Steve DiGioia

MARCH 30, 2020

Employee morale has started wain. Of course not. You’ve come up with unique ways to get the items you need and have kept a record of your solution(s). It’s listed on page 86. You see the early warning signs. So, before it gets out of hand, you quickly identify the underlying cause and take proven steps to get back on track.

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Morale Personalization Customer Service 222

ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2021

Refresher courses, seminars, and other product knowledge dissemination activities should be a staple of contact center work routines. That being the case, morale boosting and team building events should become the norm at your company. Happy agents set the tone for good customer experiences. At least for now!

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Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Call Center 249

CX Global Media

JUNE 5, 2017

Of course, you did. Improving Employee Morale. The biggest thing we see is employee morale goes way up. Contact center agents praise the company and morale goes way up. You ask yourself why you didn’t think of that sooner. It’s obvious, right? Ahem…it should be. Click to Tweet. Click to Tweet. Agents feel more valued.

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Agent burnout Contact Center Morale Call Center 192

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Of course, there are plenty more predictions and trends in the article. BONUS 15 Surprises for Boosting Agent Morale by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) Are you tired of using the same old games and prizes? The most recent piece was about boosting agent morale.

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Morale Customer Service Chatbots Feedback 161

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. Be a team player.

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Morale Contact Center Gamification Scripts 64

CX Global Media

OCTOBER 15, 2018

To be intentional and proactive in their response, executives are investing in the transformation of their training courses in leadership for supervisors because the frontline is where the customer-centric battle will be won. The contact center has been targeted as a pivotal organizational component in this age of disruption that we live in.

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Contact Center Morale Call Center Metrics 269

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 25, 2019

I am speaking, of course, about internet service providers (ISP). We talked about the idea that trust is a nice, ethical, and moral thing to use as a basis for your interactions. The length of the interaction is one factor that can drive this Relational versus Transactional perspective. We had a podcast recently about trust.

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Morale B2B Consulting Consulting 358

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2016

If the culture is misaligned, though – if priorities are skewed, if there is distrust between leadership and employees, if there are significant obstacles to cooperation across departments, if employees don’t feel valued and morale is low – the impact on customer service is direct and immediate. Do you notice any symptoms?

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Analytics Employee engagement Morale Surveys 202

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

These days, the only one who uses them are people who are having affairs and don’t want their call history to show up on their phone (I’m joking, of course!). Consider the pay phone. Honestly though, I would guess that the vast majority of you haven’t used a pay phone in ten years.

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Customer centricity Customer retention Customer emotions Airlines 276

Steve DiGioia

APRIL 17, 2023

Morale suffered. And certainly, by way of his actions, never created positive morale within his team. Leaders find out why and then dictate a course of action to overcome these challenges. That was his take on the matter. Mine was different. I was pissed off too. Service suffered. My teammates were stressed, and it showed.

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Morale Sales Personalization Management 147

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 29, 2019

I was joking, of course. Surprisingly, there are not training courses on company politics and how to deal with them. Of course, all of these things are easier said than done. The moral is, once you start making changes and not just talking about it theoretically, people get engaged. My guess is a lot of you do, too.

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Consulting Consulting Morale Benchmark 260

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2021

Lack of employee adoption can result in reduced productivity and morale. Of course, the selected vendor or third party should have the best practices, know-how and the track record in their Visual Assistance implementation processes. In other words, a technology that no one uses is useless. Boosting Employee Adoption of New Technology.

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Best practices Wireless Enterprise First call resolution 251

Fonolo

APRIL 20, 2020

Keep agent morale high. Hire a meditation teacher, breathwork course, or meditation app. Of course, the pandemic has resulted in fairly novel conditions, but then there must also be novel ways of handling these issues. Your survival during this tsunami of customer calls depends largely on your agents.

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Morale Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Self service 136

TeleDirect

APRIL 7, 2025

It improves service quality, boosts morale, reduces turnover, and ensures that agents can handle a wide range of customer interactions professionally. A: Ongoing training should occur monthly or quarterly, with refresher courses and updates as needed. Q4: How often should call center agents receive training?

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Call Center First call resolution Best practices Gamification 62

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

If we were to roll back the decades, there was almost no such thing as a “low morale team” Employees accepted their environment, good or bad, and that was the end of the matter. Bearing this in mind, if you are heading up a team who you think is lacking in the morale department, today’s post is for you.

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Morale Government 52

CSM Magazine

MARCH 28, 2025

Use the resources available to you: training, mentors, and online courses can help you advance. Your leadership shapes team morale, and your dedication to excellent service has a direct influence on customer loyalty and satisfaction. Why Do Customer Service Managers Experience Imposter Syndrome?

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Customer Service Management Morale Feedback 52

Joe Rawlinson

APRIL 16, 2014

Fierce competition, rapidly changing technologies, and a customer base that is exposed to an omnipresent barrage of marketing campaigns are making it increasingly difficult to stay the course. Thanks to the flexibility afforded by on-line courses, your employees can maintain their job commitments and study simultaneously.

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Customer Care Management Morale Education 121

Steve DiGioia

AUGUST 22, 2016

Of course we never have to lose our playfulness or child-like wonder and curiosity. Here’s 3 quotes to ponder: Morals are private. Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter. Can’t be a jerk then either. Be a jerk, no girl. Not a jerk, yes, a girl…. Then I grew up…. Rita Mae Brown.

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Morale Advertising Personalization 159

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Of course, there’s no way to know for sure how another person feels, but everything — from providing customer service to helping members find what they’re looking for — seems to come easier to Costco employees. And that may be because Costco employees are happier overall.

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Customer Service Morale Surveys Consulting 188

Win the Customer

AUGUST 10, 2016

Any business owner who has a masters of business administration knows that because the assortment of courses they have to take that cover that very topic. Business ethics is a group of morally correct actions that further a business’ reputation by treating customers and associates as human beings.

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Morale Customer Service Management Marketing 131

Fonolo

JULY 14, 2020

Flexible scheduling has been proven to increase morale. Flexible working arrangements show your employees that you care about their personal lives, which boosts morale. One bonus of boosting morale by offering your call center agents flexible shifts is increased productivity.

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Contact Center Morale Call Center Employee engagement 126

Steve DiGioia

OCTOBER 31, 2016

A successful business is dependent upon the unwavering ability to identify challenges, evaluate a new course of action and put into effect the processes and procedures to make it happen. How does this affect employee morale? What are you doing about it? Are you a change agent or the king of status quo? How does this affect payroll?

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Morale Personalization 190

Joe Rawlinson

MARCH 24, 2014

If you need to brush up, online business management courses from a school such as Penn Foster are an excellent source of the skills you – and your employees – need to thrive. A combination of both is important to maintaining morale in your area. Personal recognition by the manager goes a long way to building a solid team.

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Customer Service Morale Education Consulting 153

Comm100

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

How are you supposed to find social media training activities and courses that will bring everyone up to speed? The following blog post will give you helpful training tips, social media training exercises, and a brief list of courses that will help your social media team rise above and beyond. Where to Start. Conclusion. Download Now.

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Marketing Accountability Customer Service Feedback 66

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2025

Invest in reputable resources, such as official practice tests, textbooks, and online courses designed for your specific exam. These communities often provide moral support, study tips, and motivation when you need it most. The key is to stay on track without burning out.

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Education Morale Consulting Consulting 52

Fonolo

JULY 27, 2021

Every agent has unique strengths, and recognizing them improves agent morale. Call center agent training can take the form of courses, seminars, videos, and other activities that teach and inform agents about successful work practices. TIP: Always identify areas for improvement within the context of their successes.

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Call Center Abandon rate First call resolution Construction 142

Bill Quiseng

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Of course, the moral to the maxim is that ONLY results matter. The road to hell is also paved with BAD intentions, probably even more so than good ones, though the road to heaven is in no way paved with bad intentions whatsoever. But that’s not exactly true.

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Morale Upselling Coaching Customer Service 152

Call Center Weekly

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Leaders are guiding the direction of the company and if they are true leaders, they should have the insight and understanding on the best course to travel. Even just a few people with the wrong attitudes can throw the entire program off course. Key Things to Consider. Setting the culture begins at the top.

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Morale B2B Customer Experience Sales 164

Monet Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

By taking an agent-centric approach to contact center quality management , regular QA feedback can become an opportunity for growth that agents welcome—one that improves employee satisfaction, morale, retention and yes, employee engagement. Here’s how. #1 1 By the Numbers. QA delivers clear, quantitative feedback agents can build on.

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Morale Quality management contact center workforce Employee engagement 48

Callminer

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Of course, there’s more to being a good employee than simply showing up for work on time and not talking back. One of the most surefire ways to boost employee morale and motivation is by actually listening to what they have to say. Hardworking, honest employees with ambition can keep your company’s morale high.

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Call Center Morale Employee engagement Customer centricity 186

Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2021

And high turnover rates won’t just hit you in the wallet — it also impacts morale, which will affect any new hires. Of course, the above tips will do you no good if your business doesn’t follow through. If you haven’t been paying attention, agent attrition has continued to rise, according to our State of the Contact Center 2020 report.

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Contact Center Agent Empowerment Morale Coaching 150

Inbenta

JANUARY 6, 2021

Of course, from your point of view as an employer, you know it isn’t always possible to respond to every single application. This response is generic enough to be sent to every applicant, at the same time as being personable enough to boost the applicant’s morale. This is where chatbots come in. Otherwise, good luck!”. Source: Botcore.

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Chatbots Morale B2C Engineering 144

ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2019

And of course, use the right combination of help desk tips and tricks. For instance, if you reward your employees individually for their accountability and contributions to enhancing your help desk metrics, it will boost their morale. This should, of course, be followed by the action from your team’s side. Inform Your Customers.

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Wait times Metrics Self service Feedback 143

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Of course, call centers are notorious for high turnover rates. CUSTOMER FEEDBACK: “We saw a reduction in our abandon rate, an increase in member satisfaction, and an upsurge in agent morale.” – Mark Edelmen, VP of Digital Member Services, Stanford Federal Credit Union. Improve the recruitment process.

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Call Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time Morale 137

CX Global Media

JULY 10, 2019

Jackie Morales Chief Insurance Officer, Bestow. About Jackie Morales : Jackie is the Chief Insurance Officer of Bestow, a leading life insurance technology company democratizing access to innovative financial solutions. About Jackie Morales : Leslie helps CSRs write better email, chat, social media, SMS, and chatbots.

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Contact Center Morale Coaching Chief Customer Officer 120

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

These days, the only one who uses them are people who are having affairs and don’t want their call history to show up on their phone (I’m joking, of course!). The Moral Dilemma: Collecting Data on Customer Behavior. Consider the pay phone. How Customer Centricity Plays Out in Customer Experience and Affects Customer Retention.

Customer centricity 150

Customer centricity Customer retention Airlines Customer emotions 150

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

These days, the only one who uses them are people who are having affairs and don’t want their call history to show up on their phone (I’m joking, of course!). The Moral Dilemma: Collecting Data on Customer Behavior. Consider the pay phone. How Customer Centricity Plays Out in Customer Experience and Affects Customer Retention.

Customer centricity 150

Customer centricity Customer retention Airlines Customer emotions 150