Callminer

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Cultivating a productive call center environment involves optimizing many different facets of its operations. From facility design to computer systems and software integrations, all aspects of your call center that impact its internal atmosphere can affect employee performance. Read on for actionable tips and advice.

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Callminer

APRIL 21, 2020

The role of a call center manager is complex and challenging. Call center managers may be involved with hiring and training call center agents , monitoring call center metrics tied to agent performance , using speech analytics tools for ongoing quality monitoring , providing ongoing feedback and coaching, and more.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Contact centers are always looking for ways to reduce costs. This is particularly true during periods of uncertainty and economic downturn, when call center cost savings contribute to business continuity. However, these drastic measures are usually short term as they negatively affect CX and employee morale.

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CX Global Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

For many, managing morale and employee engagement in a contact center is a complete mystery. Regardless of how lost you feel now, join Joachim “Joe” Rogers, Senior Director of Customer Care Center for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Jim Rembach is the President of Call Center Coach and Host of the Fast Leader Show podcast.

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Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

Workforce Management How to Measure, Evaluate, and Improve Call Center Agent Performance Share In today’s competitive business landscape, call center agents serve as the critical frontline, directly shaping customer perceptions and driving brand loyalty.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 17, 2021

Luckily, a successful call center is within reach. With some careful thought and these helpful tips, you can optimize your call center’s performance: 1. With the latest call center technologies, identifying and measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is a breeze. Use metrics and act on them.

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Fonolo

JULY 27, 2021

These days, there are tons of key performance indicators (KPIs) and call center metrics to evaluate call center performance and call center agent performance. Take your pick — first call resolution (FCR) , abandon rate , customer satisfaction (CSAT) , and more. Offer coaching sessions and mentorship.

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Monet Software

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

How to treat employee burnout and reinvigorate call center engagement for the long haul. Do you feel it spreading through your contact center workforce? As we mentioned in our previous post about short-term employee engagement for contact centers , burnout isn’t a sudden-onset problem. It develops silently over time.

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Fonolo

MAY 27, 2021

Engagement is especially important for call centers, since staff turnover is typically high. Research shows that customer complaints, poor morale, and low pay all attribute to high turnover rates in the call center industry. Example Questions for a Call Center Agent Engagement Survey.

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Contact Center Pipeline

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Customer experience, employee engagement and sales results are driven by effective coaching. Coaching helps develop your agents’ skills. Done right, it also improves morale and employee retention. However, coaching needs to be done on a consistent basis. The same is true […].

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Calabrio

MARCH 7, 2025

Workforce Engagement How to Combat Call Center Agent Attrition Share You know the signs: increased average handle time (AHT), increased irritation, productivity decline. Even in a remote/hybrid workforce, contact center leaders (if theyre paying attention) can see when their employees are slipping. Next stepattrition.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” — Annette Franz , CEO of CXJourney , Official Forbes Coach, Keynote Speaker and Author. Our research shows that contact center executives are still very keen to solve agent attrition. However, it would be just as naïve to think the demand for contact center agents will decrease over the next two years.

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CX Global Media

MAY 24, 2018

Adriana is a wonderful ambassador for the contact center industry and I hope we can retain her, so that someday she is able to win a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Call Center Supervisor Success Path. Congratulations to Adriana Thompson – 2018 Contact Center supervisor of the Year – Click to Tweet .

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Balto

MARCH 3, 2025

Call center automation is transforming customer service operations across industries, shifting from traditional human-only models to a hybrid approach that blends technology with human expertise. Predictive analytics play a crucial role in anticipating customer needs and optimizing call center operations.

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TechSee

AUGUST 26, 2024

Call centers are the frontline of customer service for many businesses. Providing excellent service in call centers is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, call centers face a variety of challenges that can prevent them from delivering the best possible service.

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Balto

MARCH 17, 2025

Call centers arent just handling customer inquiriestheyre gold mines of untapped insights. The key is turning raw interactions into actionable call center insights that enhances both efficiency and customer experience. The best-performing call centers strike a balance between AI automation and human expertise.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Call center QA and monitoring teams are responsible for ensuring the quality of interactions between call center representatives and consumers. Meet Our Panel of Call Center Leaders and QA Pros: Art Coombs. Lindsey Havens. Nabahat Shanza. Art Coombs. ArthurFCoombs. Lindsey Havens.

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Playvox

MARCH 21, 2024

Most interactions that contact center agents have daily are to solve a problem or issue, adjust a payment, or ask a clarifying question. When customer interactions are the heartbeat of business operations, one crucial factor often takes center stage – agent morale. All of this leads to better agent morale.

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CX Global Media

JUNE 5, 2017

In an article written by long-time contact center industry analyst Brendan Read and author of Designing the Best Call Center for Your Business he interviewed Dr. John Triano, director of the Texas Back Institute’s (Plano, TX) chiropractic division, and resident ergonomics expert. Improving Employee Morale.

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SharpenCX

AUGUST 31, 2021

This is where a call center dashboard comes in. A call center dashboard provides simple graphics, custom views, and real-time insights into your team’s performance. But your executive team is likely looking for a big picture view into your center. Are we retaining call center agents?

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As a hiring manager, there’s a lot riding on your ability to have a productive interview and find the right agents and supervisors for your call center. >> Read Next: 3 Call Center Interview Tips and Tricks for a Better Agent Experience. Contact center agents often need to think on the fly.

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Amplifai Coaching Category

JANUARY 12, 2021

Call Center Coaching Effectiveness has long been a challenge for both BPO/Outsourcers and direct contact centers alike - here are the top 10 causes we repeatedly see contributing to stagnant customer experience, waning employee morale, and disappointing performance improvements.

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CX Global Media

AUGUST 30, 2017

People, process, technology, reporting, culture, competition, morale, data, automation, self-service – which word matters most? In my 20+ years in the contact center industry, the past three years elevated this one word to utmost importance. This prevents contact center supervisors from developing their team.”

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Fonolo

APRIL 27, 2020

Now, more than ever, your call center agents need your support. It’s never been more important for call center managers to support their agents. Here are our top tips for engaging remote employees and keeping agent morale high, so that you and your team can go (virtually) unimpeded for as long as you need to.

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Noble Systems

APRIL 14, 2021

What is a virtual call center? Imagine a call center – a hub of inbound and outbound calls, staffed by a team of agents and managers – but the agents and managers are located off-site, whether in small groups in other offices or individually at their own homes. This is the concept of the virtual call center.

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SharpenCX

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Yet still, from the perspective of a customer, if I know I have to dial up a call center, I think of a million reasons to delay it until tomorrow. Like plenty of people, I assume customer service calls will take up my entire afternoon. Customer service in call centers has the stereotype of being inefficient and impersonal.

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Call Center Weekly

JULY 24, 2017

As agents get developed, whether it be through coaching, training, or one-on-one conversations, leadership is offered the opportunity to strengthen the bonds of trust between them. When the front line has confidence in the leadership team, they will be more open to coaching, modifying their behaviors, and they’ll adapt to change easier.

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CX Global Media

OCTOBER 15, 2018

When training can’t be accessed when needed or isn’t exactly what they need – it results in lower long-term productivity and morale because learning cannot be applied right away. How to Build a Contact Center Dream Team. FREE Training – How Do Your Call Center Supervisors Measure Up? Experiential Learning.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Operating a successful contact center is rarely a simple undertaking. As any customer support manager knows, there are a number of crucial factors that come into play when looking to succeed in the call center world. We often hear from call center managers who are trying to improve their call metrics with our solutions.

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Fonolo

APRIL 15, 2020

It takes constant support and coaching to make sure that your customer service reps are staying on top of their duties while providing the best possible experience for the customers. If you’re just starting out or are building a new team, here are a few things to keep in mind when you’re training, supporting and coaching agents.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Attrition Call center employees often face significant challenges that impact their job satisfaction and, in turn, customer service: Lack of career growth opportunities leaves agents feeling stagnant and unmotivated. Poor work-life balance lowers morale and contributes to high turnover rates.

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Tethr

JUNE 5, 2020

Does your contact center need a morale boost? Improve employee morale and reduce call center stress using these strategies. A leadership team that thinks they’re above everyone else is a morale murderer. The post Maintaining morale in your contact center appeared first on Tethr.

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SharpenCX

JULY 14, 2020

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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aircall

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you’re managing a customer support team, then you’re as much a coach as you are a supervisor. Good coaches make their players better, but great coaches go the extra mile and continue making themselves better as well. Identify Coaching Opportunities. Reward High Performers . How could it not be?

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SharpenCX

MAY 31, 2023

In the evolving world of customer service, contact centers play a vital role in ensuring customer satisfaction. However, call center agent retention continues to be a challenge for many organizations. Provide Continuous Feedback and Coaching: Regular feedback and coaching sessions are vital for agent growth and improvement.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 10, 2021

Unfortunately, even the best call center leaders can’t get rid of the high-stress moments and angry customers agents have to face on the job. But you do have influence over making your contact center a great place to work and motivating your team. Which for many, is the best part of working in a call center.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Download Now: Grow your management and coaching techniques with 29 key takeaways from your call center manager playbook. How do you need to grow your call center manager skills to be the best manager for your team? To coach your agents towards growth, you have to know what they’re shooting for. A Good Coach.

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