Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does empowerment look like when it comes to their role? Agent empowerment is key for increasing retention and job satisfaction, but it also plays a large role in effective customer service and customer satisfaction. So, how do you create empowered call center agents who can deliver great service day-in and day-out?

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

Make onboarding & ongoing coaching as stellar as possible. Metrics, Measure, and Monitor – Make sure your metrics and associated goals are clear and concise while aligning with efficiency and effectiveness. Make each metric public and ensure everyone knows why that metric is measured. James Pollard.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

And, look to your year-over-year metrics for added guidance, too. Once you have these predictions on deck, you can use WFM tools (like Sharpen + Community WFM ) and additional service-level metrics to figure out how many agents you need to take care of incoming customer needs. Build in time for agent coaching.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It also becomes harder to meet service levels and customer experience goals measured by metrics such as first contact resolution, customer satisfaction, and customer effort score. Preventing Agent Burnout. Most fundamentally you need to promote a culture of agent empowerment. ENJOYING THIS ARTICLE?

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. There’s a missing piece in the years of buildup and constant chatter about the importance of data and metrics down to every last customer service KPI, though.

Coaching 59

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Customer Service Life

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Like other KPIs, this is a metric that’s tracked and improved upon from the organizational level all the way down to each individual agent. The idea is that through consistent monitoring and coaching, agents will improve these scores and the quality of their customer service over time. Batting around an alternative.

Coaching 74

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. There’s a missing piece in the years of buildup and constant chatter about the importance of data and metrics down to every last customer service KPI, though.

Coaching 52

Coaching Average Handle Time Metrics Customer Experience 52