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In this series we will discuss Contact Center industry trends and best practices, as well as sharing success stories and pain points with some of the most innovative professionals in the industry. Join us as we learn and grow together in order to provide world class customer service to each and every one of our clients.
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Virtual Agents, Chatbots, Bots...whatever you call them, they need love too.  Calabrio is excited to welcome Wysdom into the portfolio to help customers of any size make their bots better.  How does it work? What kind of KPI can be delivered on your virtual agents? Join Tariq from Wysdom as we understand how conversational AI assists in making your virtual and human agents better at servicing your customers. 
Have you ever wanted to enable agent self-scheduling, but are afraid of the process?  Never fear, Precious Bucher from Zappos is here.  Precious covers in detail Zappos' agent scheduling process and how they have significantly reduced attrition in doing so.  Spend some time as Precious also recounts her career and how she came to lead the scheduling team at Zappos.
Bryce Ackerman from Roche Diagnostics joins Dave to discuss the role of WFM in CX, some of the biggest myths about WFM and how important honesty and transparency are when dealing with the workforce.  Bryce shares some history of his journey in WFM and some of the life lessons he has learned along the way.
Trent Ryan from Netflix joins the podcast to discuss how he got into WFM, what processes Netflix does well, and what he has learned over the years as the "key" to a sucessful WFM professional.  Fresh off his nomination to SWPP's Workforce Management Professional of the Year, Trent gives great insight into how running the WFM practice for one of the most successful digital companies in the world.
Join our discussion with Daniel Acosta, a healthcare workforce management expert, in an eye-opening journey through the world of Workforce Engagement Management (WEM) in healthcare. In this thought-provoking podcast, Daniel shares his expertise and insights on optimizing patient access centers, revolutionizing call menu strategies, and leveraging data-driven decision-making to improve patient outcomes. Discover how WEM can transform your organization, expand your limits, and redefine the impact of patient access centers in healthcare.
With years of combined experience in WFM Management, this panel of experts dispenses wisdom and expertise on what to pay attention to when building a WFM team.  Questions answered, amongst others, are: What is the proper ratio of WFM staff to agents?  How does someone get into WFM and succeed?  How to prep for a WFM interview and what pitfalls to watch out for?  How to have tough conversations with operations staff?  How to deal with the pain of change? and, most importantly, How do I get promoted in WFM?
What is the difference between Customer Service, Customer Experience and Customer Success?  Join Chris Warticki, VP of Customer Experience at Epicor as we discuss how organizations can differentiate their customer service from their customer experience and truly impact the customer journey.  
There are so many different technologies out there that are designed to make the CX process better for you and your customers.  But, before you invest in another technology that will make your lives easier, shouldn't you take a moment to evaluate what you currently have and how it can be improved? Sometimes going back to the basics can yield better results than making another move.  Join Jim Davies, CXO at Calabrio as he leverages his vast experience in the contact center industry to guide you through the murky waters of contact center tech. 
Join Dave and Kyle Smaagard for a discussion of what machine learning and artificial intelligence are, and how it could possibly impact contac center operations going forward.  How can AI&ML help CX organizations be better at their jobs?  Listen on to find out!
Transforming your contact center starts with strengthening your frontline team. But how do you close information gaps and make your agents care? It starts with seeking out those empathetic qualities in contact center candidates. Leaders need to ensure their team understands the brand promise and how to protect it. In this episode, CX expert, Nate Brown, uncovers the best ways to instill a customer-centric mindset in your team.
Contact centers use advanced technology like AI and machine learning—not to replace human interactions, but to enhance them. Dave is joined by Amazon Web Services’ Shalima Bhalla to discuss how Calabrio, AWS, and Amazon Connect work together to improve the agent experience. The result? Easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable contact center experiences for everyone.
Calabrio recently released a report on the State of the Contact Center, where we surveyed 250 consumers and contact center managers to understand where the contact center sits in their minds and ours.  Listen in as Dave and Shep discuss some of the key insights revealed and some things your contact center can do to close the gap.
Calabrio recently released a report on the State of the Contact Center, where we surveyed 250 consumers and contact center managers to understand where the contact center sits in their minds and ours.  Listen in as Dave and Shep discuss some of the key insights revealed and some things your contact center can do to close the gap.
Dave Hoekstra is joined by Kathy Sobus of ConvergeOne to discuss how employee engagement can help create Brand Guardians for your contact center, quiet quitting, and the statistics presented in the latest State of the Contact Center report released by Calabrio. Be sure to read the blog from Kathy and Calabrio at https://www.calabrio.com/wfo/workforce-management/how-to-create-support-brand-guardians-in-your-contact-center/
How is music from David Bowie, Steely Dan and the Who related to the contact center? Find out by joining Dave Hoekstra and Zack Taylor from Cisco to learn how the contact center overcomes current challenges they face in the contact center.
Ashley is a major reason that Alliant Energy has paved the way in the US using preference-based scheduling with Calabrio WFM. Listen to hear about their implementation process, agent feedback and challenges they have overcome to ultimately decrease attrition and maintain agent wellbeing!
Juanita Coley has had a long and productive career in call centers and workforce management, and we are here to talk about it all!  Listen to find out her "why" in what she does, how she empowers herself and others to succeed, and in general has a lot of fun doing it.  With her extensive experience in workforce management, Juanita and Dave definitely have a conversation for the ages!
Dave speaks to Sandrine Asseraf, Group Managing Director of Webhelp, about how reimagining CX goes beyond just a few quick changes.  The pandemic forced us all to think about CX differently, so how does a huge organization like Webhelp go about keeping their clients happy while moving thousands of agents home?  The answer is Webhelp Anywhere, a philosophy that takes the holistic customer into account. Join us for a discussion on the results of Webhelp's CX survey, with some surprising results!
Dave talks to Tim Wittenburg and Craig Zweyber from Calabrio about how to ensure data security is always given the proper respect.  Tim and Craig discuss simple best practices to secure data, avoid breaches, and how Calabrio strives to keep our customer's data secure.
Join Dave Hoekstra, Product Evangelist at Calabrio as he talks to Kunal Rahalkar, Founder and CEO of Datagamz about how employee engagement can dramatically impact overall CX.  Topics include "How to find the best agent", how to incorporate performance testing vs. Performance Management, and and engaging discussion about how different regions of the world refer to the names of fruit. 
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