Listmania!
Running Customer Support
By an Amazon.com customer
Collective Wisdom: Transforming Support with KnowledgeCollective Wisdom: Transforming Support with Knowledge by Francoise Tourniaire; David Kay
Buy new: $59.00 / Used from: $96.39
Knowledge management is a critical discipline for support managers, determining the efficiency of your organization as well as employee and customer satisfaction, and ultimately, retention. This book is the best I have read on the subject and a 'must read' from my perspective.
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning OrganizationThe Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.97
Not support specific, but introduces the readers to the concepts of systems thinking and the fact that no action is ever isolated. These concepts are particularly valid in a customer support environment where the interactions inside the organization as well as with adjacent organizations within the company and outside of it create many opportunities for failure and conflict.
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things DoneExecution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy
Buy new: $15.13 / Used from: $0.75
This book combines the expertise of several very experienced executives to bring the reader a practical set of practices to translate their thoughts and decisions into actions.
The Knowledge-Creating Company (Harvard Business Review Classics)The Knowledge-Creating Company (Harvard Business Review Classics) by Ikujiro Nonaka
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $5.46
This very small book provides an excellent review of the basics of knowledge management and the way they are applied with Japanese companies. Especially important is the distinction and interplay between explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge which the author explains very well. Sadly the examples are lacking and do little to illustrate the points.