Callminer

JUNE 21, 2017

Over the years, call centers have seen the development of numerous industry-specific training tools and coaching practices. As customer expectations are constantly increasing in terms of call center performance , so must the training methods evolve. Why implement call center training?

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SharpenCX

MAY 31, 2023

In the evolving world of customer service, contact centers play a vital role in ensuring customer satisfaction. However, call center agent retention continues to be a challenge for many organizations. Provide Continuous Feedback and Coaching: Regular feedback and coaching sessions are vital for agent growth and improvement.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. However, these drastic measures are usually short term as they negatively affect CX and employee morale.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 17, 2021

Luckily, a successful call center is within reach. With some careful thought and these helpful tips, you can optimize your call center’s performance: 1. With the latest call center technologies, identifying and measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is a breeze. Use metrics and act on them.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ready to level up your contact center team? Improving call center agent performance can seem overwhelming, and you might wonder where to start. The 4 Most Important Call Center Agent Performance Metrics 1. As with many of these call center metrics, CES is a good indicator, but rife with nuance.

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CX Global Media

APRIL 27, 2017

For decades contact centers have explored ways to turn the tide of low employee engagement and low morale. But can game mechanics and adding gamification to the contact center deliver your win? Watch Brett Brosseau share insight into winning with call center gamification. Clic k to Tweet. Make Work Fun.

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JustCall

APRIL 15, 2024

Call center agent burnout is a real problem, and the job demands can take a toll on even the most resilient employees. A report from Jeff Toister that covered some key call center burnout statistics reported that 59% of agents face some risk of burnout, while 28% face a severe burnout risk! Those are concerning numbers.

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Fonolo

MAY 27, 2021

Engagement is especially important for call centers, since staff turnover is typically high. Research shows that customer complaints, poor morale, and low pay all attribute to high turnover rates in the call center industry. Example Questions for a Call Center Agent Engagement Survey.

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Tethr

JUNE 5, 2020

Does your contact center need a morale boost? Improve employee morale and reduce call center stress using these strategies. A leadership team that thinks they’re above everyone else is a morale murderer. The post Maintaining morale in your contact center appeared first on Tethr.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 10, 2021

Unfortunately, even the best call center leaders can’t get rid of the high-stress moments and angry customers agents have to face on the job. But you do have influence over making your contact center a great place to work and motivating your team. Which for many, is the best part of working in a call center.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Customer experience, employee engagement and sales results are driven by effective coaching. Coaching helps develop your agents’ skills. Done right, it also improves morale and employee retention. However, coaching needs to be done on a consistent basis. The same is true […].

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Ann Michaels and Associates

JULY 21, 2023

Getty Images Conducting call center evaluations for customer service is essential for ensuring consistent quality and identifying areas for improvement. With over 100 locations, this made call center evaluations somewhat challenging. Recognizing top-performing agents can boost morale and motivation.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 31, 2021

This is where a call center dashboard comes in. A call center dashboard provides simple graphics, custom views, and real-time insights into your team’s performance. But your executive team is likely looking for a big picture view into your center. Are we retaining call center agents?

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Global Response

JUNE 27, 2023

Once you’ve determined the location, strategy, services and structure that’s right for your call center, you still have one of the toughest parts yet to go—recruiting and hiring. Unfortunately, many call centers fall into the same hiring traps and pitfalls.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As a hiring manager, there’s a lot riding on your ability to have a productive interview and find the right agents and supervisors for your call center. >> Read Next: 3 Call Center Interview Tips and Tricks for a Better Agent Experience. Contact center agents often need to think on the fly.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” — Annette Franz , CEO of CXJourney , Official Forbes Coach, Keynote Speaker and Author. Our research shows that contact center executives are still very keen to solve agent attrition. However, it would be just as naïve to think the demand for contact center agents will decrease over the next two years.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

By harnessing cutting-edge technology and advanced analytics, call centers can gain valuable insights into their operations as they unfold , making informed decisions in the heat of the moment. In a call center setting, real-time monitoring refers to the continuous observation and analysis of customer interactions as they occur.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

For most workers, it’s been almost a year away from the office — and morale is high: 86 percent of remote workers feel less stressed. But for call center leaders it’s been a year of tirelessly onboarding new tools and deploying new strategies catered to remote work. Innovation — Key to Building Better Call Centers.

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Call Center Weekly

JULY 24, 2017

As agents get developed, whether it be through coaching, training, or one-on-one conversations, leadership is offered the opportunity to strengthen the bonds of trust between them. When the front line has confidence in the leadership team, they will be more open to coaching, modifying their behaviors, and they’ll adapt to change easier.

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Fonolo

APRIL 15, 2020

It takes constant support and coaching to make sure that your customer service reps are staying on top of their duties while providing the best possible experience for the customers. If you’re just starting out or are building a new team, here are a few things to keep in mind when you’re training, supporting and coaching agents.

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The Call Center School

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

From elevated productivity to increased morale, better performance, and heightened engagement, the benefits of successful call center coaching are plentiful. And yet, coaching in contact centers is often times executed ineffectively or neglected.

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Fonolo

APRIL 27, 2020

Now, more than ever, your call center agents need your support. It’s never been more important for call center managers to support their agents. Here are our top tips for engaging remote employees and keeping agent morale high, so that you and your team can go (virtually) unimpeded for as long as you need to.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

As you are aware, most call centers transitioned to working from home (WFH) due to the current pandemic while a few continued to work in the regular brick-and-mortar format. Chances are that morale could take a dip as agents may be reluctant about the change. Try having a few team-building events to engage your team.

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Monet Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Can SMB call center quality management be about more than quality? Monitoring and scoring calls—these quality assurance (QA) tasks are constant at nearly every contact center. Call review and coaching sessions contribute to team building. Yep, it’s the linchpin of employee engagement, too! Here’s how. #1

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Download Now: Grow your management and coaching techniques with 29 key takeaways from your call center manager playbook. How do you need to grow your call center manager skills to be the best manager for your team? To coach your agents towards growth, you have to know what they’re shooting for. A Good Coach.

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Tethr

MAY 11, 2020

Call centers should activate leadership activities that can become valuable strategies in the workplace. When done correctly, these activities can impact the attitudes of call center agents by making them feel supported and appreciated in the workplace. What does it look like inside the call center?

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Amplifai Coaching Category

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Learn how AHT drives boosts productivity, improves agent morale, and drives customer satisfaction. Learn how to calculate average handle time, tips to improve your contact center's AHT, the pitfalls to avoid, and more.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

However, executing new outbound lead generation programs can be challenging, here are the top 15 challenges related to executing new outbound lead generation programs in call centers and how to tackle them. According to a report by SmallBizGenius , sales representatives must make an average of 18 calls to reach one potential buyer.

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Calltools

MAY 12, 2021

Measuring agent performance is essential for call center managers to evaluate how successful their sales efforts are. By giving your employees more choices in their work environment, you can improve morale as well as productivity. These benefits extend from the agent’s performance to overall call center operations.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

When you’re working in a contact center, this is your reality — taking contact after contact, call after call, from people who either need support or are angry about their experience with your company’s product or solution. The importance of agent motivation in a call center cannot be overstated.

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Babelforce

JANUARY 20, 2022

Call center managers have one hell of a challenge sometimes, and it’s a challenge to keep a level head. Not only are you responsible for overseeing a team of productive call center agents , but you’ve also got the needs of their company’s customers to consider. Effective leaders are essential for any successful business.

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Calltools

AUGUST 5, 2020

You may discover that your call center saves money by moving agents off-site. In this article, you will learn about the difficulties of managing remote call center agents, and some ways that you can overcome those challenges. Managers can also listen silently to calls without letting the employee or customer know.

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Playvox

MARCH 10, 2021

At the heart of every call center is a team of agents who want to show up every day and do their best work. How do the best call center managers keep morale high and performance strong when agents aren’t able to interact in person and enjoy the camaraderie of a vibrant call center?

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Calltools

MAY 3, 2023

It can’t be said enough: the level of happiness your customers’ experience is directly linked to the experience and engagement of your call center agents. 5 Tips to Enhance Agents’ Experience Your contact center agents’ experience is just as important as your customers’ experience.

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aircall

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you’re managing a customer support team, then you’re as much a coach as you are a supervisor. Good coaches make their players better, but great coaches go the extra mile and continue making themselves better as well. Identify Coaching Opportunities. Reward High Performers . How could it not be?

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SharpenCX

JUNE 11, 2020

Yet contact center leaders still struggle to engage agents, develop their teams, and improve performance. Coaching and training in the contact center misses core components that make it stick. Download Now: Get real about coaching agents with these 7 methods you can apply today. You can fix it. Feedback is dual-sided.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2022

On the surface, increasing the efficiency of your call center appears to be a simple and straightforward process. Simply reduce the amount of time spent on the phone with clients, which gives you more calls handled in a day and hence more efficiency for your business. What is call center efficiency?

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