HR Management for CX

6 Fun Call Center Soft Skills Training Material And Activities

According to a study by CCW, training is the No. 2 priority for contact centers in 2018, as they believe tools and training play crucial roles in driving the agent experience. You have to be diligent if you want to improve your agents’ performance with call center soft skills training activities. Skills like communication, questioning…

6 Proven Ways To Increase Contact Center Productivity

6 Proven Ways To Increase Contact Center Productivity

Employee productivity is key for any organization’s profitability and long-term outlook. So what does agent productivity mean for contact center managers? It starts with keeping overhead and operational costs down, while also providing excellent customer service. To reach maximum operational efficiency in a contact center, customer service agents must combine effective time management skills and…

5 Examples Of Quality Assurance Call Center Checklist Metrics

5 Examples Of Quality Assurance Call Center Checklist Metrics

Quality assurance is vital for any call center aiming to be the best. Your agents have various responsibilities depending on the type of calls your office processes. These may include handling customer queries, closing sales, resolving problems, returning calls, receiving complaints, and more. Regardless of the call’s nature, customers should always be left feeling satisfied….

HR Management for CX

Measure Agent Performance With These 10 Best Metrics

When you’re a contact center leader, you have plenty of daily decisions to make related to agent performance—choices that directly impact your organization’s bottom line. Not having a handle on contact center agent performance metrics, overall operational performance, and customer sentiment is not an option for you. In fact, without the means to clearly measure…

HR Management for CX

7 Coaching Techniques to Manage Difficult Call Center Employees

We have all been there. Dealing with the employee who can spot a loophole in an HR process a mile away, who is an expert at building a negative work environment, who can deflect attention from their lack of engagement onto the minor faults of others or the employee who genuinely thinks the universe owes…

Customer Experience

8 Steps To Create A Quality Assurance Program From Scratch

If your company is growing quickly, it’s crucial to build a sturdy foundation as you scale your customer service support team and strive to deliver exceptional customer service. This strong foundation will allow your team to be on the same page and provide uniform customer service to accomplish your contact center goals. But to achieve…

Your Complete Guide To Contact Center Coaching: Best Practices to Build Top Performers

Your Complete Guide To Contact Center Coaching: Best Practices to Build Top Performers

Contact center coaching is the key ingredient for improving agent performance and building an increase in overall customer satisfaction. Coaching contact center agents empowers them to learn new skills, receive feedback on their work, and fix any potential problems they experience during customer interactions. Discover the five best contact center coaching ideas and strategies to…

Trends CX

7 Engaging Call Center Contest Ideas To Get Excited About

As a call center manager, you face one of the toughest jobs out there. How do you keep your team motivated despite heavy call volume, disgruntled customers and extreme pressure to deliver good customer service? With a few call center contest ideas, you can give your team members direct reasons to do their best.

Top Reasons for Call Center Turnover and How to Reduce It

Top Reasons for Call Center Turnover and How to Reduce It

It’s no secret that delivering outstanding customer experience (CX) and employee experience (CX) are intrinsically linked. Yet contact centers continue to struggle with staffing shortages and high agent turnover rates. According to a recent Deloitte Digital survey, 63% of contact center leaders are facing staffing shortages and are having to get more creative and proactive…