Taking Care of Your Customers Through Quality Assurance

“Your call may be monitored and recorded for quality assurance purposes …” We’ve all heard this recording, or something very similar, when placing a call to customer service. You may have even thought, “I hope this &$@*# call is recorded because they’re going to get an ear-full if they don’t fix this once and for […]

Leadership at Centris

Leadership at Centris Google the subject of leadership and you will see more than 300 million results. Definitions, traits, quotes, skills, styles. There are probably as many opinions on leadership as there are types of leaders. So what does leadership mean at Centris? For us, leadership is about people. Our first priority is the customer. […]

Kudos University at Centris

Kudos University at Centris At Centris, our top two priorities are the customers and our employees. To make sure both are properly taken care of, every new hire is put through two weeks of in-house training at Kudos University. It is here that the foundation for their success, both personally and professionally, begins. While the […]

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

We found a great article on Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, written by the Customer Experience Report. At Centris, Emotional Intelligence is a necessary ingredient for success. From Customer Service Agents to Supervisors to Managers, EQ means treating your customers and our employees with respect and empathy. While many companies may overlook this trait, it’s at […]

So What did we learn from the “BIG GAME” that applies to Contact Center businesses?

Good Coaching brings out the best in the team. Both coaches John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh exhibited great leadership as head of their teams. Throughout a long season they each demonstrated their ability to adapt, accept change, develop new initiatives, new action plans, skills and reactions to threats/problems in a changing and highly competitive environment. During […]

Hispanics More Receptive to Customer Service via Social Media

U.S. Hispanics who use social media are more likely than the general social media population to want customer service delivered via social media, according to NM Incite. Overall 57% of Hispanics who use social media have engaged with customer service via social media, including asking questions or voicing complaints, according to NM Incite; that compares […]

4 Ways to Get Creative

It is no longer enough to be efficient. Today’s knowledge workers are also expected to be creative. Here are four strategies for coming up with creative solutions to problems. Along with the traditional pressures to generate profits and improve efficiency, knowledge workers are increasingly being challenged to find more creative solutions to business problems. While […]