Joining a new team remotely; the home-office culture club

Advice and tips for managers when recruiting – from SDR   We were once interviewing a very senior IT Service Management Consultant for a prestigious London based company, and this was the final interview. To get to this stage the consultant had to endure a very long and challenging process. After the interview had finished

Thoughts on the new Service Desk Analyst (SDA) and Service Desk Manager (SDM) Professional Standards Update, from John Noctor…   John Noctor, Service Management & Best Practice Consultant, Trainer, Service Desk Certification Auditor and ITIL Expert Dedicated to driving customer success and delivering exceptional customer experiences, John is a continual improvement evangelist, well known for

Harnessing The Power of Assessment – People Management   Harness the Power is a blog series written by ITSM experts and authors. The series will focus on the 9 concepts of best practice within a top performing IT service operation and explain how the Service Desk Assessment in particular, as a powerful transformation enabler will guide you on

The latest Global Best Practice Standard for Service Desk (version 8) was launched in March this year. At #SDI19 some of the lead contributors took part in a live Q&A panel about the latest changes to the Best Practice Standard. One of the most pertinent questions which came up about the latest global Best Practice Standard was: ”With a

The Great Recruitment Challenge by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist at SDI   A common frustration I often hear about is companies struggling to attract talented individuals to join their organisation. The calibre of candidates applying is not good enough or they simply do not get any applications at all. I’ve previously written about retaining great

Are you a people focused organisation? by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist, SDI   “We are a customer focused organisation”  “Our customers are what make our business great”  “We work with some very exciting and innovative clients”  At some point during a working year, no doubt you’ve heard these types of phrases uttered by a senior