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The Supervisor Cadence – Does It Drive the Wrong Behavior?

CCNG

This type of remote conversation can be equated to meeting someone in the hallway in the brick-and-mortar environment and stopping to have a conversation. To make matters worse, the agent’s average handle time goes up because the agent is discouraged and types or talks slower. I’d sure appreciate it.” The agent agrees.

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Customer Service Call Centers

NobelBiz

Unlike sales or technical support call centers, the primary focus of a customer service call center is to address customer inquiries, resolve issues, and provide general support to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty. These features help ensure that customer interactions meet the company’s standards.

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How to Calculate Call Center Shrinkage (and 6 Ways to Manage it!)

Babelforce

They also: Take part in meetings Complete training Mentor and coach new employees Go on breaks. But they still take away from the time agents could spend taking calls. The time spent on these activities is called shrinkage. Internal factors include: Paid breaks Toilet breaks Meetings Training and coaching System problems.

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KPIs for call centers: 8 critical metrics to track

Global Response

Are you looking to make sure call center agents are equipped to handle each call as efficiently as possible? Then you may want to look at average handle time and first contact resolution. In this situation, the best KPIs to track would include average handle time and FCR (first call resolution).

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How to Evaluate and Choose a Help Desk Service Provider

Global Response

Be sure they have deep knowledge of the software, hardware and network requirements necessary to run your help desk, as well as skilled agents who are able to effectively provide Tier I technical support on your product. 5) Evaluate scalability and flexibility. As your company grows, your needs may change quickly.

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Expand Customer Base and Revenue with Customer Service Expertise for DTH

OctopusTech

The challenges in handling customer complaints related to sudden technical failure, or during any natural calamity can lead to a high flow of complaints which takes time to manage to meet customer expectations. Customers want the network operators to know about their problems immediately.

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Inbound vs. Outbound Call Centers – How Do They Work?

NobelBiz

Performance Monitoring : Managers monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as call success rate, lead conversion rate, average handle time, and cost per acquisition to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign and individual agent performance.