Go Big or Go Home:  It’s All About Doing Big Things

February 5, 2011
Maynard Webb, CEO

Maynard Webb, CEO

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I’m very passionate about what we do at LiveOps – not only because of the role we play in evolving the customer service industry, but because it creates an innovative and quality model for work. I couldn’t help but think about our work as I read the State of the Union address. A number of points struck a chord with me as a CEO but the one idea that resonated the most was:  ”We do big things.”

It reminds me of my time at eBay – we did so many big things – and this same spirit and opportunity is the reason I chose to join LiveOps.  We have been doing many big things.  But, amazingly, the most rewarding part is not in the “bigness,” but in the individual pieces that are ultimately responsible for building a powerful (and big) story.

In the Internet world we used to have a phrase – you probably know it (and you probably loathe it): Go Big or Go Home. Although I believe that anything worth doing is worth doing with every ounce of your being or not at all, that’s not what I’m talking about here.

Going Big in this era is about something else. We at LiveOps are proud of the innovation and leadership role we play in transforming how sales and service work is done in contact centers. Read the rest of this entry »

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Solving the Dilbert Paradox: Be the CEO of Your Domain

August 10, 2010
Tim Whipple, VP Agent Services

Tim Whipple, VP Agent Services, "The Mayor"

Recently I was invited to the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program Roundtable on Talent Development, where the theme was Solving the Dilbert Paradox. The paradox, in a nutshell, is that while managers claim that their highest priority is the selection, retention and satisfaction of high-quality employees, many of the most talented contributors feel under-appreciated and under-utilized.  And those who are the most passionate about what they do often end up being the most frustrated and dissatisfied with their jobs.

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Posted by Tim Whipple

A Comment to USA Today: The Importance of Distinguishing the Good from the Scams

June 30, 2010
Regan Parker, Director of Workforce Innovation and Advocacy

Regan Parker, Director of Workforce Innovation and Advocacy

As the director of Workforce Innovation and Advocacy at LiveOps, a company that provides work at home opportunities to individuals interested in call center type work, I found Jillian Berman’s article “Before Signing Up with Work-at-Home Firm, Check for Red Flags” a good reminder for how to avoid job scams. While Berman has many good points to share for signs of a scam, there are two generalizations made that, in my opinion, unfairly cast legitimate opportunities into the same pool as scams. Read the rest of this entry »

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Meritocracy Part 2 – Overcoming the Fear Factor

June 24, 2010
Maynard Webb, CEO

Maynard Webb, CEO

As the CEO of LiveOps, I talk a lot about the opportunity of flexibility for both companies and workers. Flexibility has become a modern day value that everyone wants.

But flexibility comes with a cost. The cost is accountability, which is necessary to gain the opportunity to work where you want, when you want, and how you want. Just as it is in pro sports (http://blogs.liveops.com/2010/06/16/meritocracy-part-1-world-cup-fever/), being managed by outcomes, maintaining an outstanding record, and doing something to get voted onto the team every day is mandatory to make our system work. Read the rest of this entry »

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Meritocracy Part 1 – World Cup Fever

June 16, 2010
Maynard Webb, CEO

Maynard Webb, CEO

World Cup fever is here again and I’m more excited than ever — especially because this year I can catch the live games on my smartphone and laptop.  The games are expected to get more online coverage than any major sporting event, and while fans across the planet are going ballistic monitoring matches, results, and statistics, I can’t help but think: why can’t work be more like this?

I’m not talking about the obvious good stuff — the energy, the teamwork, the camaraderie — I’m talking about the way the World Cup works.  The event, like all athletic activities, represents a meritocracy at its finest. Read the rest of this entry »

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