bold360 Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

I’ve always been an advocate of time management. Well, our latest guest on AI:IRL co-founded a startup, TimeHero , that’s taking time management to the next level. Scott Brooks joined me on the show to talk about how he’s bringing AI to the world of calendar management. We’re always busy.

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Callminer

JANUARY 18, 2021

Let your operations team handle real-time management. “Effective real-time management is based on having the right reports that measure compliance and clear process for acting as you see variations. Both of these are the responsibility of the operations team, not the workforce management team.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 23, 2016

They are good at what they do, but don’t know how to lead and manage people. 7 Downfalls of First Time Managers. First time leaders often believe that people will do what you want, simply because you have a title. Assume that all is well when no-one is providing feedback. No feedback keeps you where you are.

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Mary generally has good schedule adherence, time management, and can be trusted to stay on task and get stuff done. Have the boss of the Supervisors do skip level 1 on 1’s with the Reps to understand how they feel and provide feedback loop to the Supervisors. Anything you want more feedback on?What

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Education Services Group

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Customer Success is in the perfect position to gather customer feedback about your product. Is there a way for them to share feedback with your Product team? At best, without a streamlined, systematic approach for the two groups to work together, all the helpful customer feedback that CS collects goes to waste.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 19, 2020

An “unsupervised” AI bot has led businesses to receive sudden surges in negative feedback, bad reviews, and increased churn. If teams do not focus on creating a good experience across each and every interaction, you will lead to negative feedback, bad reviews, and increased churn. Despite the hype, commercial AI is still maturing.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Downie believes that you get the “right people, and you train them to do things at the right time and in the right way,” and then let them do it. Too many times, management creates hurdles to this and upsets the Experience along the way. However once established, it’s important to step back and let your team do their job.

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Call Center Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2017

We must analyze their feedback and see what improvements should be made, to ensure we are providing a better experience. From adhering to pre-set business metrics and key performance indicators, to servicing customers across multiple channels, each priority adds to the complexity that inherent in contact centers.

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LiveVox

OCTOBER 30, 2023

With agents working from home, full or part time, it can be difficult to monitor their interactions with customers, track their productivity, provide timely feedback and coaching, and do so in real time.

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Tracking these metrics helps you identify which aspects of agents’ performance need improvement, such as communication skills, time management, and script adherence. Use them to create training programs, provide feedback, and tailor strategies to address gaps that hold your team’s productivity back.

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Liveops

MARCH 11, 2021

Now the hard part is managing the engagement and productivity of those team members. In a remote environment, people that tend to succeed are self-motivated, organized, and experts in time management. You need to provide them with tools to share feedback with you on their level of engagement.” – Greg Hanover .

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ProProfs Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

Happy to share that we at ProProfs kicked off our continuity plans well in time and are glad to share how we cracked the code and are able to keep the ball rolling while still keeping our teams safe and motivated. Time Management. Besides, it helps our teams with efficient time management. Explore DeskTime here.

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Call Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

If you’ve been in the contact centre space for more than a few hours, you’ve likely heard some version of the unofficial motto “Connecting the right interaction, to the right agent, at the right time.” Pulse surveys are a great way to get that feedback. What does it take to get to the next level of WFM?

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Schedule adherence Coaching Finance Interactive Voice Response 148

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Organizational & Time Management Skills. Since every ticket represents an individual customer on the other end with specific problems, your agents should be able to manage their time efficiently. Feedback-Oriented Mentality. One tool for this is the NPS scoring system.)

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Customer Service Education Feedback Consulting 75

customer sure

DECEMBER 9, 2014

In fact, Mike says they had a hard time managing all the attention for a while. And Holstee had time to reflect and learn. This was their first experience in acting on feedback from their customers. Now they keep themselves informed of customer feedback through a close group of trusted individuals. Key Takeaways.

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Peter Lavers

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

One of the most useful for employees and employers comes in the form of scheduled 1:1 time between managers and agents. During this time, managers can give reps consistent feedback (both positive and negative) about their performance and how they handled certain recent interactions with customers.

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Fonolo

MARCH 17, 2022

Since the call center industry is known for high attrition rates, managers play a key role in retaining strong agents. This requires empathy, which can be helpful when providing constructive feedback and support. They should also be open to receiving feedback from team members. Time management. Analytical skills.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Your absence rate can be used to highlight general areas of improvement around productivity or identify employees who may need support with time management. The following tips are great places to begin: Offer immediate feedback to your agents. Agents will form habits based on the feedback they do or don’t receive.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 3, 2022

Read Next: Five Time Management & Productivity Techniques to Charge through Challenges and Keep your Work From Home Call Center Operating at its Peak. Follow the same high standards for onboarding your flexible workforce as you would for full-time workers. Make sure each employee has personal development goals.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

These are skills like time management and organization, oral and written communication skills, or the willingness to collaborate. According to a study in the International Journal of Management & Business Studies , managers spend 70 to 90% of their time each day simply communicating with their team and others at work.

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TechSee

MAY 12, 2020

Management must find ways to cost-effectively onboard contractors and optimize initial processes — often remotely — in order to ensure consistent service levels. Skills training challenges: Keeping track of sub-contractors’ skills and certifications is complicated and time-consuming even at the best of times.

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Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A customer success manager helps customers continually see value in your product by helping them discover new features and teaching them how to use your product to their maximum benefit. CSMs act as the voice of the customer bringing user experience feedback to the product team. What Skills Are Required for a Customer Success Manager?

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Etech GS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As the project manager, if you have a general grasp on a lot of the questions customers typically ask, you can satisfy them without having to pass them off to someone else. Good Time Management. Time management is a key component of project management toolbox. Pay close attention to this feedback.

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Comm100

APRIL 22, 2024

Strategies such as adopting lean principles and applying time management techniques ensure that agents handle customer interactions efficiently and effectively. Encouraging a culture of feedback and open communication helps to identify areas for improvement and fosters a sense of community and support among team members.

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Chatbots Feedback Customer centricity Wait times 58

Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Calibrate Contact Center Interactions Fairly and Consistently While we all know that feedback is important, when a call center gets busy, coaching, mentoring, and even quality management may fall to the side as agents and their leaders look at meeting and beating agreed-upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

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Nicereply

MAY 26, 2020

Take a look at this position for a Customer Happiness Manager at Fracture. The emphasis is on motivation, emotional intelligence and time management. A large majority of your time in customer service is spent interacting with the public. There’s only one small line for hard skills like understanding HTML.

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Four key metrics provide a comprehensive view of agent effectiveness: Quality Assurance Score, Adherence to Schedule, Average After Call Work Time, and Customer Feedback Ratings. To improve QA scores: How to Improve QA Scores: Implement regular coaching sessions with constructive feedback.

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Contact Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time outsourcing 67

Noble Systems

JULY 24, 2020

Gamification uses game mechanics to drive desired behaviors and leverages science-based motivational techniques to train, provide ongoing feedback to, and reward collectors for reaching goals and business targets. REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS for Reporting & Monitoring. Motivation impacts everything in a contact center.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Time Management Courses Customer support environments are often fast-paced and require juggling multiple tasks simultaneously. Time management courses can help leaders prioritize tasks effectively, improve productivity, and reduce burnout among their teams.

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Customer Support Coaching Construction CRM 52

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 9, 2022

It could be a problem with the sales process or time management skills. They feel pressured to always be on call 24/7 to respond to customers, their manager or colleagues. Lack of feedback. There are other reasons someone’s workload might exceed capacity. How to prevent and address sales burnout.

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JivoChat

JULY 6, 2022

Let’s say that your primary goal is to minimize customer wait times. Managers and agents are aware of this goal which motivates their actions. Here are a few examples: Improve response time. Request customer feedback. Listening to customer feedback is the best way to improve your customer support. Newsletters.

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aircall

JANUARY 24, 2022

Automated surveys – Send a brief survey out to customers immediately after contact for instant feedback with little effort. CRM – Use a cloud-based phone system, software solutions, and your CRM together so all call agents have access to the most current, real-time information. Time management skills.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Modern WEM solutions for contact centers include support for: Recruitment and onboarding Evaluation and improvement Time management Assistance and task management Metrics and recognition Customer journey analytics A WEM suite includes the core quality management (QM) and workforce management (WFM) modules.

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Customer Service Life

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

But time metrics are easy targets for managers because they can be tied to reduced costs with relative ease. While some focus on time management is important, added pressure on agents to take less time with each customer, means they will be less likely to expend the additional effort to identify customer-impacting issues and trends.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 14, 2019

WEM provides contact center leaders or managers with the mechanisms to address: Time management. Task management. Feedback is an important feature of WEM. Agents are given objectives to reach and real-time feedback on their performance that details their improvements and progress. Recruitment.

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Contact Center Gamification Customer retention Metrics 59

Global Response

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Whether you need a call center to help you manage call center overflow, want to start offering omnichannel or 24/7 support or just need to upgrade your service levels with highly skilled agents, outsourcing your call center can provide the support you need to provide exceptional service every time.

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VirtualPBX

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Managing Your Time Properly. “Time is money” might sound like a cliche, but in 2020 more and more companies are finding time is their only saleable commodity. That’s why time management is so important, especially in an environment where it’s easy to get distracted. Ignore that feeling!

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