Articles - James Lawther

James Lawther is Director at Squawk Point Consulting, and Author of ‘Managed by Morons: The Path to a Thriving Organisation’.

James has spent 33 years in corporate Britain. He has packed frozen peas, processed credit applications, keyed data, paid claims, stacked shelves, made sweets, collected taxes and answered thousands of phone calls.

He either has a wealth of experience or cannot hold down a job. If the latter is true, his articles aren’t worth your time. The only way to find out is to read his Call Centre Helper articles below or try his blog and decide for yourself.

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A Quick Guide to Call Listening
Customer Service Agents With Headsets Working In A Call Center
16 Ways to Reduce AHT – Without Damaging the Customer Experience
Vision, Business Concept
Getting Started With Customer Service Mantras and Vision Statements
Best Respected Awards – The Results
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29 Ways to Transform Your Call Centre Staff Surveys
What Does Good Customer Service Look Like?
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How to Manage Big Changes Well in the Contact Centre
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12 Inspiring Tactics for Sharing the Call Centre With the Wider Company
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What I’ve Learned From Working in a Contact Centre – Saving Money
The seven deadly sins of measurement
Bored and unmotivated worker
35 Surefire Ways to Demotivate Your Best Agents
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Want to Find Out How Happy Your Agents Really Are? Here’s How!
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The 10 Pillars of EX (Employee Experience)
What Is a Simple Way to Ensure Customer Loyalty?
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13 Things We Heard at the Customer Strategy & Planning Conference
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What Is Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)?
How can the public image of call centres be improved?
10 ways to improve morale in the contact centre
Speed up Complaint Handling in a Multi-Channel Contact Centre