Bringing Humanity Into the World of Technology

Award-Winning IT Customer Service Speaker and Author

Don addresses 600 IT professionals about IT Customer Service at the 2019 Church IT Network conference in Kansas City.

Author of 8 books for IT pros, including...

The Compassionate Geek: How Engineers, IT Pros, and Other Tech Specialists Can Master Human Relations Skills to Deliver Outstanding Customer Service

The 5 Principles of IT Customer Service Success

Cisco ASA for Accidental Administrators: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Cisco ASA Learning and Configuration Guide

The Accidental Administrator: Cisco Router Step-by-Step Configuration Guide (Understanding the Basics of Cisco Routers)

The Accidental Administrator: Linux Server Step-by-Step Configuration Guide (for IT Professionals and Accidental Administrators)

Recent Blog Posts

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Technician’s Checklist for Customer Support

By Don Crawley | June 10, 2020
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This technician’s checklist is for anyone in customer support who responds to service tickets and requests. It’s also for anyone …

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When Clients Bypass Customer Support Systems

By Don Crawley | May 27, 2020
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We build customer support systems to take excellent care of our customers, but some clients just want to go around …

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How to Handle an Angry Customer (Includes Video)

By Don Crawley | May 13, 2020
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For most of us, dealing with an angry or abusive customer is upsetting, even nerve-wracking. Still, sometimes it happens. When …

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Don Crawley, Author of The Compassionate Geek

For more than 40 years, Don Crawley has worked with technology, from broadcasting to automation systems to data networks. A former IT trainer and consultant, he is an award-winning conference keynote speaker and the author of eight books for IT professionals including The Compassionate Geek. He’s especially good at helping IT teams work together so they can get things done for customers and your team.

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