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Training Your Call Center Agents to Sound the Alarm on Harassment in Abusive Customer Interactions Instantly Can Fuel Your Agents’ Empowerment

SharpenCX

When I was in college, I worked in a call center. And one call is engrained in my mind as a permanent reminder of how not to interact. The customer who called in was just so insulting and so…mean. We were closing in 15 minutes and there was only one person left on my list to call. This wears on agents.

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The Role of Contact Center Agents in Product Innovation

Contact Center Pipeline

As we turn the page to a new year, and in the spirit of new beginnings, I’d like to challenge managers and leaders to consider alternative approaches to drive innovation and business change. Change must bubble up from within an organization, not merely cascade down from above, because in the next two years we’ll witness […].

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Call Center Culture of Excellence – How to Build it

TechSee

Many of us have worked in contact centers. Contact center agents want to work for employers who help them to develop and grow their careers – and they’re not afraid to leave if they’re not getting what they need. What Matters Most to Contact Center Managers. Proactivity is Key.

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Boost Agent Satisfaction in Your Contact Center with These 9 Inclusive Practices

Fonolo

Fostering an inclusive work environment is essential if you want a high-performing contact center team. If you haven’t been paying attention, agent attrition has continued to rise, according to our State of the Contact Center 2020 report. 3 Reasons Why Agent Satisfaction is the New Customer Satisfaction.

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Contact Center Workforce Management Best Practices

Fonolo

Managers know that call center workforce management matters. Put it another way: if customer interactions are at the heart of a contact center’s success, then effective workforce management is the backbone. That’s why contact centers are investing in it in droves. How Can WFM Help my Contact Center?

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Agent Empowerment: Putting Firstline Employees First in the Contact Center

Noble Systems

Advancements in technology have contact centers light years ahead of where they were five – even two years ago. Businesses that continue to ignore the needs of firstline employees – such as contact center agents – do so at their own peril. Agent Experience Demands No Friction and Easy Access to Data.

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How to Empower Contact Center Agents

VocalCom

The contact center is, without question, an intense environment. To keep agents organized and focused, managers may present them with a rigid protocol. However, good management is only part of ensuring agent success. Here are five tips for empowering contact center agents to offer the best customer service possible.