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5 lessons learned starting a new team within our sales organization

Intercom, Inc.

A little over a year ago, I got the opportunity to start a new team within our sales organization – a team of Relationship Managers dedicated to growing our current customers at scale. To do the first, we had to hire, train, and write a playbook – the building blocks of any team. Relentlessly measure impact.

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Future-proofing your product strategy with adaptive teams

Mixpanel

Having worked with many product leaders over the past 20 years, I’ve repeatedly heard that balancing the needs of users, engineering teams and the business—all while building a successful product function that drives innovation—is tough. Lifting & shifting: the common pitfall of product teams.

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The Who, What and When For CS Operational Success

Gainsight

In most organizations, CS Operations governs six key components: Reporting. At the same time, strategy, process planning, and content creation are geared towards ensuring teams are adequately enabled to execute similarly to ensure a seamless customer experience. Getting the right people in early on is half of the battle.

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Why Accessibility Matters in a Post-Pandemic, Majority-Digital World?

The Product Coalition

Many worked from home on tasks ranging from organising team activities via Slack, analysing data and collaborating on documents via Google Docs, to discussing strategies via Microsoft Teams and coaching clients via Zoom. Motor: Weakness in how one can control their muscles, bones and joints. More on that later.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Government services shouldn’t be renowned for their endless queues, confusing forms, and excessive bureaucracy. In this episode of Inside Intercom, our Director of Brand Marketing Sarah Tran had the honour of sitting down with Amanda for a chat about how governments can leverage technology to build better services and empower its citizens.

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How to get stakeholder buy-in for user research: 31 expert tips

Userzoom

Some stakeholders need to see the effects on the team to really appreciate the value, which is where design sprints come into play. When new to a project or team, conduct key stakeholder interviews. Katy Arnold, Head of User Research and Design, Home Office, UK Government. ”At ” Sell the value of UX. Trista Rowan , Sr.

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Writing coach Leslie O’Flahavan on the dos and don’ts of customer messaging

Intercom, Inc.

She went on to become a high school English teacher, college writing instructor, and writing consultant for government agencies. And so, in 1996, she founded E-WRITE , a writing training consultancy that helps people do just that. What would that involve? ’ No.

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