Myra Golden Media

AUGUST 5, 2019

On August 9th I am hosting a webinar, Quality Form Development & Coaching. Visualizing, planning, and EXECUTING a quality monitoring program is my summer 2019 focus for my clients.

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Myra Golden Media

JULY 12, 2019

Two months into the new quality monitoring plan, employees were complaining about the “fairness” of scores, supervisors were stressed as they struggled to find time to listen to calls, coach employees and record all the data. Before you coach the call, ask, “How did that call feel to you?” Let them listen to their own calls.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Calibration sessions serve this purpose for call centers. This article decodes the function and best practices for call calibration. Key Points: Call Center Calibration measures how well the call center works as a whole. What needs to happen before you can meet your standards?

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DMG Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2019

Do we still need to do calibration sessions? In addition to AQM evaluations, it is a best practice for supervisors to conduct some live monitoring of interactions to facilitate in-the-moment agent coaching and/or recognition. Calibration is a critical component of a successful AQM program, as it is in a traditional QM process.

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Call Design

JULY 6, 2021

Understanding how to make a profit on the double bottom line (DBL) involves employing a broad range of KPIs and key metrics to ensure a contact centre meets every need that a business may have in supporting their customers. Calibration is key when measuring quality to ensure any suggestion of bias is removed. Forecast Accuracy.

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Voxjar

JUNE 5, 2021

Two words: call calibration. In this guide, we’re going to cover everything you need to know about call calibration: what it is, why it matters, and how to do it to keep your customers—and call center agents—happy. What Is Call Calibration? What’s So Important About Call Calibration? Establish a process.

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Taylor Reach Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

This point and the futility or calibrating a 5 to 6 on a 10-point scale are why most quality programs actually offer no insight into actual quality. Together this makes for an effective quality program, without expensive and time-consuming calibration and ambiguous results. And why would they?

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Customer Service Life

JANUARY 15, 2019

They believe that quality assurance is about coaching agents and making continuous improvement over time and that supersedes a score. Any seasoned coach has seen the look in an agent’s eye when they’re handed a quality review and they go straight to the score. Clearly verifying customers should be a priority when coaching Bob.

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Sikorski's Think Abouts

APRIL 5, 2015

What will coaching do? Must meet Objectives and KPIs. Modify agent behavior through coaching. Provide the calibration function. This week’s question for your employees – Why do you like being coached? Correct undesirable behaviors. Improve communications skills. Increase productivity. Decrease Employee Turnover.

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CSR Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Calibrations Aren’t Just a Chore. It is the supervisors who coach agents that make or break a quality program. Follow up Coaching the Coach sessions (LINK TO TRAINING MODULE) are great refreshers. Calibrations Aren’t Just a Chore. Calibrations run smoothest when healthy conversation is fostered.

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Monet Software

AUGUST 11, 2020

There comes a point in the SMB call center and help desk evolution when, to put it bluntly, spreadsheets aren’t getting it done, and live call monitoring isn’t enough to meet heightened QM objectives. 3 Calibrate Quality Evaluations and Metrics. or a full quality assurance (QA) department ? All of this takes expertise. Ask the QM team!

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Customer Service Life

JANUARY 18, 2019

It would be easy to jump into that meeting and start coming up with questions for a quality form and assigning point values and such, but I prefer to start with a couple questions to get to know them better. At best, you’ll coach agents on a bunch of one-off issues but never see the greater impact of that coaching.

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Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 24, 2022

The introduction of new technology and tools, combined with a shift away from face-to-face and drop-in visits to tightly planned Zoom meetings, has permanently changed the selling landscape. Most B2B buyers now want to be sold virtually ; yet most companies aren’t properly equipping their sales teams to meet these demands.

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Customer Service Life

JUNE 17, 2019

Performance on individual objectives on the form to provide targeted coaching and training for the areas where teams and individual agents struggle most. Calibrate with all scorers. Quality calibration is a process by which all reviewers ensure alignment on the way they grade customer interactions. Permissions and access.

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Quality Contact Solutions

MAY 4, 2021

Call Quality – Call monitoring and coaching are such a vital aspect of ensuring your customers are getting the correct answers and excellent service. Regularly held calibration sessions between the client and the outsourcer are essential, especially at the beginning of the partnership. Can the outsourcer handle that?

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Etech GS

APRIL 1, 2019

If you know there is a bad interaction, do not choose to play it in a calibration session that is attended by a large group. Take the agent into an individual coaching session to discuss the interaction whether it be a chat, call, or social media contact. The ideal coaching session takes no more than 15 minutes.

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Taylor Reach Group

JANUARY 5, 2018

Assign a project manager to create a meticulously detailed timeline and to meet at least weekly with the appropriate partner managers. 6) Calibrate on quality: You know what your customers need, and your quality system should reflect that knowledge. Calibration calls help keep everyone aligned.

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COPC

APRIL 1, 2022

QA primarily evaluates agent performance and provides information for coaching. Whether we use the information to coach and manage agent performance or for broader decision-making?—?unreliable You will still need to manage, recruit, train, coach, develop, and motivate your staff.?. Certain QA practices have come into question.

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Voxjar

MAY 22, 2018

Good parameters are measurable and clearly defined (something you can test through calibration sessions with management, supervisors, and reps – post on this coming soon). Meet company AHT guidelines. The post 101 Call Monitoring Parameters for Quality and Coaching appeared first on Voxjar. Dodge calls.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

And, because the schedulers used different processes, it was a challenge to scale to meet the growing demands of their customer base. With five separate WFM schedulers handling schedules for different regions, scheduling for things such as daylight savings changes was difficult since not all regions changed time simultaneously.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 21, 2016

A monitoring form should always reflect your goals, and should be thought of as a “work in progress” always being adapted to meet the current needs. attitude that impedes getting buy-in during coaching sessions. DO: Hold recurring calibration sessions. DO: Constantly reevaluate your forms.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Meet Our Panel of Call Center Leaders and QA Pros: Art Coombs. But when the whole month has a lot of calls which were of all different types, the quality report – which can identify potential gaps and required agent coaching or training – may be delayed by many days. Who is coaching the coaches? Lindsey Havens.

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Taylor Reach Group

JANUARY 11, 2018

The forecasting process allows the CCO to identify and confirm the number of staff resources required to meet the expected demand, as shown in the forecast. We all know intuitively that there is a relationship between hiring, training, coaching and systems and the resultant quality, however defined.

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Customer Service Life

MAY 31, 2018

It’s challenging to define a quality customer service interaction but essential if you’re going to deliver any level of consistent service to customers — let alone get agents and supervisors to all understand and agree on the standard ( this is called calibration ). Shift focus to coaching and excellence. Eliminate score haggling.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This not only helps in ensuring compliance with protocols but also provides opportunities for coaching and feedback based on actual performance. Monitoring key metrics such as First Call Resolution (FCR), Net Promoter Score (NPS), and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) offers invaluable insights into how well agents are meeting customer needs.

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Customer Service Life

JUNE 10, 2019

While we’d like to think this quality coaching session holds some special transformational power, what’s more likely is that the eyes of both the coach and the agent go straight to the score and all opportunity to help that agent improve at their job is lost. Track performance at the individual question level.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Putting in the time to coach and train your team ensures you stop bad agent habits in their tracks. With so much to do, it’s tough to find the headspace, let alone the time, to think through how to coach your agents regularly. Agent scorecards are feedback tools to help you put intention behind your coaching moments. .

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 16, 2025

QA ensures every customer touchpoint meets or exceeds established standards, which drives satisfaction and loyalty. Targeted Training and Development: Use QA findings to inform personalized coaching sessions and broader training initiatives. Quality assurance (QA) in contact centers forms the foundation of exceptional customer service.

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Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

When employees are motivated intrinsically, they are more likely to be passionate about their work and go above and beyond to meet their goals. According to a recent Gallup study , best-in-class managers use ongoing conversations to deliver feedback that celebrates successes and calibrates performance.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 3, 2023

Call center quality management (QM) is an essential process that helps businesses ensure their call centers are meeting customer expectations and delivering quality services. QM can help businesses ensure their call centers meet these requirements and avoid penalties and fines. Read more on What Makes a Successful Contact Center?

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aircall

MARCH 17, 2016

This is why the agents need to be provided with qualitative training for meeting the client’s expectations. Host monthly meetings with department representatives. Schedule monthly calibrations with representatives from all of our different departments to review calls. Operations should make this a priority.

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Balto

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Leveraging data and real-time coaching ensures efficiency without compromising service standards. At its core, it’s about ensuring that every customer conversation meets or exceeds predetermined standards of excellence. Regular calibration sessions with QA evaluators help ensure consistency and alignment across the team.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Companies began by creating checklists to ensure agents were meeting all requirements on calls. QM is more of a comprehensive program that focuses on both performance management & process improvement by using calibration, appeals, motivation, coaching, and gamification. QA analyzes problems after they happen.

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JustCall

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

To attribute the success of complex B2B deals, you need to attribute a high value to collaborative selling that requires other teams, stakeholders of the company, and prospects to be well-calibrated and peacefully collaborate with the sales process. Be Friendly. You cannot close deals with sheer professionalism and business talk.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

ACDs are critical in contact centers, as they assist in meeting the goals and objectives of your business. A well-calibrated IVR system is the cornerstone for intelligent contact center automation. Providing Regular Feedback and Coaching Regular feedback and coaching are essential for driving performance improvement.

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Expivia

APRIL 1, 2021

It is up to you to coach your middle management to know and use the appropriate tone when working with their staff. Are you having daily meeting with your supervisors, do they know the exact KPI’s that they need to push their teams to hit? Your team will take on the personality of their coach. How do people speak to each other?

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Call Experts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The training continues with 3 weeks of on the job coaching, Quality Assurance monitoring, and regular feedback sessions with their trainers and leadership. Once completed, we provide a monthly continued education curriculum focused on areas like: providing impactful coaching. Our Answering Service can Cover Your Staff Meetings.

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