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THE KNOWLEDGE (R)EVOLUTION: IS YOUR CONTACT CENTER BURNING LABOR DOLLARS?

CCNG

So, with every class of new hires, we were tweaking our nesting process to try to help new agent speed to competency improve more quickly. We were surveying new hires almost daily to see where we could improve. We had special tutors available for our remote agents when they arrived in nesting.

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3 Ways Cloud Contact Center Solutions Benefit Agents

Upstream Works

This may have been uncharted territory earlier, but cloud is the right deployment model for a distributed workforce, and many contact centers now see how work at home agents can be sustainable long-term. In fact, a recent survey from J.D.

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DMG Consulting Releases 2020 – 2021 Cloud-Based Contact Center Infrastructure Product and Market Report

DMG Consulting

It looks to the future and provides best practices for post-pandemic disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BC) planning, as well as for the management of work-at-home agents. This year’s Report discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the short- and long-term future of this increasingly important sector.

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The Top 3 Contact Center Talent Priorities in 2018

Talkdesk

Three talent trends emerged from Deloitte’s 2017 global contact center survey that point to the need to rethink the way contact centers handle staffing. This shift in issue depth requires a new level of training and better real-time information to empower agents to resolve customer issues using critical thinking skills.

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

Serenova

In a recent Austin Contact Center Alliance survey, agent recruitment, retention and productivity were cited by members as their top three priorities. Not only does it mean better CX, but it creates a more meaningful and rewarding work experience for the agent, which keeps agents engaged and productive.

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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. However, knowing how to deliver feedback can be tricky.

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Top 10 Technological Contact Center Trends

Insite Managed Solutions

A recent survey, sponsored by Avaya, shows that 80% of customer service organizations identify customer experience as one of their top two goals. 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.