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How to grow a wildflower meadow in your contact centre

Why just letting the grass grow will never produce the desired result. Summer is over and my annual attempt to turn what was once a space to play a bit of footy with the kids into a colourful wildflower meadow has once again well and truly failed.

Musings

Not everything we see turns into gold

Looking past the glitter to avoid picking the fool’s gold…Understanding the role of sales in any organisation is not a complex thing. Keeping the sales role in some context, may not be so easily understood and may take the shine away from that first impression.

Business Management & Continuity

The Triple Threat

3 key challenges facing contact centres

Business Management & Continuity

Unicorns

Ensuring your business remains a reality, and doesn’t become a fairytale…

Industry & CCP News

Cost of living and salaries crisis

The cost of living crunch and a value generation opportunity. Are you responsible for a contract centre operation? Got enough on your plate just now coping with economic chaos, ongoing supply chain difficulties, recruitment and retention challenges, customer rage and challenged budgets?

Industry & CCP News

Did the tide turn on TUPE?

Is TUPE being turned on its head post-pandemic, as we face challenges in recruitment and retention of quality people?

Industry & CCP News

Helping hand

Knowing when to ask for help is something that many people struggle with, but in tough times it can be transformational.

Industry & CCP News

Hello Kosovo!

Following on from my previous article exploring Eastern Europe’s rising popularity as an outsourcing destination of choice, I thought it would be prudent to explore both the known and lesser known countries of the region and lift the lid on what they bring to the outsourcing community. So this time, we explore Kosovo.

Leadership, Employment & Resourcing

Sick Note Legislation

Under new legislation introduced on 1 July, a wider range of healthcare professionals (HCPs) – including nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists – now have the power to certify fit notes (aka sick notes).

Compliance & Governance

Data Reform Bill

It’s not going to be another GDPR! As stated in the Queen’s Speech earlier this summer, the Government’s new Data Reform Bill promises to “…boost British business, protect consumers and seize the benefits of Brexit”, which all sounds wonderful.

Musings

Insourcing – an opportunity hiding in plain sight?

At Contact Centre Panel, we are fortunate to have many conversations each month with our clients and partners, we enjoy discussing what is happening specifically in businesses but love talking about industry trends and what the future of CX looks like. So last week, I was stopped in my tracks when a partner asked, “what about insourcing at the moment?”