Last July 21, 2018, two of Open Access BPO employees, Senior Creative Specialist Mel Avila and Senior SEO Strategist Jeff Aspacio, joined the first Tough Mudder event in Asia at Portofino Amore, Alabang.
Last July 21, 2018, two of Open Access BPO employees, Senior Creative Specialist Mel Avila and Senior SEO Strategist Jeff Aspacio, joined the first Tough Mudder event in Asia at Portofino Amore, Alabang.
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 a call center environment is becoming unhealthy? Here are some signs of workplace toxicity that you need to spot. Within call centers, customer interactions remain constant. Because of this, it becomes inevitable that pressure increases from time to time. Unfortunately, this also gives rise to workplace toxicity. An unhealthy work […]
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 […]
Gamifying your call center is more than just making work more fun. It requires good intentions and effective execution. Gamification has always been touted as a way to alleviate the persisting employee attrition issues of the call center. Ideally, it seeks to improve employee engagement by introducing gamified element to a particular task. In short, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Business leaders are often trained to think big, analyze the overarching narrative, and place more weight on the bigger picture. When we talk of process improvement, however, even the tiniest tweaks matter.