For over 25 years George Spalding has been helping individuals realize their full potential by simplifying complex topics and motivating them to acquire new skills. After his appointment to the faculty of Yale University in 1972, he spent several years as a consultant to the White House on technical presentations and White House Conferences. During that same period, he coordinated technical presentations for members of the President's cabinet, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Institutes of Health and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Internationally known for his innovative expertise in the field of Help Desk Management and Customer Support Strategies, George is the exclusive instructor for several seminars targeted at customer support management & staff: Proactive User Support Strategies, Customer Service for IS Professionals, and Avoiding Support Staff Burnout.. His keen blend of real-world insight and high-tech humor have made him a much sought-after speaker for annual meetings, management retreats, staff motivational sessions and national conferences. In addition to a wide variety of presentations at both the 1996 & 1997 East and West HDI International Support Services Conferences, he authored one of HDI's '96 booklets entitled Understanding Customer Competence Levels. He is currently on the Advisory Panel for the Support Services Conferences and also serves on the Editorial Board of Advisors and is a regular columnist for Support Management magazine.

George has completed four video offerings, Avoiding Support Staff Burnout!, Managing Proactive User Support, 10 Steps to Better Technical Support and Computer Support Manager's Checklist, as well as a wide variety of audio tapes.

Using the other side of his brain as well, George is also certified by both Microsoft and Novell to teach advanced networking topics to support professionals and network administrators and has contributed articles to Windows NT magazine.

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