Articles - Training and Coaching

Effective training and coaching are key to building high-performing, engaged contact centre teams. This insight hub brings together expert guidance, practical techniques, and real-world examples to help you design impactful training programmes and deliver coaching that drives real results. Discover new ways to support learning, give constructive feedback, and create a culture of continuous improvement. From onboarding and soft skills to performance management and leadership development, these resources offer everything you need to help your people grow and succeed.

How to Make a Good Script Invisible to the Customer
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Is Your Contact Centre Prepared for the Challenges of 2020?
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360 Feedback – What It Is and Why It Works
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The Contact Centre Manifesto – Don’t Do ANYTHING Until You Have Done These 10 Things!
16 Ideas You Can Try From Skipton Building Society’s Contact Centre
10% of contact centres never schedule training
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7 Ideas You Can Learn from the Gloucester Intercall Contact Centre
What Role Does Coaching Play in Contact Centre Training?
8 Things to Remember When Changing Contact Centre Business Processes
7 Contact Centre Agent Training Nightmares
Gavin Scott
Podcast – How to Get More From Your Call Centre Team
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The Best Ways of Providing Corrective and Nurturing Feedback
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How to Create the Case for Performance Change
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A Great Way to Do a Coaching Session
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How Do You Operate Induction Training?
What Is Microlearning?
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How to Nurture Your Future Resource Planning Managers
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Five AI Use Cases for Agent Training
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How to Practice Patience in Customer Service
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Team Leader Experience (TLX) Explained
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Top Tips for Induction Training Programmes
Are You a Manager or a Leader?
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16 Things We Saw at the Specsavers Contact Centre in Nottingham
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Podcast – Contact Centre Coaching: How to Sustain Learning and Make it Fun!