Call center articles by Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD Almost every day, someone asks me, “How can I get more sales?” In fact, for my clients and prospects, increasing sales is usually a primary concern. Rarely does anyone tell me that their company is making all the sales they want. I wish they would ask me easier questions, like […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD As the economy becomes more global and society becomes more ethnically diverse, differences in language become more pronounced. In some areas, where there is a heavy concentration of a particular ethnic group, it is not uncommon for call centers to effectively be bilingual. In some areas of the United States […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD About three years ago, I started to sense that it was time for a career change. Work wasn’t fun any more. Many of the things I relished weren’t being pursued at my company or had been delegated to others. My days were filled with tasks that I didn’t enjoy, responsibilities […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD It amuses me to tell people that I went to college for 26 years. Their reactions vary from shock to admiration, from pity to surprise. As a high school sophomore, I learned that the local community college would admit select high school seniors. Acting partly out of youthful arrogance and […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD It was an emotional moment for me. After proudly carrying and using a Shell gasoline credit card for more than 20 years, I had just canceled it and was in the process of cutting it up. Not that I was angry or upset with Shell, but it no longer made […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD It’s only been a few years that I have been following the sport of hockey. Before that, a myriad of other athletic diversions captured my attention. As a youngster, I did what many of my peers did and played Little League baseball. Not that I was good at it or […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD At the risk of appearing self-congratulatory, this issue marks my first anniversary at the helm of Connections Magazine. Normally, I would let such an event go by without fanfare, however, since so many readers have taken the time to ask, “How are things going?” I think it is appropriate to […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD I will admit it – I have a propensity towards idealism. I think that life should be fair and that everyone, regardless of position or past, ought to be granted equality of opportunity. This perspective causes me to advocate impartiality when distributing calls in the call center, with each call […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, PhD Some embrace it, others spurn it, but most would agree that the Internet is part of everyday life today – and it is here to stay. Of course, some people will never use the Internet, but then there are still those who do not have a telephone or own a […]
By Peter Lyle DeHaan, Ph.D. It was an emergency run to the eye doctor. Being far-sighted and using a computer all day makes my glasses an indispensable tool – one that I treat with the utmost care. Imagine my dismay when in the midst of my morning cleaning routine, I heard the frame snap and […]