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The Morale Doctor is In

Monet Software

That’s burnout —and it’s a call center morale killer that usually strikes long-tenured employees but can quickly drag down motivation among almost anyone they come in contact with. . If you’re seeing symptoms of burnout in your SMB contact center, or in online interactions with certain remote agents, it’s time to do something about it.

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How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

Average Handle Time (AHT). Average Handle Time (also known as Average Response Time) refers to the amount of time it takes for an agent to answer an incoming inquiry. But be warned: the problem with average handle time is that it measures agency efficiency but not effectiveness.

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Call Center Optimization: 5 Methods to Improve Your Operation

Fonolo

Evaluate metrics like first-call resolution , customer satisfaction score, abandonment rate, and average handle time to measure performance, and compare them to your competitors. Ask agents for feedback, resolve issues, monitor performance, and take active steps to boost morale in the office. Then, act on your results.

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Two Surefire Mistakes to Avoid

Taylor Reach Group

Here are two of those tactics you should avoid: Capping handle time for agents. Trying to manage by AHT (Average Handle Time) will ultimately fail. The shorthand of getting calls completed faster so you can handle more calls sounds reasonable at first blush, but it is not.

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Top 10 Tips to Improve the Productivity of Your Call Center Agents

Hodusoft

Furthermore, allowing competent agents the freedom to retort differently and find creative ways to resolve issues can boost their morale, work engagement, and productivity. Engage agents. Additionally, to improve employee engagement and customer satisfaction, you can employ schedule adherence and conformance metrics.

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3 Performance-Boosting Benefits of Contact Center Gamification

Playvox

Employee engagement is one of the most challenging aspects to master in the contact center. That’s why many organizations are putting increased emphasis on improving their company culture in order to improve employee morale. Shifts in attitude, conduct, and performance can steer employees in the right direction.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

Playvox

Replacing agents lost to attrition is costly — averaging more than $14,000 per agent. To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high. Gallup reports that low-effort managers engaging in “quiet firing” is a big issue.