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Managing a customer call or service center is a lot about managing the numbers. Both the macro ones – how many calls, how many agents. And the micro ones - how many calls can one agent take on, how many calls can one agent take on happily.
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This is the week when we honor the work of our favorite super heroes. We know them by many names: professional problem solvers; queens of the queue; princes of patience; masters of making things right; bearers of the brand; champions of connection. As they answer even the most roundabout, complicated questions (or the same simple question asked 35 times each day) their legends travel far and wide, blanketing every channel.
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A weekly soft skill tip for improving personal communication for you and your team. Emailed to you each week.
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“There will always be people who are ahead of the curve, and people who are behind the curve. But knowledge moves the curve.” -- Bill James
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“Social skills are important in the modern labor market because computers are still very poor at simulating human interaction."
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"For good workers to be consistently productive, a sense of worth and organizational mobility is essential."
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Hiring for Effective Customer Service in the Contact Center Good customer service begins with the people providing it. For many businesses, this means the call center employees tasked with handling daily call volumes. But recruiting and retaining the best contact center professionals can be difficult, especially with so many businesses and government agencies competing for the best workers. There are several things hiring managers are doing today that can be put to use to improve service in your organization.
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