Originally from the U.K., Deirdre Hutchinson helped lead a strong Vodafone Qatar team in a variety of categories at the Top Ranking Performers Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Chris Prystanski of ContactCenterWorld.com spent some one-on-one time with her and asked about her conference experience.
Here is the full (transcribed) interview.

If you are interested in hearing from her, she will be a presenter sharing best practices at the 2014 Top Ranking Performers 'Best in the World' Conference taking place 10-14th November in Las Vegas, U.S.A. (details here www.contactcenterworld.com/conferences/?confarea=GLOBAL)

ContactCenterWorld.com:  Did you have a good week?
Deirdre: An amazing week! Really interesting people, really high quality presentations, a lot of fun, and a huge amount of learning. Brilliant.

ContactCenterWorld.com:  So how many different ideas are you coming back with to Qatar?
Deirdre: Oh my God, hundreds. Actually our notes are massive. Across all of the spectrum from a lot of different industries where we didn't think that we would have a lot that we could take from. We realized that there are a lot of really wonderful things being done in very different industries that we can apply to telecommunications, so we are actually quite excited to come back and align all of the learning that we have and see what we can implement.

ContactCenterWorld.com:  How many conferences have you been to, in terms of CCW?
Deirdre:  This is our first time. Generally we would only get involved in regional awards in the Middle East, but we recognized that to be seen as a best practice player, you have to get involved with ContactCenterWorld.com, so we are delighted to be here.



ContactCenterWorld.com:  What was your takeaway? What was really worth it in terms of the process to apply, get nominated, then you get the word that you are going to present, was it worth it?
Deirdre:  It was definitely worth it, and from my experience, this was the most thorough process that we have ever been through, in terms of the amount of time that we spent preparing our submissions and following the criteria that was really clearly laid out. We were excited to be shortlisted and then the process of coming through the presentations as well. I have to say it was really highly organized, easy process to follow, and we learned while going through the process as well, which was an added bonus.

ContactCenterWorld.com:  What would you tell somebody that was in your shoes a year ago?
Deirdre:  I would say definitely come. There is huge value from being able to see yourselves compared so openly to other players in the industry. Generally, as call centers, we are internally focused and we know what we do, but we rarely get to see such an open forum, what everybody else is doing as well. It really helps you to see whether you are doing well or not, and learn lessons from those that are doing really well.

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