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Buddying Up – Putting Virtual Employee Assistants at the Heart of Agent Development

TechSee

The contact center industry continues to face extremely high agent turnover, with some outbound and telemarketing centers experiencing attrition rates as high as 27% annually. Virtual Employee Assistants (VEA) – or digital buddies – have been tapped as an effective solution to help contact centers both support and motivate their agents.

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Why Simplicity in Contact Centres Matters in an Era of Complexity

CSM Magazine

Here are five tactics to tackle these new complexities from an agent perspective: 1. Replace whiteboards with dashboards – the opportunity to benchmark self-performance is a fundamental part of agent empowerment and it shouldn’t stop just because the majority of agents are working from home.

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Call Center Management: Best Practices, KPIs, Metrics & Roles

Balto

Use gamification, leaderboards, and rewards to keep agents motivated and invested. A low NPS can highlight gaps in managing remote call center agents, inconsistent service, or inadequate problem resolution. Agent Empowerment: Equip agents with tools and authority to resolve issues without unnecessary escalations.