Live Chat with Jen Weaver
Live Chat with Jen Weaver
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Live Chat with Jen Weaver is your go-to resource for quick, actionable insights into customer support operations. Designed for decision-makers on support and services teams, we deliver bite-sized episodes that dive into a single solution, showcasing the tech stacks and workflows top support pros use to tackle challenges and optimize their customer and team experience.
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The podcast centers around customer support efficiency and operational strategies, featuring episodes that tackle automation techniques, escalation processes, and team readiness for product launches. For instance, Rob Dwyer's episode discusses using automation to reduce manual tasks, while Ashley Gutierrez-Seiler covers strategies for smooth product releases.
Customer Support QA and Training: I deliver bite-sized episodes every two weeks that each dive into a single solution, showcasing the tech stacks and workflows top support pros use to tackle challenges and optimize their customer and team experience.
This podcast is sponsored by Supportman, which connects Intercom to Slack and uses AI to give agents feedback and surface problems in real time.
The holidays don’t look the same for everyone. Some teams shut down for a week, while support teams have to keep the queue moving. On global teams, there are even more calendars to juggle, and not everyone experiences this season as joyful.
In this episode, Jen talks with Kathy Fava, an experienced support leader with practical ideas for navigating December. They cover how to ask your team what they actually observe, offer flexible schedules without dropping coverage, watch for burnout (including your own), and give back with no budget at all. They also explore how to approach holidays like Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Las Posadas, Blue Christmas, and more with curiosity and respect.
Highlights from our conversation:
✔️ Start with conversations: ask what holidays your team observes and what support they need
✔️ Offer flexibility without breaking coverage through opt-in shifts, swaps, and comp time
✔️ Watch for burnout, including your own, and rebalance workloads with quick 1:1s
✔️ Give back without a budget: handwritten notes, opt-out cards, or flexible schedules
✔️ Be mindful of holiday grief: skip mandatory fun and offer simple recognition instead
Whether you’re planning shifts over Christmas week, balancing cultural inclusion, or figuring out how to show gratitude without a budget, this episode is a timely guide for support and CX leaders.
Resources:
🤝 Connect with Kathleen (Kathy) Fava on LinkedIn
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