What standout cultural trait do you see in the most effective contact centers? It’s a question I’m often asked. But before I throw my thoughts into the ring… what would you say? An engaged workforce? A customer-first focus? A strategic mindset? These are...
How do you know what a customer needs? There are many sources of customer information and each has an important story to tell. To learn more about how service interactions, operational data, customer surveys, customer and professional reviews, online forums, focus...
As customers, we’ve all experienced technologies that aren’t helpful or that create even higher levels of frustration. They offer many options, just none that we need. They force us to enter account numbers or other information that’s not passed...
What’s happening with contact center workload? Is the work handled by agents declining as AI capabilities become more robust and prevalent? Are calls being supplanted by digital channels and self-service? These are important questions—the answers will impact your...
The first step in leading customer experience is to understand what customer experience really is…and to ensure your team understands it in the same way. Most customer experience definitions refer to “touchpoints”—customer experience is the sum of all of the...