In our third instalment in the WFM and New Normal series, we talk about the impacts of increased handle times.
The Impact of Increased Handle Times

In our third instalment in the WFM and New Normal series, we talk about the impacts of increased handle times.
Contact centres are the frontline of your customer service operation, which means that your contact centre must be operating at optimum capacity at all times.
Contact centre changes are never an easy venture, but it’s crucial to embrace an opportunity for change.
If you know anything about contact centres, then you know that it can be hit or miss when it comes to how interested (or engaged) an agent is with their caller.
The biggest threat to the productivity of a contact centre is a disengaged employee. If your team is disengaged with their work, the performance of your contact centre will suffer dramatically.
Alvaria Software’s most recent Contact Centre agent survey listed agents’ top factors that drive their sense of engagement.
You know the saying All Work and No Play…. But why not combine the two? Gamification, among other measures, can greatly improve motivation among your agents.
A high turnover can be a major thorn in the side for business growth. Let’s take a look at why it happens, and what you do about it.
If you’re in the market for a new workforce planning tool, you need a suite that is future proof, easy to access and use, and packs bang for buck.
Attrition among contact centre staff is an ongoing problem for managers, but what can you do about it? Here are a few ideas.