Management, Human Resources, and Life in a Customer Focused World

Someone recently asked me:
“When’s the right time to centralize different divisions or receptionists into a centralized center?”
This is a question that a lot of companies struggle with and mirrors the simple question of
“Should I start a contact center?”
The easy answer is: It depends.
I know. It’s a co-out. It is, however, true as well. [...]

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A while back,  a contact of mine from an “addiction treatment, publishing, education, research, and recovery support” contact center, asked me a question.  I didn’t have an answer for her since I’d never dealt with headset problems or complaints in the past, but she was able to eventually get the information she needed.
Her question was:
I am [...]

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If you run a customer service organization and you have heard “the system won’t let me” from your agents, think about whether you’ve given your agents enough empowerment and/or whether the systems are what are keeping you down.
Service Untitled » The system won’t let me. – customer service and customer service experience blog
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