Call Center Industry News and Tips
4 Reasons to Restock the Treat Cupboard
By Laura Sheffield
Our office treat cupboard was restocked today. So was employee morale.
Three different times this morning, I heard someone open the cupboard and get excited about the new goods: NutriGrain bars, Oreos, Fruit-by-the-Foot, canned peaches, trail mix, and even Veggie Straws.
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Planning a New Employee Orientation
By Andy E Grant
If you've been charged with coordinating employee orientation for your company or department, here's a basic outline to get you started.
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Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers: How to Attract and Retain Talent
By Ian Stephens
Finding talented people isn't all that hard. Throw a start up bonus on top of the attractive salary package and they probably won't say no. Keeping them… now there's the challenge. And if you thought the 'War on Talent' has already occurred, think again.
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Inexpensive Employee Perks You Might Not Have Considered
By Tim M Margolis
Hiring and retaining the best employees often requires offering them perks that make them feel special and appreciated. This can be anything as simple as a better parking space to a free birthday luncheon.
What Are The Ideas To Motivate Call Center Agents?
By Mark Assle
Call centers had to come through different challenges since its inception. One of the many challenges it faced was its requirement to offer around the clock support. A pessimistic image was set around call center jobs. However with time, call center has battle against all its downsides and has turned out to be the most significant contributor to strengthen economies.
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What Are The Required Efforts To Deal With Attrition?
By Mark Assle
Every industry is driven by its people. Human resource is the most important and integral part of any organization. Call center being a target oriented industry, seeks in for its employees to be on their toes and perform extensively.
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Giving Attention to Employee Motivation Is Important
By Sherri Yeary
Finding ways to increase employee motivation is vital for a business' success and it needs to be considered if it is lacking. When the morale is low among the workplace the employees will not be as productive, motivated or creative. Staying in business is what every owner wants so keeping employees happy should be their focus.
When improving the level of efficiency the employee's motivation will increase. An employee needs more than the qualifications and skills to be efficient at work; if they are not happy they won't do as well. The ability and willingness of an employee to do a job is a gap and needs to be filled.
If you focus on motivating your workers not only will you cut your expenses but the efficiency and productivity will excel. This can actually be seen within your company's bottom line, and the money you will save will more than pay for the extra efforts.
Employees need to be motivated positively and the organization's goals will be achieved. Your employees will improve their performance if they feel needed and are goal oriented. If upper management wants to employee motivation they too need to be motivated themselves. For employees to be more productive the boss and other management need to show their productivity being active in all levels of their business.
The employee morale can be low when there is pressure at work, meeting deadlines and more; staying positive can be difficult. The employees need to have a motivational plan made by the owner. Positive gestures such as bonuses, incentives and promotions are all examples of motivational tactics. Some managers have also discussed ideas such as giving disincentives.
An employee should be praised on a constant basis; a long period need not go by without motivation. Once a month something should be done, something simple like purchasing lunch for employees. It can be costly to purchase lunch for everyone in large companies so an employee of the month is another option. The employee will get more done at their job when there are awards given for such work!
Without employees a company will go out of business; happy employees will only profit a company because they will perform better in their jobs. An employee will not perform to the best of their ability if they are not appreciated or noticed. When a company decides to augment employee motivation and keep employees happy, it will surely strive.
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One-Foot-Out-The-Door Disease Is Bad for Employee Productivity
By David Tighe
Are you prepared to forestall an employee exodus when the economy warms? Companies who have adopted a mindset of employee engagement probably are, as a significant side benefit to the day-to-day productivity gains they have already reaped from this commitment.
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What would your waistline look like if every time you ordered a meal you added dessert? If you were like most people, it wouldn't be long before you needed to purchase larger clothes.
Eventually you might reach the point where you realized the answer to your tight fitting jeans was in front of you all along.
The Topic That Will Not Go Away – Employee Performance
By Liz Cosline
One of the most recurring topics discussed in the business community is that of the problematic performance of the frontline employees and the frontline manager. It is no wonder that this topic is all-consuming. After all, the frontline employees interact with the customer, and project the image of the company.
Employee Motivation – A 7 Point Checklist For Success
By Leon Noone
Summary
Millions of words have been written about employee motivation. I've contributed a few thousand myself. The topic is nowhere nears as complex or difficult as some gurus would have you believe. Pay careful attention to the following seven issues and the motivation will follow.
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