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4 Reasons the BPO Industry Can Be Thankful

Outsource Consultants

The last 18 months put every industry on their heels — and many are just now coming to terms with how their work will be forever changed. From leaders, managers, and agents on down, the entire industry scrambled to transition to a work-from-home model. The BPO industry didn’t just weather the storm.

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4 Ways to Keep Your Remote Agents Engaged

Outsource Consultants

While the data certainly seems to indicate that fears of evaporating productivity in an at-home working environment were unfounded, maintaining employee engagement tends to take some effort. So how do you keep your remote contact center agents engaged? Remote Agent Engagement Can Be a Reality.

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Onboard, Train and Engage Remote Agents with Gamification

Noble Systems

Contact centers have been hiring increasing numbers of work-at-home agents in recent years and it looks like this trend is expected to grow. According to the National Association of Call Centers, over 50% of contact centers in the United States tout that some percentage of their agents are now working from home.

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Key Engagement Drivers for At-Home Employee Models

24-7 InTouch

In contact centers, attrition rates among frontline agents are double, sometimes triple, that of other industries. Research indicates that this high level of attrition is largely due to employees not feeling empowered in their work and having little visibility into their performance and career path. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING.

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Work-From-Home Agent Models: Key Considerations For A Seamless Agent Experience

24-7 InTouch

Whether in a time of crisis (such as the current global pandemic) or simply as a strategic business decision, work-from-home agent models are changing the landscape of the contact center industry. To secure VPNs for at-home agents, we leverage a two-factor authentication on the VPN via an RSA key.

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Workforce Management in 2021: Better than Ever

DMG Consulting

Interest in workforce planning has picked up over the last few years as companies have looked for ways to improve employee engagement. Using at-home agents makes it easier to address these challenges and is also expected to decrease the “fall-off” rate slightly.

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BPO Outsourcing Trends in 2023: What Should We Expect?

CustomerServ

So, what’s in store for 2023 in our beloved BPO industry? Expect BPOs to invest more in employee engagement and amenities. BPOs are competing with other BPOs and other industries that offer higher and more robust compensation. Let’s break down a few general trends we expect to see based on our experience. Here we go….