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Why Cash Is No Longer King!

Beyond Philosophy

The restaurant’s founder Alan Bekerman said it was one less thing to think about when he made the decision back in February 2016. Bekerman said his managers feel they have more time to coach employees; a task Bekerman described as “more meaningful” than counting paper. Also, the survey showed that nearly 20% of U.S.

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Contact Center Labor Issues are Number 1 Challenge for 2016, but…

HireIQ

According to its survey of 277 contact center operators, leading analyst firm Strategic Contact concluded that high attrition is the number 1 issue facing them in 2016. Lobor-related issues occupied four of the top ten spots in this survey. Lobor-related issues occupied four of the top ten spots in this survey.

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How to help contact center agents avoid burnout

Toister Performance Solutions

A worldwide survey of contact center agents revealed 59 percent are at risk of burnout, including 28 percent who face a severe burnout risk. Agent burnout can lead to: Poor customer service Chronic absenteeism Turnover The survey investigated what factors made agents more at risk of burning out, and what factors made them more resilient.

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Contact Center Trends 2021: The CX Watershed

Fonolo

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 interactions.

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3 Key Trends That Are Transforming the Customer Service Industry

CSM Magazine

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. According to a recent Forrester report , only 19% of surveyed firms are using third-party asynchronous messaging, even though up to 69% of adults in the US communicate via messaging on a daily basis.

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Five Tactics to Retain Your Top Call Center Agents

NICE inContact

According to the JOLTS survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employee turnover rate is higher now than it has been in the past 18 years. According to Deloitte Research (2016), employees value culture and growth almost twice as much as they value compensation and benefits. 5) Provide Coaching.

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Is the Contact Center a Good Career? Tenured Agents Say Yes

Balto

We surveyed over 620 tenured agents to understand if they view the contact center as a strong career path, and the answer was a resounding yes. In our survey, 46.7% In our survey, we found that 62.96% of tenured agents had a mentor at work. Key word: opportunity.