Playvox

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

While to the agent, it’s just handling another customer interaction, they are the “face” of the company and take the brunt of the rage from the customer. When customers are in a rage, it can be incredibly difficult to defuse the situation, creating stress and burnout for your agents. Examples Of Interaction Avoidance.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

But the gap between how managers view feedback and how employees see it simply isn’t good for agent morale and mindset. To keep engagement up, feedback should be focused on coaching rather than micromanaging. Remember that understanding their role and goals was the most important factor in agent engagement.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When some agents avoid working with customers, that puts pressure on other team members to pick up the slack. This can lead to burnout, creating additional increases in agent stress that lead to high call-outs or high attrition rates. What To Do if Contact Center Agents Are Participating in Interaction Avoidance.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While leaders often ask agents to ‘walk in the customer’s shoes’, such advice usually exacerbates these negative consequences. Understand that the problem is not empathy in itself but how it is coached. The beauty of cloud-first contact centre solutions is they make light work of scaling up and down as your business changes.

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Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Much of a team leader’s time is taken away from their key role of providing coaching and development to their people when they have to get involved in manual, immediate, repetitive, and cumbersome tasks like leave approval and shift swaps. Transitioning some responsibility to agents helps team leaders as well.

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JustCall

MAY 23, 2023

The focus this year will largely be around the themes of digital transformation and innovation, the growing role of Generative AI and emerging tech, and top industry insights as well as best practices. With 100+ phone system integrations, JustCall ends agent burnout and initiates smarter workflows.

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Balto

JANUARY 21, 2025

How to Improve CSAT: Empower agents with real-time tools to resolve customer issues efficiently during the first interaction. Gather customer feedback consistently to understand trends and coach agents on areas that need improvement. Balto reporting dashboard for managers viewing agent metrics 1.

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Balto

JANUARY 2, 2025

How to Improve CSAT: Empower agents with real-time tools to resolve customer issues efficiently during the first interaction. Gather customer feedback consistently to understand trends and coach agents on areas that need improvement. Balto reporting dashboard for managers viewing agent metrics 1.

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Talkdesk

JULY 16, 2019

Call Center Performance Management is a program, generally led by a contact center operations manager, dedicated to calculating and improving the performance of contact center agents. Performance Management generally requires a number of tools like call recording , quality monitoring , coaching , and gamification.

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NobelBiz

JUNE 4, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll dive into the nuances of customer service in call centers, exploring everything from the evolution of call centers to the latest trends and best practices. This not only helps in maintaining optimal staffing levels but also in reducing operational costs and minimizing agent burnout.

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Balto

JANUARY 14, 2025

Operational Efficiency Analytics streamlines operations, reducing costs while maintaining high service levels through effective workforce management: Dynamic Scheduling : Predictive analytics ensures the right number of agents are on hand, reducing downtime or wait times. What are the best practices for implementing call center analytics?

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Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For agents, it’s an important change of perspective: they need to stay engaged and understand best practices in a way that’s coachable to other agents. Figure 12: Satisfaction Metrics by Mentor Another facet of mentorship that we looked at was coaching type and frequency.

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Playvox

APRIL 27, 2023

Agents won’t burn out trying to channel jump to satisfy needs. Related Article: How Contact Center Agent Burnout Decreases Productivity (And What You Can Do About It) Trend 3: Prioritization Of Employee Experience And Employee Engagement Your help desk is the relationship hub for your brand.

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aircall

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Best practices for implementing your omnichannel strategy. This is a recipe for agent burnout , and for an unsuccessful and unsustainable strategy. Regular coaching sessions will keep your team proactive and on the same page. That kind of symbiosis with an external service is a tall order.

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Vistio

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Here are some key approaches: Manageable Workloads: Assign tasks equitably and avoid overloading new agents with high-stakes responsibilities before theyre ready. Ongoing Support: Pair new hires with mentors, provide frequent coaching, and offer flexible training solutions like ServiceSim.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

And the best practices and tips for managing callbacks Agents proposing the best product or service is no longer a sure bet for success. Let’s find out more about the potential of the Callback feature for call centers, its benefits, and best practices for managing callbacks in contact centers.

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Robert Davis

APRIL 5, 2018

Let’s face it; the outbound agent will encounter many more “no’s” than “yes’s.” Agent burnout is high due to the aforementioned “rejection factor” inherent in outbound selling. The agent turnover rate for outbound programs can often be two to three times higher than for inbound or other call center functions.

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Robert C. Davis and Associates

APRIL 5, 2018

Let’s face it; the outbound agent will encounter many more “no’s” than “yes’s.” Agent burnout is high due to the aforementioned “rejection factor” inherent in outbound selling. The agent turnover rate for outbound programs can often be two to three times higher than for inbound or other call center functions.

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