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Hosted by Rob Dwyer, Next in Queue features Customer Experience, Contact Center, Customer Support, Customer Success, Training, Leadership, and Technology experts and practitioners from around the globe. From CEOs to the frontlines, there are lessons and insights in every episode.

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00:51:33

The Bright Side of Life featuring Matt Kendall

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2024/06/14

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is the comedic conclusion to Monty Python’s 1979 film, The Life of Brian. If you’ve never seen the film, the irony is that it’s sung by Eric Idle’s character to Graham Chapman’s character, both of whom are being, quite literally, crucified. It’s come to signify the “stiff upper lip” spirit of the British people and has become the most popular song played at British funerals. Faced with the impact AI is having on content creation, “Human Writer” Matt Kendall

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00:52:39

Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun featuring Rachel...

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2024/06/07

Resilience can be embodied many ways. In the case of the Beastie Boys’ 1989 album Paul’s Boutique, which featured Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun, it’s embodied by the fact that the album, a flop on release, went double platinum in 1999, nearly 10 years after its release. In the lyrics, they mention Bruce Willis who’s come to embody resilience based on his portrayal of John McClane in 1988’s Die Hard and the resilient stream of sequels. But resilience is important for everyone, not just albums and

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00:51:43

We’re a New Wave Band featuring David Powers

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2024/05/31

In the world of punk music, there’s probably no greater insult than to be labeled a sellout. In 1980, the Dead Kennedys were assuredly not sellouts. Invited to the 1980 Bay Area Music Awards to play their indie hit, California Über Alles, the Kennedys did exactly what you would expect a punk bank opening for the likes of Eddie Money and Huey Lewis to do – they threw up a metaphorical middle finger and after the opening chords of California Über Alles, they began playing Pull My Strings. The song is

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00:49:40

Who the Hell Are You featuring Lindsay Haun

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2024/05/24

Woody Harrelson’s best-known basketball-related film may be 1992’s White Men Can’t Jump, but his 2023 film, Champions, is a far better primer in leadership, especially when it comes to taking over a new team. He plays Marcus Marakovich, a basketball coach doing community service coaching a team of players with learning disabilities to avoid jail time. In this moment, he’s introduced to Cosentino, played by Madison Tevlin, who demonstrates the attitude many people have of a new leader – “Who the hell

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00:53:04

This Doesn’t Just Happen featuring Sarah Caminiti

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2024/05/17

In 1988’s Big, Tom Hanks brought the perspective of a 13-year-old boy, Josh, into the toy design world. It’s a jarring experience for the seasoned executive, Paul, played by John Heard. Despite all the data Paul presented in this meeting demonstrating the potential of his skyscraper bot, Josh brought a different data point – the real voice of the customer. Josh knew kids and how they thought, not just because he was one, but because he talked with them all day long. That same kind of insight

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00:52:55

Get Off of My Cloud featuring Fred Stacey

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2024/05/10

On the heels of one of the biggest hits of all time, the Rolling Stones sent Get Off of My Cloud to #1 in 1965. While the Stones may have felt they were on cloud nine after the success of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, their management was immediately on them for a follow-up. Just wanting to be left alone, Get Off of My Cloud was a direct response to the pressure to never rest and continually pump out hit songs. Nearly 60 years later, the refrain from technologists is “Hey, You, Get On to The

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00:50:42

If Droids Could Think There’d Be None of Us Here...

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2024/05/03

2002’s Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones introduced the Kaminoans, a civilization skilled at cloning. Like many skilled at developing specific technologies, the cloners of Kamino didn’t spend much time thinking about the impacts of their work. They were skilled at genetic engineering, and they found customers willing to pay for those skills. Today, cloning people is still taboo but closing voices, faces, and video imagery of people is big business. Despite the glut of customers willing to

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00:39:07

Good Against Remotes is One Thing featuring Kaspars...

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2024/04/26

Despite Han Solo’s skepticism in the 1977 classic, Star Wars, the Marksman-H training remote was used to train Jedi for roughly 900 years. They were quick and unpredictable just like a living opponent. They provided instant performance feedback and they could be used at scale, offering unique but simultaneous training experiences to an entire class of Padawans (Jedi trainees for you non-nerds). The training remote is the mock call of the contact center world, but as long as contact centers have

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00:41:33

Rock ‘n’ Roll Pest Control featuring Margaret Garcia

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2024/04/19

Seattle is known for grunge rock. But before grunge, the Young Fresh Fellows were pumping out punky power pop. And they’re still going strong today. Rock ‘n’ Roll Pest Control, from their 1984 debut is about how the power of music can help all manner of mental pests.But when you have pests like insects or rodents invading your home, music won’t make them go away. You’ll need actual pest control. And when actual pest control companies need help connecting with their customers, they use companies

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00:50:47

Who Do You Trust featuring Dawud Gordon and Ivan...

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2024/04/12

Last week, we explored trust in terms of leadership. But in this scene from the 1989 Tim Burton film, Batman, Jack Nicholson’s Joker is exploring a different kind of trust. When someone you’ve never met is seemingly always behind a mask, how do you trust them? How do you know who they really are and what they’re actually up to? As work from home has become more and more prevalent in the BPO space, that kind of trust becomes increasingly important. Companies are entrusting the access to their

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00:49:06

Trust featuring Frank Mona III

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2024/04/05

In 2011, former US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, shared his views on the essence of leadership and boiled it down to a single word, trust. Powell began his military career in the US Army in 1958 and in 1989, was promoted to the rank of General. He concluded his military career by serving as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. As listeners of this show well know, leadership isn’t relegated to the military or government

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00:46:06

It’s Not About Us featuring Sarah Hatter

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2024/03/29

If you’re Tony Stark hosting your own expo, a huge production, outrageous budget, and big personality as a keynote speaker is entirely expected. Attractions, autograph sessions, celebrity sightings – that’s all part of the experience. While you may not see Iron Man at an industry event, you may very well see actual celebrities (from this universe) on stage welcoming attendees. Those appearances pay into the six figures depending on the profile of the celebrity. But some industry events are

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00:43:54

There’s Only One Thing Wrong with this Car featuring...

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2024/03/22

Before Baywatch, David Hasselhoff starred in Knight Rider, a television series that featured KITT, an AI-enabled 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am that featured the iconic pulsing red scanner bar. But while Hasselhoff was the star of the show, it was Bonnie Barstow, played by Patricia McPherson, who was the brains behind KITT. As the lead design engineer for KITT’s systems, Bonnie’s character was a pioneering representation of women in STEM fields. While the names grabbing many of the headlines

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00:54:32

Would You Like to Play featuring Kent Morita

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2024/03/15

Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal as Alan Turing in the 2014 film, The Imitation Game earned him an Oscar nomination. In this scene, he describes what has become known as the Turing Test. Introduced in 1950, this test determines if a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from a human. In short, its goal is to determine if a machine can think. While there are all kinds of philosophical debates about the validity of such a test, it has become ever more relevant in a world where

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00:37:48

A Little Dignity and a Little Respect featuring Stacy...

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2024/03/08

Dolly Parton is probably more associated with the 1980 film, 9 to 5, because of her hit theme song by the same name. But this scene featuring Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman captures a struggle that endures to this day – the prejudice against women in the business world. While things have changed significantly in the last four plus decades, women still face prejudice and discrimination in the workplace. Stacy Sherman is a professional speaker, advisor, LinkedIn Instructor, author, podcaster, and so

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00:53:54

Please Mr. Postman featuring Michael Mattson

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2024/03/01

The 1961 hit, Please Mr. Postman, performed by the Marvelettes, was the first #1 single for Berry Gordy’s Motown Records. It carried a plea for the Postman to deliver news from the singer’s boyfriend who was, presumably, at war. The United States Postal System pre-dates the United States of America by nearly a year. Formed July 26th, 1775 by the Second Continental Congress, today’s Postal Service operates over 30,000 post offices serving over 163 million homes and businesses. It is the largest

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00:47:08

I’m Just Gonna Say You’re a Farmer featuring Dan Smitley

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2024/02/23

During the Career Day episode of That 70’s Show, Michael Kelso’s father, John Kelso, tries to explain his job as a “Senior Executive Statistical Analysis Technician.” While Michael isn’t known as the brightest bulb, I think most people would struggle to clearly explain exactly what it is he does and why it’s important.In the world of Customer Service and Support, many view the Workforce Management department as similarly confusing. Like John Kelso’s job, it involves “diverse statistical

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00:37:52

I Know You Called featuring Douglas Tait

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2024/02/16

The 1994 R.E.M. hit Star 69 referenced the access number for the “last-call return” feature of telephones in North America. The chorus repeats the phrase, “I know you called” 5 times before revealing the caller hung up but was discovered using the *69 feature. That feature, however, pre-dates the current telephony system that primarily uses VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) which allows the “spoofing” of phone numbers. In short, today, it’s hard to know who actually called. But by utilizing

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00:51:00

No One to Call featuring Tim McElgunn

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2024/02/09

Great comedy requires keen observation and analytical skills. One of the best at observing and analyzing human behavior was George Carlin. In this bit from 1976, he takes aim at our behaviors with the telephone. Of course, telephone technology has come farther than either Alexander Graham Bell or George Carlin could have anticipated. Today, they are indeed everywhere, all the way from Orlando to Albuquerque. The kind of observation and analytical skills needed for comedy are like what’s needed

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00:50:44

No, Nick - Motivating featuring Russel Lolacher

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2024/02/02

2011’s Horrible Bosses takes the idea of bad leadership to the extreme, but many people can relate to Nick’s exasperation with his horrible boss, Dave. The movie highlights three different types of horrible bosses – so horrible that their subordinates conspire to murder them. Don’t worry – it’s a comedy. The reality of having a horrible boss, however, is no comedy. Fostering great work environments by focusing on employee experience is the idea behind the podcast, Relationships at Work, hosted by

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