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Keep Your Call Center At-Home Agents Engaged

Callminer

Contact centers especially struggle with how to train, manage, and engage agents properly. Since contact center agents interact with customers daily, it is essential that you create a plan and strategy for keeping at home agents engaged from afar. Tips to Keep At-Home Agents Engaged. Set expectations.

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Call Center Metrics and KPIs to Measure Performance and Productivity

CCNG

There is a great deal of debate about what metrics call centers should measure now, especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying shift to work-at-home agents, staffing shortages, and persistent supply chain issues straining customers’ patience. What metrics should call centers and BPOs focus on?

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

Tethr

Transitioning from a team of 100 percent onsite call center agents to a more flexible working environment can be daunting. After all, management must also adapt to a new landscape. Learning how to train, manage and motivate agents is challenging. Nail down at-home agent policies and guidelines.

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5 Ways Contact Center Managers Are Adapting to Remote Work

Playvox

Our 2022 research shows that 70% of agents say that working remotely has improved their job satisfaction, and 56% of respondents say they’d consider leaving their jobs if they couldn’t work remotely. Our survey uncovered five ways contact center managers are adapting to remote work. Adopt New Management Styles. Leanne Y.,

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Can gamification be used for work-at-home (WAH) agents?

DMG Consulting

Question: Can gamification be used for work-at-home (WAH) agents? Answer: The forced migration of on-site contact center employees to work-at-home agents has renewed interest in employee empowerment tools. The benefits of gamification solutions go far beyond the crucial need to enhance employee engagement.

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Work from home programs are no longer a reward system

Aspect

Here are some best practices to consider as you define or enhance your work from home program, specifically for your customer engagement center. Define the Agent Profile. Not everyone makes the perfect work at home agent. Define the Home Office. Issue a company computer to manage security and software compliance.

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6 Factors to Consider When Outsourcing

Global Response

External, or hosted inside a building managed by your partner. Virtual, or utilizing “at-homeagents. When choosing the best contact center for your business, consider which functions of managing a call center are most important to delegate and which you would like to be more involved in.