CX Global Media

JUNE 27, 2017

In fact, data collected at Pindrop® Labs has shown a significant increase in the call center fraud rate, a jump of 113% from 2015 to 2016. Fraud in call centers increased by 113% in 2016. In 2016, that number jumped to 1 in 937, an increase of 113%. Click to Tweet. In 2015, one in every 2,000 calls was fraudulent.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As the great philosopher and famed baseball coach Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” This understanding comes from a field called Behavioral Economics, and the topic of my next book, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). Well said.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Coach your agents to be conversational with their customers. Download Now] Get real about coaching your agents with these 7 action points. Read Now] Coach agents to create urgency, not emergency. Coach your agents to distance themselves from the customer so they’re not taking every complaint personally.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 22, 2021

The good news: you can coach agents to effectively handle these situations and calm customers down. Coach agents to listen and resist the urge to be defensive. Coach agents to stop anger in its tracks. Read Next] 3 tactics to level-up your call center coaching with speech analytics.

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Peter Lavers

JUNE 26, 2017

If somebody does not think this way naturally, you can absolutely train and coach them on it. His first book was The Welcomer Edge: Unlocking the Secrets to Repeat Business and The Endangered Customer: 8 Steps to Guarantee Repeat Business , was released February, 2016. It is great to ask about this in your interviews for new staff.

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Sykes

MARCH 5, 2020

As recently as 2016, SYKES realized that women made up only about 14% of all tech accounts. Thanks to SWIT, women’s enrollment in Tech Academy increased from just 16% in 2016 to over 40% in 2018, and has granted over 300 scholarships. Collectively, each one of us can help create a gender-equal world. Let’s all be #EachforEqual.

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Toister Performance Solutions

MARCH 2, 2023

While 59 percent of agents surveyed were in the at risk or severe risk category, there is some improvement from a similar report from 2016. Supportive actions include coaching, encouragement, and even accountability. There was some good news. That study found 74 percent of contact center agents were at risk of burnout.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

To achieve that within a remote or hybrid work environment, we’re going to see more contact centers reach for a cloud-based technology that drives camaraderie, increases visibility, allows supervisors to coach from anywhere, and enables agents to self-manage.” Call Center Trends 2016. of contact center traffic.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you are coaching someone on how to do something, or helping them get set up, it is best done by a human who can provide authentic responses. Her passion for “customer & client first” combined with her constant drive for innovation led her to co-found Limitless in 2016. Roger Beadle is the CEO and Co-founder at Limitless.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 23, 2020

Download Now: Unleash your agents’ strengths and talents with 7 methods to get real about coaching. It’s projected the total labor force will increase by nearly 7% from 2016 to 2026. And, how do you ensure the necessary coaching and training is available for your multi-generational team? But there’s another trend at play.

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Spearline

JUNE 1, 2021

But one of the problems with voice is that has been hard to improve and coach upon. of all contact centers have implemented speech biometrics, up from 5% in 2016, gathering information from each call in order to identify the best way to proceed. Even with an increase in digital interactions that will see a further 26.9%

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Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 20, 2020

Mental health disorders are pervasive, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), with nearly 1 in 5 Americans aged 18 or older reporting mental illness and more than 70% reporting at least one symptom of stress in 2016. Provide free or subsidized lifestyle coaching, counseling, or self-management programs.

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Verint

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Everyone is looking for a competitive advantage in 2016. While a good bit of the discussion focuses on the customer experience—and it should—providing tools for success to the people who speak daily with your customers should be front and center as well.

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Anexa BPO

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

HR professionals are therefore shifting away from traditional performance management techniques, such as annual performance reviews, in favor of coaching and values-based recognition programs to engage and improve employee performance. In 2016, 60% of organizations had a recognition program in place, up from 50% in 2012.

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Taylor Reach Group

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The average contact center attrition reported by ICMI was at 33% in 2017, up from 29% reported in 2016. This is reflected in lower FCR, longer calls, the need for more coaching and QA resource support, and of course they achieve lower CSAT and NPS scores, costing the organization customers. Improving coaching processes.

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NICE inContact

JULY 25, 2019

According to Deloitte Research (2016), employees value culture and growth almost twice as much as they value compensation and benefits. 5) Provide Coaching. Offering a mentor or coach is crucial to keeping your agents around. The research shows that ideal company cultures prioritize an environment of listening.

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Sykes

MARCH 5, 2020

As recently as 2016, SYKES realized that women made up only about 14% of all tech accounts. Thanks to SWIT, women’s enrollment in Tech Academy increased from just 16% in 2016 to over 40% in 2018, and has granted over 300 scholarships. Collectively, each one of us can help create a gender-equal world. Let’s all be #EachforEqual.

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SharpenCX

MAY 27, 2021

You can monitor for triggers in customer conversations (then respond and coach your agents on those triggers). Low FCR is an indicator that your agents need stronger coaching and more resources to better serve customers. Coach your team and give them access to the customer data they need to solve problems.

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CSR Inc.

JULY 17, 2016

While I agree with the gist of the article about ways in which technology can positively impact the call center workplace (some are common talking points for me as well), I want to focus on two in particular that inevitably come up in discussions with call center managers: gamification and coaching/feedback.

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JustCall

MAY 23, 2023

During this session, you will learn how AI-powered coaching, guidance, and sentiment analysis along with integration and analytics, can help engineer better conversations. Founded in 2016 by Gaurav Sharma—whose previous venture HelloSociety was acquired by The New York Times—SaaS Labs is headquartered in the United States and India.

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Toister Performance Solutions

JULY 23, 2019

Coaching bad behavior into good isn’t a skill people automatically possess–it requires training, practice, and empowerment from the organization. If the organization doesn’t provide the tools and encouragement for managers to coach toxic behavior, then managers will attempt to work around it instead." Download your free copy here.)

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2016

The most-read posts for the month offered tips to help frontline staff shine in 2016; New Year’s resolutions for managers to engage staff, improve the center’s performance and enhance their own skills; advice for leading your millennial agents; pointers for developing a […].

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Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Figure 12: Satisfaction Metrics by Mentor Another facet of mentorship that we looked at was coaching type and frequency. The takeaway here is that agents appreciate coaching, training, and feedback — and for the most part, more is better. Those who received zero forms of coaching had the worst satisfaction metrics across the board.

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Talkdesk

JUNE 23, 2016

Last month, we officially unveiled our latest call center integration, Talkdesk for Slack, at Opentalk 2016. We knew that Message Buttons would be perfect for our agent coaching feature in Talkdesk for Slack from the moment we heard about it. A supervisor sends an agent coaching message from the call monitoring sidebar in Talkdesk.

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aircall

JANUARY 24, 2022

That figure is up by $13 billion from 2016. Analytics – Track key performance indicators for individuals and teams, so you can identify weak points, coach call agents, and make overall improvements in customer service. In terms of revenue, good customer service counts for a lot. Developing Strong Customer Support.

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Eptica

JANUARY 29, 2016

Date: Friday, January 29, 2016 Customer service lessons from the hotel sector. Published on: January 29, 2016. Author: James Gladwish Since the days of coaching inns, providers of accommodation have had to focus on delivering the right customer experience to their guests.

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Balto

JUNE 23, 2022

This presents pain points for managers and agents alike as companies have to pay for enforcement tools, perform ongoing training, and coach agents on a tool that may not lend itself to optimal results in terms of agent satisfaction and retention. This means that managers are spending more time preparing for less effective coaching sessions.

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Aspect

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

According to the 2016 Aspect Consumer Experience Index, 67 percent of consumers say a personalized customer service experience is more important than speed of service. The reasons for proactive campaigns can vary depends on business needs. And your agents should be prepared to handle those calls.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Back in 2016, we asked some of them this question: “ How do you meet (or exceed) the KPIs set for your contact center?” Not only do you have to have the right people talking to your customers, but you have to have the right managers in place motivating and coaching the agents.” Tip 3: Create a Pipeline of Coaches.

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Pipkins

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Jim Reidy spoke about telecommuting at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2016 Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Proper training and coaching. Accurately recording employee’s hours worked. Identifying speed and performance on tasks. Proper scheduling. Interaction with co-workers and management.

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CX Global Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In 2016, he and his wife launched the Amani Marie Foundation , a non-profit organization focused on economic mobility in the Charlotte, NC community. Jim Rembach is the President of Call Center Coach and Host of the Fast Leader Show podcast. His area provided investment guidance and customer service to customers worldwide.

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Contact Center Geek

MARCH 22, 2019

The Effective Manager , the book written by Mark Horstman in 2016, was published years after the podcast began, and after tens of thousands of managers from all over the world have listened to their podcast and attended their live training sessions. The Trinity are the four critical behaviors managers must do to effectively manage their team.

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Enghouse Interactive

APRIL 17, 2019

Good search tools allow the manager to zero in on the specific interactions requiring attention, evaluation and further agent coaching. Call Monitoring enables supervisors to ‘listen in’ on a call and rate their agents, and even provide coaching in real-time to improve technique and reduce the time to resolve issues. Call Monitoring.

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Balto

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Instead of giving unlimited time off to someone who is hungry to learn, consider setting them up with a career coach. 2016, December 14). But you have to ensure that those resources are invested productively. If you want your agents to stay with you, get to know them. and macro (culture, values, leadership, etc.) Brigham, T.

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Balto

JUNE 13, 2022

What we think it means: As we reported on coaching , problems with script adherence scale with contact center size. 2021, October 22) We Surveyed 500 Managers About Call Center Coaching. 2016, October 20). Due to their size and a high rate of remote work, these agents feel the least connected to their managers. The Decision Lab.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As supervisors and managers, it is our jobs to coach and support agents through customer interactions. ” A 2016 study shows that the vast majority of agents surveyed indicate helping customers and solving customer issues as their primary motivators… Is your organization enabling them to do so?

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NICE inContact

JUNE 21, 2016

attitude that impedes getting buy-in during coaching sessions. Letting agents listen and score their calls before talking about them, involving them in calibrations, and listening to top performers helps create a collaborative feeling that improves coaching effectiveness. This article was originally published May 16, 2016 on ICMI.

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