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The Call Center Agent Employee Lifecycle
Call center agents go through a lifecycle starting at the point they are hired for the call center job and ending at the point they leave the company. Often, this cycle leads to low engagement and performance and ultimately turnover. In our …
6 Keys to Effective Call Center Talent Management
In a new article in the MIT Sloan Management Review, Gunter Stahl suggests that top performing companies adhere to a set of talent management principals that guide how
Do Call Center Agents Make Good Call Center Managers?
Call center companies often promote top performing agents to managerial positions, but is the practice of hiring from within a wise talent management decision? Research shows that providing a
4 Steps to Better Call Center Recruiting Process
In their new book, "Calculating Success: How the New Workplace Analytics Will Revitalize Your Organization", Carl Hoffmann, Eric Lesser, and Tim Ringo lay out the steps Delta Airlines went
Customer Service & Social Media: Interview with Frank Eliason
Continuing our series of interviews with industry insiders, we are excited to share this interview with Frank Eliason (@FrankEliason). Frank, Citibank’s Senior Vice President of Social Media, has been described
Sales Commission Plan Structure: What’s Best?
There is an interesting new study out from Accenture entitled, "Optimizing Sales Effectiveness to Achieve High Performance: 2011 Sales Performance Optimization Study." Besides having an impressively long name, the
The 80/20 Rule: How to Identify the Right Human Capital Metrics for Your Organization
CallMe! recently gave a talk at HR.com entitled, The 80/20 Rule: How to Identify the Right Human Capital Metrics for Your Organization. We are including the introduction and the
Call Center Insider: Interview with Tim Searcy, CEO of ACCENT Marketing Services
CallMe! IQ is proud to profile Tim Searcy, CEO of ACCENT Marketing Services, in our first feature length interview. Tim has spent 25 years in the direct marketing
Study in 10 Findings: 2011 State of Call Center Human Capital
CallMe! and Emory University’s Goizueta Business Schoolconducted the inaugural State of Call Center Human Capital Survey to provide the industry’s leaders with the most up-to-date data on how
Call Center Turnover Problem? Check Your “Span of Control”
Many call centers struggle against high agent turnover, a problem that strains recruiters and threatens customer relationships. If you are one of those call centers (and if you’re


















