Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, would have turned 166 this weekend (March 3). Happy birthday, Mr. Graham. Interesting factoid: Years later, in retrospect, he considered the phone as an intrusion on his work as a scientist and refused to have one in...

I recall a consulting assignment for the customer service operation of a large utility, with a client base in the millions. They handled thousands of customer interactions daily—vigilantly keeping an eye on service levels (which, in their case, meant the percent of...

Posting statistics on your customer services can be smart move. It tells your customers that you care, emphasizes important aspects of performance, provides your team with focus and, yes, provides useful information to customers. Real time and rolling stats can be...