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(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 07, 2012 ) SAN DIEGO and SANTA CLARA, CA -- The highly anticipated book Lessons Unlearned: 25 Years in Customer Service, authored by TSIA vice president of technology research John Ragsdale, made its exclusive debut today at Technology Services World 2012 Best Practices.
Lessons Unlearned follows Ragsdale throughout his service-oriented career, beginning as a support technician and then as a support manager for JCPenney, followed by his time working for start-up companies building knowledge management and customer relationship management software in the boom days of Silicon Valley, and finally his years serving as an industry analyst giving advice on service-related technology and best practices to global support operations.
Filled with best and worst practices, insider gossip, and sometimes-shocking real-world stories, Ragsdale leverages his irreverent style to help support managers, company executives, and even customers improve service interactions and the customer experience.
According to Ragsdale, “My more than two decades in services has crossed disciplines, and Lessons Unlearned includes examples and insights applicable to services professionals across the board. My goal was to produce a book that delivers on all fronts.”
• For customer service, the book acts as a training guide for new managers, explaining key metrics and how to use them, the importance of hiring people with empathy skills, and how to coach and motivate support employees.
• For field service, readers will learn about different personality types in service roles, including an anecdote about using nontraditional approaches to solve an unusual repair problem in the field.
• For professional services, John draws on his time spent implementing knowledge management and CRM solutions at customer sites to give advice on successful technology deployments, with a major focus on the two most common reasons behind technology failures—both of them process related.
• For education services, John talks about how video is changing the face of customer (and employee) education, with a push toward subscription-based content delivered via channels targeting specific user roles.
A featured keynote speaker at TSW, Ragsdale will expound on the behind-the-scenes stories and hard-won insights found in his book on Wednesday, May 9.
More information about Lessons Unlearned: 25 Years in Customer Services can be found on the TSIA website or Amazon.com. More information on Technology Services World can be found at www.technologyservicesworld.com.
About TSIA
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Contact:
Suzanne Hite, TSIA
410-774-5322
suzanne.hite@tsia.com
TSIA
Suzanne Hite
410-774-5322
suzanne.hite@tsia.com 
Source: EmailWire.com
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