Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2021

Here are some examples of how raw data can inform reporting: Hold time is an analytic that informs reporting on abandonment rates and service level. Customer feedback. 90% of customers believe that organizations should provide the ability for customers to provide feedback. A higher rate means less idle time.

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Nicereply

MAY 28, 2019

All those factors can combine to cause agent burnout. If you’re not familiar with the term, agent burnout refers to when someone starts feeling cynical, disengaged, overwhelmed, and even depressed as a side effect of overworking. Outside of the negative effects on your agents, burnout also impacts your business.

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Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

For example, let’s say teamwork is one of your core values. Call center culture is a great example of “monkey see, monkey do.” When you’re hiring employees and call center agents, don’t make the mistake of looking only at qualifications. Follow the leader.

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JustCall

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Missed Calls and Opportunities Every call a business receives holds potential, whether it’s for sales, feedback, or problem resolution. Agent Burnout Constantly juggling numerous calls without technological support is a sure recipe for overwhelming customer service agents.

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JustCall

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Missed Calls and Opportunities Every call a business receives holds potential, whether it’s for sales, feedback, or problem resolution. Agent Burnout Constantly juggling numerous calls without technological support is a sure recipe for overwhelming customer service agents.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Keep in mind that some of these factors will be outside of management’s control — here are a few examples: Sick days and personal days. Word to the wise: don’t wait until you have cases of agent burnout on your hands. Gather feedback from your agents. Home or family emergencies. Illness or injury.

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Playvox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Managers who want to meet customer demands will typically ask their agents to work more hours. Increased agent burnout. Working extra overtime hours and handling back-to-back interactions all day long can quickly lead to agent burnout, especially if customers are frustrated about long wait times and take it out on agents.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, if one of your company goals is to reduce customer churn, it’s actionable to your team because the contact center directly impacts churn. You can create specific goals and benchmarks to help your agents reduce customer churn, like improving CSAT and positive customer outcomes.

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Xaqt

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

For example, if your call center handles reservations, appointment scheduling, logistics related questions, or FAQ type calls then Xaqt's Conversational and Cognitive IVR can have material cost savings to your organization immediately.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

It’s constant practice and instant feedback as you work on your social skills.” – Lior Torenberg, Head of the Conversation Excellence Lab Let’s also bust the myths around introverts and sales. For example, 72.45% of those who received additional pay reported working towards a promotion, compared to only 44.95% of those who did not.

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Toister Performance Solutions

MARCH 16, 2023

Team Remote touts the cost savings, flexibility, and improved quality of life that comes from having agents work remotely. Here’s some good news for Team Remote: your agents report having better bosses. In early 2023, I launched a study on contact center agent burnout. This includes giving feedback. A lot more.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If they struggle to find the words to assist you or are unable to demonstrate empathy in their response, offer them feedback and try the exercise again. Some examples of individual agent goals might include: Answer X number of phone calls per day. Some examples of team goals might include: Reduce average hold times by X% in Q2.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These inefficiencies can be a result of low agent morale, high turnover rates, agent burnout, and a lack of self-service channels. For example, using AI to automate mundane tasks can significantly free up your agents’ time, which can help your agents stay motivated and reduce agent burnout.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2023

VoE tools such as speech analytics dynamically capture how agents are feeling and are a powerful way to collect indirect feedback, such as signs of frustration or fatigue. In addition to formal feedback requests driven by HR, allow agents to leave feedback at any time on their desktop or mobile device.

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Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Agents won’t burn out trying to channel jump to satisfy needs. Related Article: How Contact Center Agent Burnout Decreases Productivity (And What You Can Do About It) Trend 3: Prioritization Of Employee Experience And Employee Engagement Your help desk is the relationship hub for your brand. It is not conducted in real time.

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Nicereply

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It’s chock-full of a ton of real examples from various companies on how to set up an impactful knowledge base. As a CX leader, it’s your responsibility to figure out what to do to promote the customer experience and set the tone for how CX achievements and feedback are perceived across the company.”.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 9, 2023

Let’s understand multi-tenant contact center software with an example. In the building, people called agents work to handle phone calls from customers who need help or have questions. It can be used to send emergency notifications, conduct customer surveys, take customer feedback, or conduct marketing campaigns.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

You then calculate the percentage of interactions that resulted in satisfied customers (for example, those rated 4 or 5) to get an average score. Typical things people dislike about contact centers include excessive hold time, hard-to-navigate IVRs, and agent transfers. (Of The solution is the ACAF customer feedback loop.). #3

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Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As you can see from the chart above, the more agents who are practicing interaction avoidance, the more negative experiences your customers can have. In turn, you’ll likely see undesirable feedback increasing when you analyze customer sentiment. What To Do if Contact Center Agents Are Participating in Interaction Avoidance.

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Myra Golden Media

APRIL 17, 2017

Your employees could, for example, spend 10 – 20% of their workday working behind the scenes for customers – follow-up calls, research, responding to emails, etc. I guided them in doing research, reading reviews, testing products, speaking with customers of products to get honest feedback. Not a happy thought.

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Voxjar

JANUARY 11, 2018

Less Agent Burnout – A first call resolution leads to less customer frustration directed towards reps and makes an inherently stressful job more enjoyable. Retaining excellent employees and giving your employees the support and feedback they need to be excellent is where your big gains come from. What you measure improves.

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