Culture doesn’t travel through a VPN. And most teams have stopped pretending it does.
Contact Center Operations, Remote Workforce Management Stephie Rockwell Contact Center Operations, Remote Workforce Management Stephie Rockwell

Culture doesn’t travel through a VPN. And most teams have stopped pretending it does.

Three years ago, the conversation was still about whether remote work could work for contact centers at scale. The debate is over. Remote and hybrid models are now the operating reality for the majority of contact center organizations - not a pandemic holdover, but a permanent structural shift. The 2026 question isn’t whether agents can work from home. It’s whether working from home is quietly destroying the thing that made your floor great.

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4 Leadership Takeaways from Shaquille O’Neal at CCW Las Vegas 2026
Leadership & Management, Contact Center Insights, Remote Workforce, Virtual Workplace, Future of Work, Customer Experience (CX), Workplace Culture, Hybrid Workplace Strategies Stephie Rockwell Leadership & Management, Contact Center Insights, Remote Workforce, Virtual Workplace, Future of Work, Customer Experience (CX), Workplace Culture, Hybrid Workplace Strategies Stephie Rockwell

4 Leadership Takeaways from Shaquille O’Neal at CCW Las Vegas 2026

That Every Contact Center Leader Should Apply Right Now

CCW Las Vegas 2026 had no shortage of strong, inspiring sessions. But the conversation that generated the most hallway discussion was the one with Shaquille O’Neal.

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