Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In addition, you may be risking your reputation and impeding the quality of customer service, which can lead to plummeting customer satisfaction. So, let’s dive into the top five causes of agent burnout and look into what you can do to combat them. Overworking agents. Agents are human. Humans have limits.

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM). What is Workforce Management for Call Centers?

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SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Workforce management in your contact center is all about finding balance. You balance the needs of your customers with the workload of your agents (and their development). And, you shouldn’t have to worry that running a lean contact center puts agents at risk for burnout and disengagement. Because modern WFM is shifting.

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Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

Culture is one of the most nebulous aspects of any company or team—but creating a positive one can make or break your employee experience, your customer service, and your bottom line. If creating a successful call center is proving challenging, our team has 40+ years of experience managing call centers and creating successful cultures.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Congratulations, call center manager! To help start you off on the right foot, we’ve put together a guide about all things call center management , so you know exactly how to succeed and can teach your agents how to do the same. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Click To Tweet.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Workforce management (WFM) is a process that maximizes performance levels and competency for an organization. WFM involves effectively forecasting labor requirements and creating and managing staff schedules to accomplish a particular task on a day-to-day and hour-to-hour basis.

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Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

4 Service level. Service level is the percentage of calls agents answer within a predefined time limit. A standard version of service level is 80% of calls answered within 20 seconds. When calculating service level, you must decide whether or not to include abandoned calls. #5

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