SharpenCX

JUNE 2, 2020

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. Happier customers Agents who are less stressed and overwhelmed And, more time to focus on professional development of your employees. Obviously, that would be ideal.

Employee engagement 76

Employee engagement Morale Management Contact Center 76

Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

When thinking about workforce management (WFM), often people think of forecasting and scheduling. However, some of the quickest ROI can come from the employee self-service (ESS) aspects of a WFM solution. Employee self-service can nurture employee satisfaction and agent performance and promote a motivated and engaged workforce.

Self service 85

Self service Management Coaching Contact Center 85

Win the Customer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For senior service managers, the ability to understand, measure, and enhance customer engagement is pivotal. The digital era has redefined the dynamics of customer interactions, necessitating a recalibration of strategies to ensure sustainable and successful engagements.

Customer Experience 69

Customer Experience Management Journey mapping Customer centricity 69

CCNG

APRIL 3, 2024

For too long, organizations have paid lip service to platitudes like "we're all in this together" and "our employees are our greatest asset." Yet endemic workplace disengagement, high attrition rates and poor customer experience metrics reveal these are often empty slogans. With only 30% of U.S.

Metrics 195

Metrics Accountability Employee engagement Contact Center 195

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Performance reviews are an opportunity for management to evaluate, assess, and lead their team members cohesively in the right direction. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Contact Center Metrics. Call Center Managers: How to Conduct a Performance Review. What can management do to support you better in your daily work?

Call Center 127

Call Center Management Average Handle Time Employee engagement 127

ShepHyken

AUGUST 18, 2023

This week, we feature an article by Koichumanov Erkinbek, Product Marketing Manager at Intelogos , an employee well-being and AI performance management platform. He writes about how AI technologies support customer satisfaction and employee well-being. Erkin Bek Koichumanov is the Product Marketing Manager at Intelogos.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Employee engagement Chatbots Morale 156

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

As a call center leader, you rely on your call center managers to ensure everything runs smoothly. But call center managers don’t have easy jobs — reviewing metrics, engaging employees, onboarding new talent, researching the latest call center technology , and keeping customers happy are only a few parts of a call center manager’s day.

Call Center 81

Call Center Abandon rate Management First call resolution 81

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. . How can managers promote productivity , ensure employee engagement, and satisfy customers while managing a virtual call center? Metrics and data analysis.

virtual call center 87

virtual call center Call Center Management call center software 87

CCNG

APRIL 20, 2022

Implementing a performance management system with a robust data architecture that automates data integration and delivers performance intelligence to any business stakeholder is vital.? Once in place, establish a data management and analytics assessment program to identify data challenges and coordinate and prioritize projects.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience CCNG Analytics Gamification 195

ShepHyken

JANUARY 22, 2021

However, it becomes much easier for the organization to stay in sync, aiming for clarity, transparency, and better management of the remote contact center agents. Network & Device Management. For instance, if the agents’ device is unsupportive, the manager can fetch a report to track that. Real-time Remote Monitoring.

Best practices 219

Best practices Call Center Average Handle Time virtual call center 219

COPC

JUNE 9, 2023

If you’ve been following along, you already know the incredible value that a balanced scorecard brings to performance management. By fostering a collaborative approach and consistently evaluating the metrics within your scorecard, you pave the way for informed decision-making and drive performance improvements across your organization.

Management 52

Management Coaching Metrics Average Handle Time 52

Fonolo

MARCH 17, 2022

At first glance, a call center manager job may seem easy compared to the agents they oversee. But strong call center management is essential in managing call center operations, quality monitoring, and employee engagement — among a long list of tasks that ensure the center meets its day-to-day goals. Self-awareness.

Call Center 91

Call Center Management call center software Average Handle Time 91

Playvox

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For contact center managers, this phrase rings in their heads each time they create a forecast, build a schedule, or track schedule adherence. . In this environment, investing in a workforce management (WFM) solution becomes key, particularly if your support center has been using spreadsheets or trying to get by with subpar solutions.

Management 86

Management Schedule adherence Coaching Contact Center 86

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). What is Workforce Management for Call Centers?

Call Center 52

Call Center Schedule adherence call center workforce Management 52

COPC

MARCH 11, 2024

This is a recruitment quality metric.) Do our learners find the training experience engaging or boring? Do new hires feel confident in managing their workload and responsibilities? Do managers have the bandwidth and tools/processes to prepare for coaching conversations and give meaningful feedback?

Call Center 98

Call Center Gamification Coaching Employee engagement 98

Playvox

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Likewise for agents, if they don’t feel engaged, appreciated, or see a growth path, they too can take their talent to another organization. In a buyer’s market, what is the future of workforce engagement? How do you keep your best employees engaged, motivated, and empowered? What is Workforce Engagement?

Contact Center 73

Contact Center Coaching Real estate Employee engagement 73

Playvox

JUNE 7, 2023

When I worked in contact centers, people would ask what I did for a living, and I would say Workforce Management. While workforce management on the whole can sound boring, high-tech, and at times confusing, there is logic to the madness. Workforce management will have a positive impact on your contact center — when you get it right.

Management 52

Management Contact Center Abandon rate Metrics 52

ClearAction

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

8 Customer Experience Metric Silos Mask Momentum Lynn Hunsaker. Metrics selection can be the most pivotal decision you make in your customer experience management strategy. That’s because what gets measured gets managed. The trick to successful metrics selection is to connect the dots between cause-and-effect.

Metrics 67

Metrics Customer Experience Journey mapping Customer Care 67

NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Are you a call center operations manager striving to enhance your team’s productivity and deliver hyper efficiency in your daily operations? The Need for Hyper Efficiency in Call Centers As a call center operations manager, you need to stay on top of the latest trends in hyper efficiency to ensure that your organization is successful.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

LiveChat

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Companies and business leaders can look to all kind of KPIs and metrics to decide on the ‘next big thing’ to improve revenue. However, they often forget about one of the most fundamental ones: employee engagement. Employee engagement is the thing that makes people shine when they work. What is employee engagement.

Employee engagement 69

Employee engagement Surveys Metrics Personalization 69

Fonolo

MARCH 8, 2022

As call center leaders, we know the list of things to manage on the floor is endless. Behind hold times and high call volumes, management must ensure every agent is trained, every shift is covered, and every customer is satisfied. One vital aspect of call center efficiency is call center workforce management (WFM). The benefits?

call center workforce 75

call center workforce Call Center Agent burnout Management 75

Expivia

MARCH 11, 2021

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. Intraday Management. Forecasting.

call center workforce 98

call center workforce Call Center Management Average Handle Time 98

Playvox

OCTOBER 18, 2022

There’s a storm brewing in customer service centers, and the aftermath could create some big challenges for contact center management. In our 2022 study of customer support agents and managers, 68% of agent respondents said they didn’t want to return to an office. We also manage the team with the utmost respect.”. Leanne Y.,

Contact Center 69

Contact Center Management Coaching contact center workforce 69

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The CEO once told me that the only thing he would have done differently would have been to put a measure in every person’s compensation tied to customer experience metrics from the beginning. Another massively important area that HR deals with is employee engagement and internal communications. NICE Systems, Inc.,

Finance 195

Finance Customer centricity Accountability Technical Support 195

NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. In Part Two, we will seek to address intraday management and employee engagement as components of a WFM program. Intraday management. Employee engagement.

Contact Center 54

Contact Center Management contact center workforce Employee engagement 54

NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. In Part Two, we will seek to address intraday management and employee engagement as components of a WFM program. Intraday management. Employee engagement.

Contact Center 54

Contact Center Management contact center workforce Employee engagement 54

CCNG

MARCH 30, 2022

Over the last couple of years, I have noticed the word “cadence” come up frequently within the work-at-home leadership vocabulary as part of how to manage front-line agents. However, using the word “cadence” as a management tool to lead people in the work-at-home space puts a manager’s skills and ability to achieve top performance into a box.

Coaching 195

Coaching CCNG Average Handle Time Contact Center 195

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 17, 2021

Sherman, a director of Customer Experience and employee engagement at a global organization by day and the founder of DoingCXRight.com by night, says that Customer Experience is the new marketing, replacing and usurping it. We also understand that the two departments have many shared goals and metrics that measure their success.

Marketing 274

Marketing Customer Experience Consulting Consulting 274

Aspect

MARCH 5, 2019

Cloud technology for implementing and administering workforce management (WFM) technology is becoming increasingly important to businesses that are under pressure to maximise workplace productivity, reduce expenditure and improve their bottom line.

Management 88

Management Employee engagement Technology Analytics 88

SharpenCX

JANUARY 21, 2020

A couple of years ago, Tommy Reese, Deloitte’s Contact Center Strategy Manager said , “If you treat the client like gold, then they’ll continue to buy from you and other sales will follow.”. But how do you, as a manager, contribute to this? How do you know what metrics to measure to see if your customers are satisfied and loyal?

Metrics 76

Metrics Contact Center Abandon rate Coaching 76

Balto

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Working to manage a call center has many moving parts and can often create a feeling of drinking from a firehose for those who are newer to a managerial role. Perhaps you’re already in call center management or an agent aspiring to work your way up and are seeking to learn more about what all is involved.

Call Center 52

Call Center Management Average Handle Time Gamification 52

Playvox

JANUARY 30, 2024

Numerous studies link employee satisfaction, performance, and engagement with management’s ability to provide actionable, positive feedback and coaching. Yet managers continue to fall short. According to a recent Gallup survey , only 23% of employees worldwide and 32% in the U.S. fall in the “engaged” category.

Gamification 79

Gamification Contact Center Coaching Quality management 79

Monet Software

APRIL 24, 2020

Management and motivational techniques are also required to overcome these new challenges. And they should take into account that remote work generally requires more independent time management skill and tech savvy than on-site employment. Manage to the Metrics. So let’s get started! The Rules Still Apply.

Contact Center 62

Contact Center Management call center workforce Average Handle Time 62

Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a contact center leader, the top agents you hire, train, and manage are the clutch players. Adapt them to your organization’s needs, and they’re likely to not only bring out the best in your current employees but also attract top talent in your recruitment process. Remember to keep it focused on the right metrics.

Contact Center 88

Contact Center Gamification Coaching Feedback 88

Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

Are you taking the right steps to evolve toward workforce engagement management? Workforce optimization tools automate the operational performance management processes, providing added muscle to workforce management (WFM), quality management (QM), agent coaching , analytics, and reporting.

Coaching 77

Coaching Contact Center Quality management Schedule adherence 77

Integrity Solutions

APRIL 28, 2021

What actions can you take to both increase employee engagement and create a customer retention strategy that moves more of your customers from “satisfied” to “loyal”? Many organizations use customer satisfaction or Net Promoter Score (NPS) as the primary metric to determine how well the organization is creating value for customers.

Customer retention 90

Customer retention Employee engagement Customer centricity Metrics 90

NICE inContact

AUGUST 12, 2019

For seasoned workforce managers, predicting contact volumes and creating perfect schedules are second nature – even although, to those of us on the outside, they seem to speak a whole different contact center language! Forecasting and scheduling are the first half of the equation as it relates to contact center workforce management basics.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Management contact center workforce Employee engagement 59