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Why You Think You Are In Control When You Are Not

Beyond Philosophy

Mastering the Illusion of Control. Humans often feel like we have more control over things than we do. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary—and even regular common sense—we think that if we do things in a certain way, we can influence what happens around us, particularly during sporting events. Key Takeaways.

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Learn the power of saying “No!” to ensure you win and succeed

Beyond Philosophy

” The book addresses the area of self-regulation or self-control. She calls this approach compassionate self-control, meaning your needs drive your decision. Patrick has written several papers about self-control., which position self-control as an upbeat version of self-discipline. How we talk to ourselves matters.

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Balancing Automation and Personalization

ShepHyken

Customers want a self-directed experience where they have control over how they are served and can resolve their issues in the way they want. The pandemic has accelerated the normalization of digital experiences and digital tools. They no longer compare us to other companies in our industry.

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Playing to Win in Customer Service

ShepHyken

In close games, when my team is up by one or two goals, I remember my school days when our coaches encouraged us to continue playing to score, even when we were winning, versus switching to more defensive play to prevent the other team from scoring. So, what does this have to do with business, specifically customer service and CX?

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The Top 3 Ways to Forecast for Your Contact Center

Forecasting is no easy task. It can be difficult to schedule the right amount of agents at the right time. Download our ebook to learn how to reduce overstaffing and understaffing, lower customer wait times and improve the customer experience with proper forecasting.

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The power of saying ‘no’! Use this new framework to help you control you life

Beyond Philosophy

Like most of us, you are conditioned to cooperate with others, which means we usually say yes to most requests to avoid conflict. However, learning to say no in the right way, might also avoid conflict while simultaneously giving you back control over your life. The post The power of saying ‘no’!

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How do we move the call to closure when we can’t give the customer what they’re asking?

Myra Golden Media

50:20: German standards are very different from US standards, and my challenge is to wow customers, but quality points are wearing the agents down. MORE CALL CONTROL HELP: Call Control Mini-Course. Full Call Control Course (Inside Customer Service Master Class). And lots, and lots on quality assurance!

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