Callminer

JUNE 18, 2020

Employee departures can be tough to handle in the fast-paced environment of a call center. Exit interviews allow lost talent to tell you what went wrong and what aspects of your call center’s operations could stand to be updated. Why are you leaving? What frustrated you?

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Fonolo

AUGUST 24, 2021

Employees, especially call center agents, spend a significant portion of their lives at work. Your call center or contact center environment plays a big role in how engaged your agents are in their day-to-day work. How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Executives and managers know that contact center goal-setting helps usher in progress and bring about positive change. In a busy customer service department, having an agreed-upon set of milestones helps you cross the finish line because it clarifies decision-making, keeps morale up, and can even reduce agent turnover.

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Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time Construction 91

CX Global Media

JULY 11, 2019

The fourth step ( Step 1 , Step 2 , Step 3 ) in the contact center agent journey is about leadership that engages agents. Employee engagement has always been a problem in contact centers. A several Expert Sessions are dedicated to the topic of on-boarding contact center agents.

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Contact Center CCNG Morale Coaching 120

Fonolo

AUGUST 17, 2021

Customers want a pleasant phone experience, but not as much as they want a quick and easy call resolution. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Luckily, a successful call center is within reach. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. Lead by example.

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Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time First call resolution 156

SharpenCX

JUNE 2, 2020

And, your contact center has the right number of agents working each shift to keep service levels in the green. If you’re in the midst of the call center craziness and your hair is graying as a result, this picturesque level of workforce management likely feels like a dream. Engaging Agent Skills.

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Employee engagement Morale Management Contact Center 76

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Congratulations, call center manager! There’s never a dull moment in a call center with a myriad of opportunities for growth and success. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Why strong call center management is important. Click To Tweet.

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Fonolo

JULY 14, 2020

Over 70% of employers who have implemented flexible working arrangements believe that it has had a positive impact on employee engagement and motivation. But many contact centers had yet to take advantage of the many benefits that come from offering your contact center agents flexible working arrangements.

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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. Make Work Fun.

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CX Global Media

JUNE 5, 2017

If you stop and think about contact center agent burnout and turnover problems, why have you not considered musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)? Have you considered MSD as a contact center agent burnout cause? Often, contact center agents do not realize that their work activities are causing their pain.

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Monet Software

MARCH 12, 2020

5 Basics Every Call Center Must Get Right. Employee engagement is a powerful force. An engaged workforce is associated with better customer retention, lower turnover, greater productivity and among publicly traded companies, even higher stock price. So what are the prerequisites for robust workforce engagement?

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Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

After several months of remote working – a workstyle many contact center leaders would have deemed impossible to implement a year and a half ago – employers are finding it difficult to lure staff back into the office. This way, wages are fair across the board, consistent, and avoid future morale issues among peers.

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Fonolo

JUNE 15, 2021

Only 30% of American workforce says they’re engaged and inspired at work, with the other 70% identifying as ‘disengaged’ employees who do the bare minimum. For call center managers, this disparity is a big cause for concern. How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center.

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Fonolo

JUNE 9, 2020

Is your contact center providing the best customer experience possible? One of the most challenging aspects of running a contact center is managing your team. Metrics for Evaluating Contact Center Agent Performance. Gathering feedback from customers has become an industry standard for contact centers.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

While this may seem simple enough, call and contact center managers of the 21st Century know better: It ain’t easy. If your contact center is floundering, it’s time for you to plant your feet on terra firma and look globally at your common problems. Call-Backs. Call-backs are a powerful thing.

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Contact Center Gamification Abandon rate Call Center 182

SharpenCX

AUGUST 31, 2021

They have increased employee engagement, a stronger company culture, and foster a comfort that empowers employees to communicate freely. A lot of data is coming in and out of your contact center platform throughout the busy day. This is where a call center dashboard comes in. What’s our churn rate?

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Call Center Metrics Benchmark Contact Center 128

Fonolo

APRIL 5, 2022

What comes to mind when you think of the ideal call center leader? While those are certainly beneficial, the right candidate needs a lot more than that to make it as a successful call center leader. Being a call center leader is hard work; work that’s vital to ensure a successful call center operation.

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Noble Systems

APRIL 14, 2021

What is a virtual call center? Imagine a call center – a hub of inbound and outbound calls, staffed by a team of agents and managers – but the agents and managers are located off-site, whether in small groups in other offices or individually at their own homes. This is the concept of the virtual call center.

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM). But getting to this nirvana is no picnic.

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Callminer

OCTOBER 3, 2019

There are many characteristics that successful call center representatives share, some being more important than others. Additionally, there are some characteristics that will be more important based on the needs and functions of a particular call center, although many traits are universal to all who work in a call center setting.

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CX Global Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

For many, managing morale and employee engagement in a contact center is a complete mystery. Regardless of how lost you feel now, join Joachim “Joe” Rogers, Senior Director of Customer Care Center for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Attend and learn how to get and keep employees engaged and wanting to work for you.

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Fonolo

MAY 27, 2021

Measuring engagement through surveys allows for employees to feel heard. 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.

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Fonolo

MARCH 3, 2022

Call center management requires high levels of attention, coordination, and strategy, especially as remote work environments become more and more of a reality. . It is clear that completely outsourced, work-from-home, and hybrid models are all common call center scenarios these days. . What is Call Center Management?

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Top 10 Tips to Improve the Productivity of Your Call Center Agents. Call centers are typically considered cost centers, evaluated primarily based on the results they produce. Particularly, the metric- cost per contact. Likewise, when employees are tired, overworked, or unhappy , it shows in their work.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Every workplace has its pros and cons, but contact center agents have one of the toughest jobs out there. Just like agents are protecting your company, contact center leaders and managers need to protect them and their mental health. Burnout Burnout is at the heart of poor emotional well-being in a contact center.

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CX Global Media

JULY 12, 2019

The fifth step ( Step 1 , Step 2 , Step 3 , Step 4 ) in the contact center agent journey is about agent retention. Retaining contact center agents has always been a significant focus area in contact centers. A several Expert Sessions are dedicated to the topic of on-boarding contact center agents.

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Contact Center Coaching Employee engagement Call Center 120

Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

Think about the last time you reached out to a contact center for one of the services or products that you purchased. You could have contacted the company in a multitude of ways — chat, text, social media, or even an “old-fashioned” telephone call.

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Morale Gamification Contact Center Quality management 78

Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Providing an ever-improving customer experience while boosting contact center agent productivity is paramount for your business. Here’s the blueprint for achieving greater agent productivity in your call center. The quality of customer service and support can also have an impact on the productivity of a contact center.

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Contact Center Coaching Schedule adherence Abandon rate 74

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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Call Center Morale Contact Center Gamification 112

Taylor Reach Group

MAY 11, 2023

by Colin Taylor I was in Las Vegas last week attending and speaking at Call & Contact Center Expo US and it was a great time. Otherwise, you are condemned to play contact center ‘Whack-a-Mole’ as you jump from problem to problem. I got to see a number of familiar faces and meet a bunch of new friends.

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Monet Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Can SMB call center quality management be about more than quality? Yep, it’s the linchpin of employee engagement, too! 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.

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Morale Quality management contact center workforce Employee engagement 48

Playvox

MARCH 12, 2023

Running a smooth and efficient contact center can feel like the ultimate struggle, but don’t worry, you’re not alone. Providing noteworthy customer experiences is a top priority for any business, and a well-run help desk, support center, or customer service center is the key to improving contact center performance.

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SharpenCX

MAY 12, 2020

Back in college, I took a customer service job one summer working in a call center for a nationwide moving service. Day one you’re handed large amounts of information to learn, systems to get acclimated with, and told to listen to phone calls taken by your peers. The onboarding process in any call center can feel daunting.

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Contact Center Customer Service Employee engagement Coaching 128

Noble Systems

JULY 24, 2020

With a changing economy, high unemployment, increasing competition and consolidation, massive regulatory burden, and evolving legal requirements, the collections call center industry is reacting by embracing new approaches and new technologies to improve efficiencies, boost recovery rates, and beat the competition.

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Call Center Technology Gamification Analytics 87

SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Send your call center employees a blank thank you card along with their personalized message. Recognition is critical for employee engagement and retention. Recognition is critical for employee engagement and retention. Encourage them to use the blank card to send a peer a positive message.

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Call Center Customer Service Surveys Employee engagement 128

SharpenCX

JUNE 23, 2021

But, your contact center KPIs are an important piece of creating a happy team and happy customers. Plus, you need a high-performing, empowered contact center. But, don’t feel burdened to track the dozens of KPIs in your contact center. Call Quality. Active Contact Resolution. Service level.

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Contact Center Abandon rate Management Metrics 101

NobelBiz

MAY 6, 2022

Recent studies indicate that employees leave their jobs Latest studies indicate that the main reason employees leave their job is primarily because they don’t feel sufficiently recognized. Employees are the heartbeat of your call center. If you think about it, employees are the most important asset of your company.

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