Motivation is obviously essential for your team’s performance and happiness. And if your company needs any kind of creativity to survive then a certain type of motivation is more effective (spoiler: it’s the intrinsic one). For this reason, most forward-thinking companies are moving away from traditional, extrinsic forms of motivation. But does this mean that "carrot and stick" is officially dead? Not quite.

Last year our friends at Zendesk launched The Zendesk Suite — a one-stop solution for companies looking to provide amazing omnichannel customer service across email, phone and live chat.

For all the many, many tools and services your business might be using day-to-day, there’s a good chance your most important business metrics are stored in a humble database. First developed in the late 1970s, SQL databases remain the de facto medium for logging and storing important business information, from sign-ups to stock levels - important business information that would be useful to display on a TV dashboard if only there was an easy way to do so...

This is the fourth part in our mini-series of stories from unsung heroes on the front lines of customer support management, who share what has helped them succeed in their role.

This is the third part in our mini-series of stories from unsung heroes on the front lines of customer support management, who share what has helped them succeed in their role.