Inside the Contact Center Coaching Playbook

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1 89% of contact center leaders stated a supervisor’s most important job is coaching.

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What's the most important job of a contact center supervisor? Coaching their team. We've captured the best practices across the Top Places to Work, and shared their coaching principles and processes.

Transcript of Inside the Contact Center Coaching Playbook

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89% of contact center leaders stated a

supervisor’s most important job is coaching.

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64% of supervisors spend more time crunching numbers than coaching their team

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The Result of this Tension?

Accuracy…

• Multiple sources of truth

• Data debate

• Anecdotal

Relevance…

• Quota counts

• Set topics

• Metrics vs. behaviors

Accountability…

• No action items

• Coach efficacy

• Zero best practice sharing

STAGNANT KPIs

LACK OF…

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CHAPTER 1

Coaching Behaviors

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Don’t coach to ‘WHAT’. Coach to ‘HOW’ for impact

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Metric vs. Behavior

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CHAPTER 2

Six-Step Coaching System

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Six-Step Coaching System (STEP 1)

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Six-Step Coaching System (STEP 2)

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Six-Step Coaching System (STEP 3)

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Six-Step Coaching System (STEP 4)

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Six-Step Coaching System (STEP 5)

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Six-Step Coaching System (STEP 6)

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CHAPTER 3

Measuring Impact

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Four potential measures of coaching impact:

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Measuring Impact

Recipients: Are supervisors focused on the right segments?

Improvement: What is aggregate impact on KPIs?

Movement: Is the team moving into top performing segments?

Events: What happens immediately after a coaching session?

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CHAPTER 4

Coaching Maturity Model

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Coaching Maturity Model

Operating Performing Leading

Segmentation • Manual• One-size-fits-all

• Single KPI stack ranking• Moving to balanced score

• Mean-based segmentation

• Outlier management

Frequency • Set # sessions / month• Frequency-based

segmentation• Measured as part of

coaching scorecard

Session Content • Emphasis on 1-2 random KPIs / session

• Emphasis on 1-2 root cause behaviors / session

• Measureable goals for KPIs and behaviors

Approach• Coach planned and

facilitated• Passive employee

• Employee self-assess before session

• Active employee

• Employee-led. Coach affirms and redirects

• Coaching the coach

Follow-up • Limited continuity between sessions

• Tasks and follow-up in SMART format

• Continual tasks and follow-up – flow into ongoing conversations

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