Managing & Motivating

July/August 2007
July/August 2007

This issue offers a strong focus on personnel. In Bottom Line we cover hiring processes. Profile provides advice for advancing in contact center management. Expert Advice offers guidance on the issues of how to address customers and employees who fall into different generational categories. In Human Capital we present a fresh approach to tackling turnover. If your “employees” are outsourced, Sites & Facilities addresses this issue. We then explore the impact the back office has on your frontline in Trend Watch. Feature Focus, Special Report, Technology and Vendor Showcase steer you toward technology and budget solutions you really need to know about.

Linda Driscoll-Dobel

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Feature
The Power of $ervices: Maximizing the Benefits of Your Technology Investments
A Bird in Hand: Making the Most of Your Technology

SpecReport
Win Management Respect and Budget Approval with a Profit-Driven Approach to Customer Care
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Presenting the Call Center in the Best Light for Better Budget Opportunities

Columns
  Expert Advice
Multi-Generational Consumers: How to Connect in the Contact Center
Training the Younger Generation of Call Center Reps
  Profile
Winning the Call Center Marathon - From Agent to Supervisor to Business Analyst to...?
  Trend Watch
The Back Office Can Pack a Powerful Punch!

Departments
  Bottom Line
Pre-employment Simulation Tests: They're in Demand and "On Demand"
  Human Capital
Joy, Laughter, Intuition and...Quantum Physics - Can These Training Techniques End Turnover?
  Site Selection
Becoming One with the Team: Managing Your Outsourcers
  Technology
Increasing Citizen Loyalty with 311 Call Center Technology
  Vendor Showcase
Hosted VoIP Call Recording Improves Muliple-Location Call Centers
Turning the Traditional Call Center on its Head