Managed Service Providers have more data than just about any other business out there! So when it comes to tracking data points that will actually make a difference for your business, how do you know which metrics matter and which ones don’t?
“What can we do to give the best client experience?” is the thought process for the Nucleus Networks team, as we learned from Karl Fulljames, VP of Operations. As Karl goes on to explain, from day one the Nucleus team has focused on client experience so that they could grow by word of mouth. By working backward from the end goal of an awesome customer experience, Karl explains how the Nucleus team has mastered client experience by staying focused on hiring decisions, service team processes, ticketing procedures, and more.
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Focusing on Client Experience in Managed Services: Episode Highlights
- Get to know Karl and Nucleus Networks (0:44)
- Dividing the team into pods and what that means for tracking service trends (5:33)
- Using a Coordinator (Dispatcher) to review and assign tickets and why Techs shouldn’t be put in this role (11:12)
- Nucleus’ 2-step close process (14:53)
- How did you choose the data points and parameters you track? (16:55)
- Why Client Experience has been a critical component at Nucleus from the beginning (19:39)
- What was the trigger point when you implemented a Coordinator? (22:39)
- Hiring green and promoting within vs. hiring at higher levels (25:39)
- What’s the typical customer for Nucleus Networks? (30:50)
- The Nucleus onboarding process for new teammates (35:13)
- Q&A: Favorite business book, parting advice for MSPs, how to get in touch with Karl (41:01)
Books referenced in the episode:
- Anything on the PersonalMBA.com reading list
- 10 Days to Faster Reading, by Abby Marks-Beale
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship, by Peter Drucker
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, by Kerry Patterson
- Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat, by Michael Masterson
- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, by Garr Reynolds
- On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath
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