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Practical Ways to Boost Agent Morale

By: Five9 | Published: May 22, 2019

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What Contact Center Agents and Runners Have in Common

By: Erica Mancuso | Published: May 21, 2019

Working in a contact center is a lot more like running than you might think. The demands placed on contact center agents can often make it feel like you and your team... Read More

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Employers: Tell Us About Yourself

By: Andrew Gilliam | Published: May 17, 2019

"Why do you want this job?" It's a bad cliché of the interview process. By now, every candidate should know "I need money" isn't the best way to answer that question. Most... Read More

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Hiring for Culture: There Should Be No Surprises on Day One

By: Jeremy Watkin | Published: May 13, 2019

Picture Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer when his ex-fiancee explained why she left him at the altar the day after their wedding. His response was, “Jeez, you know, that information might... Read More

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6 Ways to Improve the Employee Experience and Boost Engagement

By: Chris Hanna | Published: May 06, 2019

Employee engagement is a hot topic in contact centers and all other industries, with leaders struggling to motivate and sometimes retain top talent. Far too often though when the results of the... Read More

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Making Strides Towards a Culture of Civility

By: Catherine Mattice Zundel | Published: May 01, 2019

Negative behaviors like bullying, harassment, and violence can occur in any organization, in any industry. I have worked with universities, banks, restaurants, insurance companies, and more, but one industry really hits home... Read More

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How to Encourage More Ideas from Your Team

By: Karin Hurt | Published: April 30, 2019

Ask these questions to inspire better problem solving Your agents know how to improve the customer experience, streamline the training, and make your tools 100% easier to use. And yet, this is... Read More

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5 Things Call Center Employees Wish Customers Knew About Their Job

By: Erica Marois | Published: April 19, 2019

There are plenty of misconceptions about life in the contact center. This week during #ICMIchat we decided to flip the script on careers in customer service. Participants shared lessons they've learned during... Read More

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Five Ideas for Motivating Millennials

By: Robert Lamb | Published: April 09, 2019

I recently counseled with a supervisor who described a challenge he had faced. He inherited a Millennial inside sales agent who had a history of consistently poor sales performance. After trying several... Read More

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5 Proven Ways to Improve Your Contact Center Culture

By: Chris Edmonds | Published: April 01, 2019

How healthy is your contact center’s work culture? If you’re like most leaders, you’ve never been asked to manage the quality of your culture proactively. It’s not part of your job description.... Read More

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