It’s July, which means it’s half time of 2022. With two quarters down and two quarters to go, I think it’s safe to say that at some point this year, we’ve all felt uncertain about something, given the many challenges this past year has provided. At the start of the year, most contact center leaders…
Contact center agent attrition can be as high as 38% — and it’s not hard to understand why. An agent’s work is frequently monotonous, stressful — thanks to angry customers taking out their frustrations on agents — and overwhelming with too many interactions to handle. It can be a thankless, unappealing job, pushing employees to…
If your contact center agents lack writing skills, you need to learn the practical, proven coaching strategies that will help them improve.
There’s a lot riding on your contact center schedule. Does it have enough coverage for each channel? Does it meet your agents’ needs? Does it have the right tasks at the right times? Will customers get service in the time they expect? Even when you get it all set, making sure agents stick to your…
During the pandemic, customers turned to digital communications in droves for service and support. Contact centers quickly needed to pivot to add or enhance additional support channels such as chat, text, and email. Omnichannel support is now the de facto standard for many organizations, and this shift will continue to grow throughout 2023 and into…
The requirement to provide a better customer experience while improving agent productivity and controlling costs is paramount in contact centers in the best of times. During a recession, it could be the difference between survival and failure. Workforce management (WFM) continues to be one of the most important contact center agent productivity tools. By optimizing…
Every single support leader has either just finished a significant tagging overhaul or is slowly coming to realize that they need to do one. Tags can be the bane of many support teams’ existences — especially if they do the process manually. That said, tags can also be one of the most significant sources of…
The customer experience (CX) benefits of effective Workforce Management (WFM) scheduling are clear. And, to get even more out of your WFM solution, leverage these five WFM scheduling tips and start the new year with positive momentum for lasting CX improvement. Done right, WFM scheduling also can be a critical strategy for boosting your customer…
Coaching your contact center agents on their performance can either fill everyone with dread or be a productive activity that you and your agents look forward to. Either way, it needs to be done, and arming yourself with a full set of coaching tips for contact center agents will ensure the sessions are productive. Agent…
Donuts in the breakroom, water cooler talk, lunch chats with teammates—they’re the little things that make going back to work on a Monday more bearable. For your remote agents, however, it’s often all work with little reward. In addition to feeling the mental and emotional weight of consumer-facing jobs, remote contact center agents are experiencing…
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