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Supporting Contact Center Associates to Reduce Burnout and Impact Patient and Member Experience

The Northridge Group

Thus, it comes as no surprise that we are seeing it trickle down to healthcare contact center associates, causing them to leave their jobs, with both payers and providers, at increasing rates since the onset of the pandemic. Contact Centers in Crisis. Empowering Contact Center Associates.

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The Hiring Game Has Changed: Strategies for Solving Staffing Issues

CCNG

As the first line of defense against angry customers, many customer service associates report they have been blamed for things that are out of their control. By proactively addressing associate burnout, contact centers can empower their associates to improve the customer experience.

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“Digital First” and Transforming the Contact Center Associate’s Role

The Northridge Group

In the early days of customer contact centers, associates might typically have found that 50 out of 100 incoming calls could be easily resolved with a few simple steps. In a “digital first” customer service environment, associates should expect simple calls to be scarce.

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Workforce Management's Impact on Customer Service

Call Center Weekly

Debra Bentson has spent most of her career in Contact Centers with an emphasis on building and leading Workforce Management teams. She is a member of the NCCCA (Nor-Cal Contact Center Association) Steering Committee and an ASUGA (Aspect Software Users Group Association) board member.

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Best Practices of Great Coaches

The Northridge Group

Coaching contact center associates to drive a differentiated customer experience that delights customers is a tall order for their managers, who must continually strike a balance between associate development and sustained business outcomes. Coaches who do this well will see results.

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Redefining Contact Center Productivity for the Modern Associate

The Northridge Group

Contact centers are in a state of flux, with many contact center associates (and workers in general) hesitant to return to the office full-time and forgo the flexibility that comes with a work-from-home (WFH) or hybrid environment. You may unsubscribe from these communications at anytime.

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Keys to Contact Center Consistency and Compliance

Call Center Weekly

Team Leaders can track which Agents still need to review daily updates, while Managers can track which Team Leader groups are up to date. a Canadian training company that helps contact centers improve their sales and customer retention results. Mike Aoki is the President of Reflective Keynotes Inc.,