Tag Archives: Staffing

It’s Summer, It’s Hot And It’s Time For The Crazy Season!


Boy Is it hot outside! OK, it’s the summer and the summer is supposed to be hot, but 2011 looks like it’s going to be a sizzler this year in New York! When the heat goes up, that’s when we … Continue reading

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Are Outsourcing Obstacles Too Big To Swallow?


Last week I saw a question on Linked-In that I thought was particularly interesting. The question was, “What are the top five challenges in BPO transitions that  need to be addressed in the outsourcing/offshoring industry?”  If there were any “winners” … Continue reading

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Social Networking for Service Managers


Want less face time on Facebook? Tired of being a twit on Twitter? Don’t care if you can Google it? I think we’ve all had occasional overload from Internet social media. Yet, everywhere you go you’re told how this is … Continue reading

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Size Matters: How Big Is Your Work Day?


Understanding exactly how many hours of work your staff is  capable of is important if you have any hope of efficiently staffing your  organization. The hours of capacity in a service organization are usually  completely misunderstood. Once you  understand the … Continue reading

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The Mind Muddle Of Multi-Tasking


Multi-Tasking. We’ve all used this term for doing more than one thing at a time. As in, “Look at me Ma… I’m doing the laundry and watching TV… I’m Multi-Tasking!” Most of us have even been told to do more … Continue reading

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Psychics Are Standing By To Install Your Laptop!


What do your clients really want from you? Sometimes a client will instruct you to do something, such as editing a document. When you fail to follow their instructions (because it violates a rule, such as English grammar) you can … Continue reading

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A Word To The Wise: Talk Isn’t Cheap!


When you plan to outsource your services, you must balance many competing needs. You need the best services at the best prices, and vendors need the best profits for their investors. You can leverage the lower cost of an offshore or offsite … Continue reading

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Outsourcing Analysis Part III: Building Your Toolkit


For the last two blogs we have been building a tool to help you evaluate your current sourcing decisions, in other words where your staff resides and how they are employed (employees, temps, outsourced, etc.) to perform your business functions. … Continue reading

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overload, Overload, OVERLOAD…


The term that best defines this week is: Information Overload! Earthquakes, Tsunami’s, Nuclear leaks in Japan, Fault lines under US Nuclear reactors, New war in Libya, Ongoing war in  Afghanistan, Stock market roller coaster, Economy getting better/worse, Growth of the … Continue reading

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