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		<title>&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas in the Call Center 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s December 2011 and as I post this, it&#8217;s only 10 days, 9 hours, and 55 minutes until Christmas! I thought I would share some holiday cheer in the form of a poem I wrote a few years back&#8230; &#160; &#8216;Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the center Not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Your Contact Center Garden Grow?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Does Your Contact Center Garden Grow? Hopefully with an Employee Engagement Plan! I have the opportunity to speak with one of my clients this week (Amas Tenumah &#8211; Teleflora, VP, Operations) at Call Center Demo &#38; Conference is produced by ICMI. You can find more details here : Session details. We wrote a brief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Steps to Changing Employee Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/08/the-four-steps-to-changing-employee-behavior/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the primary goals of any leader is to continually develop their staff. Improving employee performance typically requires some sort of sustainable change in behavior. If someone lacks empathy with their customers, they have to purposefully change their actions and statements to successfully close this performance gap. I’ve outlined four key steps to changing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for 3 to 4 contact centers to participate in a hosted software study that will leverage the voice of the customer to improve employee performance.</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/07/looking-for-3-to-4-contact-centers-to-participate-in-a-hosted-software-study-that-will-leverage-the-voice-of-the-customer-to-improve-employee-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will get to test drive a hosted software application and provide feedback on some new employee improvement/development modules. This service will capture all key VOC measurements such as Customer Satisfaction, Net Promoter, Brand Awareness, etc. In addition, you will be testing modules where customers engage in the quality monitoring and coaching of your staff. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Step Beyond Listening to the Voice of the Customer (VOC)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why should we understand our customer&#8217;s needs and wants? Because thats the most cost effective way to run an organization. The formula is simple: Customers Needs &#38; Wants + Company Actions &#38; Strategies = Highest Level of Services at the Lowest Cost Possible Determining what you should STOP doing for your customers is sometimes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Monitoring &#8211; What&#8217;s Missing?</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/07/quality-monitoring-whats-missing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call Centers typically implement Quality Monitoring to monitor the customer experience, improve employee performance, and ultimately improve the customer experience. Granted there are others reasons including compliance, security, etc. Now, consider how this accomplished and tell me if something is missing. We pay one group of employees, to listen to the employees that we pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call Center Bingo &amp; Other Games for Your Contact Center</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/05/call-center-bingo-other-games-for-your-contact-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 21:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you play games in your contact center? Handling customer contact can create stress so why not bring a little fun into your center that improves morale while increasing productivity? What games do you play in your contact center? Sometimes a game of bingo can improve schedule adherence and attendance. Making mystery calls that randomly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Ways to Cure Boredom in Your Contact Center</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/05/ten-ways-to-cure-boredom-in-your-contact-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/05/ten-ways-to-cure-boredom-in-your-contact-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.scottothomas.com/?p=294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Working in a contact center can sometimes become a boring or tedious job. Often times I&#8217;m asked about ideas to make the job less monotonous while engaging employees. Here is an updated list of ideas from my book &#8220;Contact Center Ideas&#8221; which you can buy here. Enjoy! 10. Accurate Staffing and Forecasting. Boredom in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe You Should Increase Your Talk Time</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/02/maybe-you-should-increase-your-talk-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you should consider increasing your talk time&#8230; If you work in a call center, that&#8217;s probably the last thing you want to hear&#8230; But if you have a team of people who report to you, that rely on you for coaching, that you evaluate and make salary recommendations for&#8230; Maybe you should increase your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contact Center Management Interview Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.scottothomas.com/2011/01/contact-center-management-interview-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott O. Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years I&#8217;ve conducted many contact center interviews to hire front-line agents, supervisors, managers, trainers, workforce managers, and directors. Contact centers are complex, and standard interview questions are not effective at identifying potential candidates. I thought I would share some of my favorite questions to ask. Do you know our mission statement? Great question [...]]]></description>
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