NICE inContact

DECEMBER 12, 2016

When I think about “great” service, I envision a customer interaction that required little customer effort, that was resolved on the first contact, by the first agent, and in which the agent served as a positive ambassador for the brand. But, does hiring great contact center agents equate to great service?

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Contact Center Agent Empowerment Customer Service Finance 74

TechSee

APRIL 16, 2019

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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Call Center Contact Center Agent Empowerment Coaching 126

Balto

AUGUST 23, 2024

Here’s the good news: in 2024, we have a wide array of capable call center quality assurance software solutions that can streamline QA processes, automate manual tasks, and deliver insightful reports to support decision-making. This guide aims to help you choose the right QA software for your contact center.

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Call Center Coaching Surveys CRM 52

Taylor Reach Group

APRIL 27, 2020

Similarly, not empowering agents with the authority to resolve issues also creates friction and unpleasant outcomes for the agent and customer alike. Incredibly, many organizations limit agent empowerment in the mistaken belief that the agents cannot be trusted with making such decisions.

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NICE inContact

APRIL 9, 2019

While it’s easy to disregard, it reveals a common business practice: Call Quality Monitoring – a practice contact centers use to review and evaluate the quality of their agents’ interactions with customers. For this reason, most contact centers record their agents’ calls. Agent coaching and development.

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Agent Empowerment Coaching Contact Center Quality management 55

SharpenCX

JUNE 30, 2021

As a contact center manager, much of what you do daily shapes the quality of your service. You likely want to see your agents succeed in their work. Project 1: Invest in the Right Tools for Your Contact Center. Investing in quality tools and technology in your contact center can go a long way.

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Customer Service Coaching Contact Center Agent Empowerment 67

SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Workforce management in your contact center is all about finding balance. You balance the needs of your customers with the workload of your agents (and their development). Plus, you toss in overseeing your contact center budget, too. Empathy doesn’t scale when your agents are overworked and overwhelmed.

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SharpenCX

MAY 6, 2021

After all, most agents don’t have a cute puppy to soften the blow of a customer problem. Turns out, what you measure in your contact center has the power to change your customer outcomes. He sees the contact center moving from a transactional department to one that’s solutions-oriented and insight-driven.

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Metrics Agent Empowerment Contact Center Customer effort 84

Customer Service Life

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Pretty much every contact center on the planet has some sort of a quality assurance process — or so I learned when I contracted with an outsourcer a half dozen years ago. Like other KPIs, this is a metric that’s tracked and improved upon from the organizational level all the way down to each individual agent. What’s next?

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SharpenCX

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Truth be told, how you manage and coach your team has a massive impact on customer happiness. Because it determines your agents’ empowerment, productivity, and happiness at work. What’s the real cost of agent turnover in your contact center? Ready to improve your customer (and agent) retention rates?

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Agent Empowerment Contact Center Contact center software Morale 94

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. It lives in how you use your insights to fuel positive changes that improve your customer and agent experience. It’s time to use it.

Coaching 59

Coaching Average Handle Time Customer Experience Metrics 59

SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

At this point in your contact center’s history, some 51% of contact centers have even realized data needs to be actionable for the specific agents and leaders who need it. It lives in how you use your insights to fuel positive changes that improve your customer and agent experience. It’s time to use it.

Coaching 52

Coaching Average Handle Time Customer Experience Metrics 52

Comm100

DECEMBER 1, 2017

For many organizations, a huge part of this new year task is setting contact center priorities — priorities that can have a colossal impact on the customer experience. But deciding on annual goals and specific yearly focuses for a call center isn’t always easy. Tip: Begin to examine your existing contact center processes.

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Contact Center Customer centricity Journey mapping Benchmark 42

Talkdesk

MARCH 2, 2018

Agent performance is, itself, a major challenge for contact centers. Even if all the strategic and systemic stars align, there is no guarantee the agents will actually be able to achieve optimal results. Internal systems/tools can have both positive and negative impacts on agent performance,” said Gadi Shamia.

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Agent Empowerment Contact Center Customer centricity Self service 40

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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DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Wells Fargo is no longer making daily news headlines, but the impact of their overly aggressive cross-selling culture will be felt by contact centers throughout the United States for a long time. Setting the Record Straight: It’s highly unlikely Wells Fargo’s management was unaware of what was happening in their contact centers.

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Sales Customer Service Contact Center CRM 48

Calabrio

OCTOBER 15, 2019

We’re all about our customers, and we judge ourselves by our ability to add tangible business value to their contact centers around the world, from easily managing soaring inbound volumes across multiple communication channels to leveraging new levels of customer experience intelligence to drive deeper engagement with customers.

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3CLogic

JANUARY 5, 2022

Contact centers have come a long way over the last couple of decades, nearly unrecognizable to an agent from the 1990s. As technology continues to rapidly develop, contact centers will need to revisit the tools they use in order to keep up. Consider how the contact center landscape changed during 2021 alone.

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teleopti

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Once everyone is confident with the new system, discuss ways to utilize the latest WFM training planner capabilities for coaching sessions. If necessary, enlist help from seasoned users in the WFM team.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Your KPIs have become the pernicious beast of your contact center. A recent Google search escapade led us to a common question managers, like you, are asking: What KPIs would you use to rate your customer service agents? Today, we’re looking at KPIs through the lens of agent experience. Training Investment per Agent.

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Metrics Call Center Customer Service Coaching 64

SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

You’re actively involved with your agents rather than operating hands-off. The Experience Coach. The experience coach focuses on individualism. You know that providing relevant feedback often will improve your agents’ well-being and your customer satisfaction. This is the gold standard for successful call center managers.

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Call Center Agent Empowerment Management Coaching 67