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It’s well understood for the need to have strong engagement, adoption of technology and a skilled workforce to achieve service business objectives.  Sounds so easy and straight-forward but yet business objectives are missed, and the root cause is mixed performance…

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We rely on the “Work Order” to complete the call transaction and capture the data. Work orders are important and recognized as the nucleus of field service operations. Leaders today however, have other business drivers ranging from selling services to…

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I was spending a day with a group of 40 field service techs, coordinators and service managers conducting service technician training.  Our training starts with establishing the value of the field service technician role to their company, and how the…

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  Annually, field service organizations achieve higher levels of technician productivity through technology, process improvement, training, quality and hard work. Productivity, as a field service objective, is defined as more output from the work produced, and consistently service leaders make…

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Compensation is a difficult subject, and field organizations are challenged with establishing and evolving their plans to attract talent and achieve performance goals. As a field service operations leader with a background in various industries, here are experiences and practices…

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On those long days when your field service team is challenged by meeting customer demands, navigating recurring issues, dealing with unexpected travel delays and the like, creativity is the vehicle to problem solving, designing new customer experiences, and staying energized…

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Attitude of Gratitude On this Thanksgiving Day in America, among my many blessings, included is being thankful for having a career in field service. Starting out in my career with a recent certificate of electronics from the US Air Force…

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This is part of a series on “Tips for Techs” covering various interviewing tips to either enter the field service profession or seek a better role as an experienced Field Service Engineer or Technician Overview Remember, field service technicians and engineers…

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