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Remote Workforce Management – From Survive to Thrive in 3 Easy Steps

CSM Magazine

M any team leaders have become ‘mother hens’ to their work-at-home agents, caring for their wellbeing and motivation. In the awful event of a key planning individual becoming ill and that person being the only one who understands how the master forecasting and scheduling spreadsheet works, the entire contact centre is at risk.

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Top 10 Technological Contact Center Trends

Insite Managed Solutions

Speech Analytics: Speech analytics measure how a caller feels by analyzing the tone, speed, and loudness of their voice. Home Agents: Cloud and IP telephony developments have given rise to the virtual call center, and 41% of enterprise contact centers plan on employing work-at-home agents in the near future.

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Call Center Agent Feedback: Tips & Best Practices for Providing Effective Agent Feedback

Callminer

Providing feedback to agents in your call center is entirely needed to maintain and improve a quality facility. The right encouragement, or even criticism, could dramatically alter agent performance, both for on-site employees and at-home agents. Leverage analytics to offer targeted agent training and coaching.

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25 Tips & Best Practices for Identifying the Best Call Center Services

Callminer

Predictive analytics, the ability to determine which customers are most likely to buy, for example, is becoming a powerful use case for AI in the call center industry. It can also be used to hold agents accountable for their performance and flag agents that might require additional training or correction.

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The Impact of and Opportunity for Virtual Agents on Call Center Outsourcers

Xaqt

Contact Centers spent of much Spring 2020 scrambling to shift agents to work-from-home or bring agent seats back onshore from locations where at home agents simply weren't feasible due to lack of critical infrastructure. As a result, margins run thin and are often impacted by exogenous events.