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Ditch the Spreadsheets: How Outdated Tools Are Hurting Your Operation

If you're managing some type of customer support operation or contact center using spreadsheets, shared drives, and a mashup of single-purpose solutions, you're fighting an uphill battle.  

These tools may have done the job in the past, but in today's fast-paced world, they're a bit like using dial-up internet.

Let's look at the impact on your business and what you can do about it.

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Lee Waters

Lee Waters

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The Stages of Employee Disengagement
From Apathy to Exit: How to Catch Employee Disengagement Early

Key Takeaways

  • Spot early disengagement signals—before performance slips.

  • Real-world “before vs. after” examples show the cost of ignoring disengagement.

  • Four root causes drive most disengagement: recognition gaps, stalled growth, broken feedback loops, and burnout.

  • Practical fixes: recognition rituals, dynamic coaching, purpose-driven onboarding, and career pathing.

  • Small shifts can reduce attrition by up to 57 % and lift CSAT 10 pts.

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Six Tips for Improving Employee Coaching Sessions
Six Tips for Improving Employee Coaching Sessions

Employee coaching is crucial to maintaining a productive workforce but often falls to the wayside when day-to-day tasks get in the way. When coaching your employees, it’s important to create a...

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4 Warning Signs of Imminent Call Center Employee Turnover
4 Warning Signs of Imminent Call Center Employee Turnover

Call centers are notorious for high turnover rates, which can be costly to businesses. With the constantly changing trends in the workforce, it’s more important than ever to make sure your employees...

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Why Do Contact Center Employees Hate Performance Improvement Plans
Why Implement a Performance Improvement Plan for Contact Center Employees?

An effective contact center relies on the hard work and dedication of its team members. In order to help call center employees succeed in their roles, it's crucial to provide them with tools, knowledge, and resources they need to complete their daily tasks.

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Tips to Help You Keep Contact Center Agents
5 Tips to Help You Keep Contact Center Agents

In any organization, employee retention is key to success. For contact centers, this rings especially true as turnover is expensive and a drag on operational goals. Estimates on the cost of replacing...

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QA and Training
Training and Quality Assurance: Are you Connected?

TL;DR:

Connecting training and quality assurance helps improve performance, consistency, and customer experience. When QA and Training collaborate using shared data, coaching, and calibration, teams align better and improve faster.

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Knowledge Base Creation and Management for Contact Centers
Knowledge Base Creation and Management for Contact Centers

All growing businesses that are hitting their revenue goals share one common characteristic. They put the customer first. 

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Better Quality Assurance Program
Building a Better Quality Assurance Program

Quality Assurance, or Quality Management, has its own unique flavor in service businesses like contact centers, customer support, financial back office operations, or insurance claims management,...

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7 Tips for Improving Internal Communication and Team Coordination
7 Tips for Internal Communication & Coordination in Support Operations

Key Takeaways:

 

  • Establish clear channels for immediate, reliable updates.

  • Build a recognition-driven culture to boost morale.

  • Leverage centralized knowledge hubs for faster problem-solving.

  • Set measurable goals and track communication KPIs.

  • Choose tools that align with your team’s workflows.

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