Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

There are a lot of reasons a customer support agent might be unhappy. Lack of resources and training, for example. Regardless of the reason, an unhappy group of support agents can make for unhappy customers and seriously impact customer experience KPIs. Wherever you find agent burnout, dissatisfied customers are not far away.

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Agent burnout Customer Support Self service First call resolution 59

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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Call Center Morale Employee engagement Customer centricity 62

Playvox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Solutions include reducing agent-assisted volume, maximizing the capacity you already have, and automating processes in order to relieve agent burdens. What happens when you don’t have enough contact center agents? When you have an agent shortage, it causes significant CX, operational, morale, and cost issues.

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Contact Center Management Agent burnout Interactive Voice Response 73

Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Some channels are considered asynchronous, which refers to communication between an agent and a customer that does not happen at the same time. Common examples are emails or texts where the customer is not expecting a real-time response. Live chat or phone calls are good examples. Complaints 2.

Contact Center 55

Contact Center Workload forecasts Agent burnout Customer retention 55

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.

contact center solutions 52

contact center solutions Enterprise Contact Center Agent burnout 52

JustCall

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, the metrics in a call center handling high-value B2B enquiries will be different from the call center for an FMCG organisation. In other words, [ {Handle Time/(Handle Time + Available Time)} x 100 ] = Occupancy Rate In this way, the occupancy formula call center shows how busy call center agents are.

Call Center 52

Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time Metrics 52

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. Give your team ownership over each goal.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Customer Service Agent burnout Benchmark 67

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The customer service profession is known for high turnover rates and agent burnout, however, some professionals greatly excel in this line of work, and show tremendous aptitude for delivering excellent customer care. Being able to remain calm in times of stress is one of the greatest attributes to have in the industry.

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Customer Service Agent burnout Best practices Call Center 100

SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Let’s cover an example: Looking at past data, let’s say you IDed May as your busy season. To keep your team engaged and performing at their best, your agents need to be coached daily. Because productivity without engagement is another key contributor to agent burnout – the Rube Goldberg Machine of bad outcomes.

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Coaching Management Contact Center Morale 76

Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

For example, a low AHT is a sign of fast service, but it’s not much use if customers aren’t satisfied with the help they receive. For example, calls that abandon in the first 10 seconds are probably mistake dials. #4 Service level is the percentage of calls agents answer within a predefined time limit. . #19 4 Service level.

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Call Center Abandon rate Contact Center Agent burnout 52

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.

Call Center 52

Call Center Interactive Voice Response Agent burnout Wait times 52

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. That can leave you in a moral quandary…. For example it can warn you when reps are not adhering to required greeting or disclosures.

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