to Workforce Alignment
Date Published February 18, 2026 - Last Updated February 18, 2026
Why do teams looking at the same operation see completely different things? A medieval parable explains it better than most modern management frameworks. The story goes like this. Three stonecutters are asked... Read More
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Five "Musts" for Building Employee Engagement
Date Published February 17, 2026 - Last Updated February 17, 2026
Research consistently shows that organizations with highly engaged employees outperform others. Financial performance is stronger, quality improves, customer loyalty increases, and these organizations lead in employee retention. That advantage has become even... Read More
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The Hidden Driver of Top-Quartile Performance
Date Published February 11, 2026 - Last Updated February 09, 2026
After more than 30 years leading contact center operations of all shapes and sizes across three continents, from startups to turnarounds, I’ve learned that technology has never been the differentiator behind top-tier... Read More
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Process Improvement: Why Systems Thinking Is the Future of CX Leadership
Date Published February 10, 2026 - Last Updated February 10, 2026
A high-functioning CX system doesn’t rely on heroic efforts to succeed. Well-designed systems do the heavy lifting to consistently align people, processes, technology and expectations around a shared outcome. Yet many process... Read More
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When Being Helpful Turns Workforce Management Into a Bottleneck
Date Published February 09, 2026 - Last Updated February 09, 2026
I’ve spent some time thinking about what it means for Workforce Management to be “helpful.” It’s something WFM teams pride themselves on. We respond quickly. We try to have the answer. We... Read More
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