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.

The Johari Window: A Contact Centre Training Tool
Build Rapport on the Phone for Success
How to Build Rapport on the Phone – With Examples
8 Things to Remember When Changing Contact Centre Business Processes
21 Top Tips for Appointment Setting
Being Super-Busy: The Modern Excuse for Not Coaching Staff
The Quality Problem: Good Advisors Stay Good – Average Advisors Stay Average
What Role Does Coaching Play in Contact Centre Training?
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The Contact Centre Manifesto – Don’t Do ANYTHING Until You Have Done These 10 Things!
Give Agents the Right Tools to Do Their Job
SMART Training – Changing the Perception of Contact Centre Coaching
Should a Contact Centre Advisor Handle Calls, Emails and Chats?
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Using Gamification to Increase Contact Centre Engagement
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30 Tips to Improve Your Call Quality Monitoring
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50 Call Centre Training Tips
How to sell over the phone
Top Tips for Selling Over the Phone
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Top Tips for Induction Training Programmes
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7 Ideas You Can Learn from the Gloucester Intercall Contact Centre
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11 Ways to Keep Training Relevant
Making Mentoring Work in the Contact Centre
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Does Your Contact Centre Need a “Colleague Experience Manager”?
Training Your Staff to Be Effective at Live Chat
10% of contact centres never schedule training
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9 Top Tips for Managing a Very Young Workforce
16 Ideas You Can Try From Skipton Building Society’s Contact Centre