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Call Center Workforce Management 101

Expivia

Follow these call center workforce management best practices to find out how to staff your contact center the right way. What Is Call Center Workforce Management? Workforce management is the institutional process of maximizing the efficiency and performance of an organization. Forecasting.

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10 Ways to Keep Call Center Employees Engaged as 2020 Winds Down

Monet Software

But SMB contact centers still need to finish strong, especially if the business took a hit from the pandemic. A long-term, customized employee engagement strategy should be the ultimate goal for any call center. It builds up over time and needs more intensive interventions (which we’ll discuss in our next blog).

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Beginning Again in 2021: Takeaways from a Tough Year

Monet Software

And for employees, to have their opinions and firsthand experience valued in this manner was extremely motivating—and that helped enhance contact center employee engagement. #2 2 Employee engagement improved. Speaking of employee engagement, it recently got a big boost in many SMB contact centers.

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Facing the Future of Contact Center Employee Engagement

Verint

The question was, “What’s keeping you up at night when you think about your contact center in 2017 and beyond.”. The responses were remarkably similar—18 of the 20 customer service professionals I interviewed voiced their concern over what can be broadly categorized as employee engagement. Watch this space!

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How You Can Improve Efficiency of Your Call Center Using Workforce Management

Etech GS

This is especially the case in a call center workforce, where employers often attract younger workers. Thus, a big part of effective workforce management now depends on the ability to understand, motivate and compensate millennials. Baby boomers are either in or nearing retirement.

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The Morale Doctor is In

Monet Software

If you’re seeing symptoms of burnout in your SMB contact center, or in online interactions with certain remote agents, it’s time to do something about it. Once an employee reaches burnout stage, you’re in crisis mode. Consistent call center workforce engagement (WFE) is the best way to foster morale over the long haul.

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Remote Control: Managing Work at Home Contact Center Agents

Monet Software

How WFM and QM combine to engage an offsite call center workforce and deliver superior CX. High-speed internet, cloud-based applications and other technologies have opened a new vista for the call center—the remote agents. Next Steps.