CCNG

MAY 27, 2021

Contact Center Leaders are continually being pushed to improve processes, decrease cost, increase customer satisfaction, and improve sales or metrics. Understanding the best path to follow, with the fluidity of the contact center industry, can be a daunting task. culture, motivation, incentives, and employee engagement.

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Customer Service Life

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image by Mikko Koivuneva from Pixabay Whether it’s called a one-on-one meeting, or a coaching conversation, or a performance check-in, this regular conversation between a supervisor and an employee is essential to an effective and high-performing contact center. Be professional and business-like.”

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Contact Center Metrics Coaching Feedback 88

BlueOcean

JANUARY 30, 2024

Pay Per Use Instead of Pay Per Person We are big fans of the transactional model in a strategic relationship. In this model, where you pay only for the contacts handled, the responsibility to manage efficiency and productivity lies with your outsourced partner. Let’s break it down to the basics. Realizing a reduction in FTE.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

That’s why, in the contact center world, extroverts are more sought after than introverts. In reality, there is no perfect personality type that will fulfill everything you need. For starters, contact center agents do more than just answering calls and emails. The Extroverted Contact Center Agent.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JUNE 26, 2019

Early in my management career, I followed the Golden Rule: Treat others as I would want to be treated. I believed that if I treated everyone the way I would want to be treated, it meant I was a great manager. Yet, I had significant conflicts with some members of my team. Often, I felt […].

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Personalization Contact Center Management Coaching 244

Balto

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

So, it comes as no surprise that today’s consumers have peak expectations for the level of personalization they’ll now receive from the banking or financial services contact center. But what if a customer needs to dial into the contact center? Why is Personalization Important in the Contact Center?

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Contact Center Pipeline

AUGUST 18, 2021

I’ve always known that I must listen more than I speak when coaching an agent. However, when I first became a team lead, I was always thinking about my response while the other person was speaking. The conversation running in my head kept me from actively listening to what the agent was saying, and I […].

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The post 7 Contact Center Coaching Tips to Personalize Your Agent Experience appeared first on Sharpen Contact Center Software. That means people spend 37 percent of their five-day week at work. In that time, your agents could hike the Inca Trail and have some extra time to explore the.

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The Northridge Group

JULY 20, 2023

Contact centers are in a state of flux, with many contact center associates (and workers in general) hesitant to return to the office full-time and forgo the flexibility that comes with a work-from-home (WFH) or hybrid environment. Imagine that you conduct an extensive analysis of contact center associate performance.

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Talkdesk

JUNE 15, 2020

A successful onboarding program that combines new learning formats, personalized assessments and automated tools can be a great way to reduce employee turnover and boost productivity. Now, let’s dive into the next step on your path toward turning every agent into a top performer: coaching and development!

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 6, 2021

If your contact center is filled with tired, stressed, irritable employees, your customers will notice. So, step one to running a more effective contact center is focusing on your agents, first. So, step one to running a more effective contact center is focusing on your agents, first.

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CX Global Media

MARCH 26, 2019

For many contact centers taking the leap to implement virtual agents to handle the simple and repetitive tasks is somewhat an easy decision to make. But for one contact center that implemented virtual agents, their call handle times quadrupled! For those of you in contact center operations, this is not a huge surprise.

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

To gain some insights into the strategies and tactics call centers can use to boost efficiency and arm you with effective strategies you can put to use, we reached out to a panel of call center experts , managers and leaders and asked them to answer this question: “What is the most effective way for a contact center to increase efficiency?”.

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Customer Service Life

DECEMBER 18, 2018

How would you implement self-care initiatives into your contact center? 1:1 Coaching . My coaching program puts a spin on an individual’s wellness through the lens of customer service with the intention of personal growth. I’m giving away free 60-minute coaching sessions. I got you, my friend!

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Contact Center Personalization Coaching Customer Service 103

NICE inContact

JUNE 5, 2019

Personally, I would think “Ok, my levels are high. However, every day in the contact center, supervisors and managers send incomplete messages to their agents, failing to prescribe what “medicine” is needed to correct their performance problems. Coaching in the contact center must be easy, streamlined, and efficient.

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Coaching Contact Center Average Handle Time Quality management 54

Fonolo

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As part of our State of the Contact Center in 2020 Industry Report , we asked industry leaders and influencers what surprised them the most about the pandemic. Contact centers that have been hesitating on technology upgrades for years transformed their operations in a matter of weeks because it was a matter of survival.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Read the Full Industry Report Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. “I see the CX industry finding new, faster and more efficient ways to meet their customers’ needs, maybe through the use of new technology, while also balancing a deeply personal, empathetic human connection.” We had to listen to that.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Consulting Consulting 159

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zenarate’s AI Coach is supporting the world’s largest brands to deliver 30-60% KPI lift. Zenarate’s AI Coach simulates any customer engagement scenario immersing customer-facing team members in real-life conversations while providing real-time coaching. About Zenarate.

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Coaching Contact Center Healthcare Scripts 52

CX Global Media

JULY 17, 2018

How would you describe your contact center supervisors? The fact is having high-performing contact center supervisors is no longer an optional extra for organizations, but even the best organizations don’t have time to figure all this stuff out. Ineffective? Overworked? Undertrained? Dream team? Click to Tweet ).

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Contact Center Coaching Construction Call Center 179

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Some 32% of organizations were running their contact centers with cloud technology at the end of 2020. Whether your contact center intends to go back to the office or stay remote, the acceleration of digital transformation projects and jumps to cloud technology will continue. Working from home can feel isolating.

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Contact Center Technology Coaching Analytics 128

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Zenarate expands its AI Coach language capabilities to 79, the most in the industry, and adds new agent feedback reporting for AI simulation training. The company’s AI Coach platform now supports 79 languages, the most options in the industry. The addition of expanded language support is significant for global brands.

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Coaching Feedback Telecommunications First call resolution 59

CX Global Media

MAY 11, 2020

In recent years, there has been a rising tide of interest in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in contact centers. STOP : What are the truths of AI in contact centers? What about the uniqueness of your contact center, the work you perform, and your strategic positioning in your organization.

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Contact Center Technology Customer centricity Customer emotions 194

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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Contact Center Agent burnout Morale Coaching 78

CX Global Media

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Regardless of the economic cycle, turnover can be a problem for a lot of contact centers. Whether it’s just retaining any person to be in your contact center or just those high performers. Many people that are finding fulfillment and they like working in contact centers. Empowerment.

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Contact Center Call Center Coaching Management 149

Playvox

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If your contact center is like most, you probably have a robust set of guidelines that document your procedures, detail your standards, and outline how employees should handle various situations. But one thing many contact centers are missing is a remote work company policy. Coach And Motivate.

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Contact Center Schedule adherence Average Handle Time Coaching 74

Fonolo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

However, we’re willing to bet that this contact center trend — resiliency — will be seen across all industries. Contact centers need to be more resilient before the next crisis. Contact centers need to be more resilient before the next crisis. Contact Center Trends 2021. Crises do occur.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2018

In contemporary times, the deafening sounds of the outside world via the news, social media, the subway, the radio, the street, and even the phone lines can distract us from our long-term professional and personal goals. Contact center professionals? I’ll offer up two pieces of advice on how to motivate your contact center team.

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Contact Center Brand ambassadors Morale Telemarketing 271

Virtual Live Labs

AUGUST 24, 2021

Creating “Hybrid” Self-Directed Teams in your contact center not only increase productivity, customer service satisfaction scores, sales conversion and employee satisfaction scores, they can also decrease your absenteeism, attrition and work avoidance while Advisors are logged in. Share both managerial and operational responsibilities.

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Contact Center Coaching Accountability Sales 130

Virtual Live Labs

AUGUST 24, 2021

Creating “Hybrid” Self-Directed Teams in your contact center not only increase productivity, customer service satisfaction scores, sales conversion and employee satisfaction scores, they can also decrease your absenteeism, attrition and work avoidance while Advisors are logged in. Share both managerial and operational responsibilities.

Contact Center 130

Contact Center Coaching Accountability Sales 130

Robert Davis

JANUARY 13, 2020

Let’s talk about the value of a coach in someone’s life. A coach can do that. At every level of sports, we see coaches who help the team perform and do what they can. Individuals are searching for coaches as personal trainers or as life coaches. It is clear that the coach’s role is important.

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Coaching Contact Center Call flow Morale 62

Balto

MAY 9, 2023

As customer expectations continue to rise, it’s become more challenging and costly for contact centers to maintain exceptional support quality for their customers. Automated Quality Management (AQM) automates the quality management process in contact centers by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Quality management Contact Center Management Coaching 52

Balto

JUNE 12, 2023

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email In today’s economy, contact center leaders are tasked with doing as much as possible with as few resources as possible. We talked to 400+ contact center leaders about exactly this phenomenon in order to understand how they are doing more with less.

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Playvox

APRIL 25, 2023

How can you spice up remote agent training at your contact center to make it the most engaging and effective it can be? Make A Plan Despite the ongoing debate on the benefits and drawbacks of in-person, hybrid, and remote work, recent data and predictions support remote and hybrid work in a contact center.

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Contact Center Contact center software Gamification Feedback 79

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 20, 2023

Zenarate, the leading Simulation Training solution, today announced that Startek, a global customer experience (CX) solutions provider, is using its AI Coach to provide immersive training to its contact center teams. Zenarate AI Coach is the “flight simulator” for customer and prospect engagement.

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Coaching Telecommunications Best practices Healthcare 59

CX Global Media

JULY 8, 2019

The first step in the contact center agent journey comes with the hiring process. In my experience as a practitioner, solution provider, learner and educator in the contact center industry, I’ve reached the conclusion that we have a massive education opportunity. Conference Coverts to On-demand Learning. Free Access.

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Contact Center Education Coaching B2B 120

CX Global Media

JULY 17, 2018

How would you describe your contact center supervisors? The fact is having high-performing contact center supervisors is no longer an optional extra for organizations, but even the best organizations don’t have time to figure all this stuff out. Ineffective? Overworked? Undertrained? Dream team? Click to Tweet ).

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Contact Center Coaching Construction Call Center 136