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While we all want a world class center with happy associates, well trained supervision and a great culture, we know that good times sometimes go bad.  In this episode of the Geek! we discuss five strategies for avoiding and resolving issues that arise on the call center floor.

1) Supervisor Respect
2) Progressive Discipline
3) Don't let it Linger!
4) Get to Know Your Associates
5) Managing your Peers

Join the Advice from a Call Center Geek texting community! Text us at 814-247-0366 and you will be able to have direct access to us for any call center ops question. We will also be sending out exclusive call center ops content to all community members.

We will NEVER attempt to sell you anything nor will we sell your data. All this is, is another way for us to be able to help you with your call center operations questions.

 Through Expivia Digital, Tom works with contact center leaders on CCaaS platform selection, AI implementations, and NICE Studio and integration services. 

Same honest, vendor-neutral advice you hear on the Call Center Geek podcast, applied directly to your specific operational challenges. 

Schedule a consultation at ExpiviaDigital.com to discuss your contact center technology strategy. 

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 We have updated the really well received talk that we gave at the Nice incontact Interactions Conference on 10 Ways to Disrupt Your Call Center.

We want to to think about:
1) Your Technology and Current Customer Trends
2) Your Operations
3) Your Culture

(This is by far our favorite podcast and provides an awesome overview to the state of where your center needs to be in 2019)

Join the Advice from a Call Center Geek texting community! Text us at 814-247-0366 and you will be able to have direct access to us for any call center ops question. We will also be sending out exclusive call center ops content to all community members.

We will NEVER attempt to sell you anything nor will we sell your data. All this is, is another way for us to be able to help you with your call center operations questions.

 Through Expivia Digital, Tom works with contact center leaders on CCaaS platform selection, AI implementations, and NICE Studio and integration services. 

Same honest, vendor-neutral advice you hear on the Call Center Geek podcast, applied directly to your specific operational challenges. 

Schedule a consultation at ExpiviaDigital.com to discuss your contact center technology strategy. 

Click here:

expiviadigital.com

Follow Tom: @tlaird_expivia
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We discuss the importance of controlling the first 30 minutes of an associate's day to have an awesome and productive shift with our "Call Center Coffee Procedures".
We discuss:
1) Your call center environment and energy.
2) Greeting each associate with enthusiasm!
3) Recapping team and individual goals.
4) How are you going to have fun today?
5) Work transition.

Join the Advice from a Call Center Geek texting community! Text us at 814-247-0366 and you will be able to have direct access to us for any call center ops question. We will also be sending out exclusive call center ops content to all community members.

We will NEVER attempt to sell you anything nor will we sell your data. All this is, is another way for us to be able to help you with your call center operations questions.

 Through Expivia Digital, Tom works with contact center leaders on CCaaS platform selection, AI implementations, and NICE Studio and integration services. 

Same honest, vendor-neutral advice you hear on the Call Center Geek podcast, applied directly to your specific operational challenges. 

Schedule a consultation at ExpiviaDigital.com to discuss your contact center technology strategy. 

Click here:

expiviadigital.com

Follow Tom: @tlaird_expivia
Join our Facebook Call Center Community: www.facebook.com/callcentergeek
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlairdexpivia/
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In this episode of "The Geek" we discuss tips to limit turnover during the first 90 days of hire and how to educate associates the right way. 

Want to improve ongoing education?  You need to implement your very own agent analysis program, we show you how.

Join the Advice from a Call Center Geek texting community! Text us at 814-247-0366 and you will be able to have direct access to us for any call center ops question. We will also be sending out exclusive call center ops content to all community members.

We will NEVER attempt to sell you anything nor will we sell your data. All this is, is another way for us to be able to help you with your call center operations questions.

 Through Expivia Digital, Tom works with contact center leaders on CCaaS platform selection, AI implementations, and NICE Studio and integration services. 

Same honest, vendor-neutral advice you hear on the Call Center Geek podcast, applied directly to your specific operational challenges. 

Schedule a consultation at ExpiviaDigital.com to discuss your contact center technology strategy. 

Click here:

expiviadigital.com

Follow Tom: @tlaird_expivia
Join our Facebook Call Center Community: www.facebook.com/callcentergeek
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlairdexpivia/
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In this episode of "The Geek" we look at your call center culture and how we can evolve it so be a tool to hire, incentivize and engage our call center associates.
We look closely at:
1) Defining your call center culture
2) Hiring the right call center associate, not the "best" candidate
3) How to incent off culture
4) The importance of getting employee buy-in to our culture and how to do it.

Text me: 814.247.0366
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Watch us: Advice from a Call Center Geek Youtube Channel

 Through Expivia Digital, Tom works with contact center leaders on CCaaS platform selection, AI implementations, and NICE Studio and integration services. 

Same honest, vendor-neutral advice you hear on the Call Center Geek podcast, applied directly to your specific operational challenges. 

Schedule a consultation at ExpiviaDigital.com to discuss your contact center technology strategy. 

Click here:

expiviadigital.com

Follow Tom: @tlaird_expivia
Join our Facebook Call Center Community: www.facebook.com/callcentergeek
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlairdexpivia/
Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@callcenter_geek
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In our inaugural episode we give some background on why we created "The Geek" we discuss three distinct topics to start off our podcast:
1) Who we are are
2) Why we created "the geek" and whom it will benefit
3) We dig into our first topic of "The Seven Reasons why your Call Center Stinks!


The "Advice from a Call Center Geek!" podcast is sponsored by Expivia Interaction Marketing, a leader in USA call center/customer service outsourcing.  Check Expivia out at www.expiviausa.com 

Text me: 814.247.0366
Follow me: @tlaird_expivia
Join our Facebook Call Center Community: www.facebook.com/callcentergeek
Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tlairdexpivia/
Watch us: Advice from a Call Center Geek Youtube Channel 

 Through Expivia Digital, Tom works with contact center leaders on CCaaS platform selection, AI implementations, and NICE Studio and integration services. 

Same honest, vendor-neutral advice you hear on the Call Center Geek podcast, applied directly to your specific operational challenges. 

Schedule a consultation at ExpiviaDigital.com to discuss your contact center technology strategy. 

Click here:

expiviadigital.com

Follow Tom: @tlaird_expivia
Join our Facebook Call Center Community: www.facebook.com/callcentergeek
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlairdexpivia/
Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@callcenter_geek
Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9041993/
Watch us: Advice from a Call Center Geek Youtube Channel