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Important post-COVID strategies for the call center

Tethr

All new call center agents should be introduced to a regularly updated continuity plan so that in the event of a disaster or a pandemic, the process can be smooth and systematic. Tethr’s technology works to combine what’s going on in real time with historical data for context to lead your agent to the best practices.

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Effectively managing home-based call center agents is possible. Here’s how.

Tethr

Tethr’s technology works to combine what’s going on in real time with historical data for context to lead your agent to the best practices. Surface impactful coaching opportunities to help your reps reach their goals regardless of where they are working. Nail down at-home agent policies and guidelines.

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The New Normal in the Contact Center

24-7 InTouch

Work From Anywhere, or similarly a ‘Hub and Spoke’ or hybrid model, allows a phased-approach to transitioning at-home agents back to campus. Some ways in which this approach works is by having coaching, Academy Bay, and up-training of agents conducted on campus.

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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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Contact Center Leaders and Technology Experts Talk Challenges and Solutions for Better CX

Serenova

Yesterday, at the Austin Contact Center Alliance ’s Emerging Technologies for CX event, Serenova and more than 30 contact center executives and technology thought leaders discussed customer experience (CX) challenges and how emerging technology can help. Support and Collaboration of Remote Agents.

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7 Strategies for Embracing the Work From Home (WFH) Call Center

Serenova

Forrester has observed that following the pandemic and the move to remote work, companies have had success using “online video game leagues” to “improve social cohesion for at-home agents.” Be sure to communicate that coaching is a tool to identify where they need help, give them the resources they need, and make them more successful.

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Top 10 Technological Contact Center Trends

Insite Managed Solutions

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. Controlling Weather Events is Difficult… But You Can Control Your Service Levels. Call Center Coaching Can Lead to Attrition.