Employee Experience

I know, I know. Last time you heard from me, in my January 2022 column in this magazine, I told you I was retiring. And I did. For the most part. I’ve found retirement to...

We all know that customer experience (CX) is vital to the success of any business. But many leaders don’t realize that the key to a great CX is an excellent agent experience. Yes, that’s...

Customer service, but particularly support, has grown in importance significantly in today’s online world. Getting such help has also become a lot more convenient and easily accessible: which plays a prominent role in creating...

People tend to focus on the amount of time they spend on hold when they think about what’s wrong with customer service. But I’m convinced that it is the agent—the person who answers the...

Publisher’s note: Rob has kindly written and expanded on this article for Contact Center Pipeline he first wrote and published on LinkedIn titled “Where Have all the People Gone?” The COVID-19 pandemia have changed the...

Across the United States, workers are voluntarily leaving their jobs in record numbers. The Great Resignation—a trend being driven by an economic and psychological shift as employers struggle to tempt unhappy staff to return...

“Our call centers are extremely busy at the moment, please only call us if your query is urgent.” The past 18 months have seen messages like this become commonplace across consumer-facing websites, shifting from those...

Welcome to the seventh annual challenges and priorities survey results. Last year was “a year like no other;” we couldn’t envision the next 12 months. Well, this year brings fascinating developments as some of...

We’re wrapping up Customer Service Week 2020 with themes, activities and comments from Fara Haron of Majorel, Mark Pereira of Briljent, and Centrical’s Gal Rimon. Be sure to read parts one and two in...

In our second post on Customer Service Week 2020, Sitel Group’s Olivier Camino and Sweetwater’s Jeff Ostermann provide insights into their companies’ employee experience cultures and highlight CSW activities to engage and support their...

This has been a grueling year—a marathon of fear, uncertainty and constant course-corrections. Throughout it all, frontline customer service staff across industries have stepped up to help companies and brands maintain a positive, reassuring...