This June, LGBTQIA+ communities all over the world are celebrating Pride Month. Amid Pride celebrations, Open Access BPO expresses and extends full support to its very own LGBTQIA+ members. I’d like to take this opportunity to remind our LGBTQIA+ members that Open Access BPO is a safe space. We commit to providing all of you […]
Improving the quality of work life your call center agents experience can help enhance the customer experience. How often do you ask your employees how they’re doing? Aside from the typical stress that call center agents face, how difficult is it for them to execute their tasks? Have you ever asked them how they feel […]
How do you know if your call center is a toxic workplace? There are many factors that can cause employee turnovers in the contact center. Sometimes it’s because the employees feel that there’s a lack of career advancement, or they think that the job’s monotonous. Maybe they’ve become incredibly stressed from the intense pressure of […]
Your agents’ experience matters just as much as customers’ happiness. Every contact center’s goal is to deliver an effortless consumer experience. In an ideal world, that means brief (or none at all) on-hold times, quick calls, full issue resolution, and effective customer service reps. But if agents are struggling because of disorganized internal processes, then […]
Are you sure your gamification strategy will work? Since the start of the recent decade, call centers have been using gamification, along with other employee engagement tactics, as a way to improve the quality of work life in the call center. By inserting game elements to the work, it combines work and play, ideally making […]
The ability to adjust your workforce accordingly is key toย an efficient and effective call center. Call centers can be tough to manage. There are some days that the workload becomes too cumbersome, such as during peak seasons. Then, there are days when it can get too light and boring like during downtimes. And by predicting […]
Table Of Contents Benefits of a Multichannel Team to the Brand and the Customers Key Characteristics of a High-Performing Multichannel Team Building a Multichannel Dream Team Pitfalls to Watch Out for and Best Practices to Follow Proven Approaches for Building a Strong Multichannel Team Maintaining Multichannel Team Performance Quality How Outsourced Call Centers Empower Multichannel […]
Creating an organizational culture that promotes staff engagement is a continuous process. How should call centers engage new hires and make them feel part of the team? From the moment new agents enter your company, you need to make a good impression. Here, trainers play a crucial part, as they’re the ones responsible for onboarding […]
Over the last years, as outsourcing managers have begun to realize the value of their people, employee engagement emerged as a big topic in business. But even if we keep talking about staff engagement and employee satisfaction, many organizations still fail to keep their best talents working for them. In fact, in the US, it’s […]
Asking the right questions yield the right answers. But how do call centers know which questions to ask customers? Here’s how they can hone this underrated skill. Knowing how to ask the right questions in a call center is a good communication skill to master, especially when conversing with customers and working on their concerns. […]