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Ways to Minimize Contact Center Shrinkage

By - hIMANSHU SURI

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Is there a dip in your contact center business?

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Explore How to manage contact center shrinkage

Understand Shrinkage

Categorize the planned &  unplanned shrinkage elements

Analyze the data

Include training & latter

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Adherence to Schedule

Set a schedule for agents to  track performance

Mention the amount of time spent on other activities

Identify the time consuming unnecessary actions

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Monitor Attendance

Lateness & absenteeism are  serious issues

Check work pressure, behavior,  no consideration, etc

Take immediate steps to  boost productivity

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Keep Agents Engaged

Giving more workload increases  call center shrinkage.

Keep agents motivated  & inspired.

Focus on personal &  professional growth  opportunities

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Reward the Performers

Regular appraisals are  not enough.

An extra effort should be  made to motivate agents

Give them monetary incentives  or coupons

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Supervise Agent Performance

Monitor agent performance  via supervisor desktops

Balancing workload and  pressure

Identify who is majorly involved  in taking planned/scheduled shrinkage.

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Forecast and Prepare

Observe the trends for  hiring agents

Keep check on business insights  and real-time scenarios

Identify who is majorly involved  in taking planned/scheduled shrinkage.

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Be Transparent

Focus on workforce  management and discussion

Have healthy competition  & compare yourself

Take Feedback of performance  of agents

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Improve Presentation

Deploy contact center wallboards  for performance growth

Have healthy competition  & compare yourself

Take Feedback of performance  of agents

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Don't Assume

Deploy supervisor desktop or WFM software to track shrinkages.

Save supervisors from assuming a situation for agents

Use individual analysis to reduce shrinkage

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Try Variations

Identify areas of departments that have shrinkage

Don't just follow the one size fits all concept

Follow different approaches to deal with different mindset

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