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Working Smarter: Presented by Calabrio

In this series we will discuss Contact Center industry trends and best practices, as well as sharing success stories and pain points with some of the most innovative professionals in the industry. Join us as we learn and grow together in order to provide world class customer service to each and every one of our clients.

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The Real-Time Awakening: How Hargreaves Lansdown Rebuilt Workforce Planning with Calabrio

In this episode, Dave Hoekstra of Calabrio sits down with Jinesh Nair, Head of Service Planning & Performance at Hargreaves Lansdown, to discuss how one of the UK’s leading financial services organizations transformed its approach to workforce planning. Jinesh shares how a 350-agent operation spanning 25 departments tackled declining schedule adherence, 43% shrinkage, and highly manual real-time…

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From AI to “Speed to Happiness”: Dan Eddie on Simplyhealth’s CX Transformation

In this episode of Working Smarter , Dave Hoekstra speaks with Dan Eddie , Customer Services Director at Simplyhealth - loyal Calabrio customer - about the evolution of customer service in the healthcare sector. Together, they explore Simplyhealth’s mission to improve access to healthcare in the UK, the shift from voice to digital contact channels, and how AI is being integrated to enhance the…

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AI, Performance, and the Modern Agent with Steve Morrell

AI is saving contact centers time, but is it actually making life better for agents? In this episode of Working Smarter , Dave Hoekstra chats with Steve Morrell from ContactBabel about new research into agent burnout, the evolving role of the agent, and what really happens when productivity goes up but KPIs don’t change. From AI-powered self-service and agent assist to analytics that tell us why…

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Voice of the Agent: What 540 Agents Really Think About Life on the Frontline

In this episode of Working Smarter, Dave Hoekstra is joined by Martin Teasdale, Founder of Get Out of Wrap, to unpack the findings from our latest Voice of the Agent research. This year, 540 frontline agents opened up about the realities, challenges, and hidden truths of working inside today’s contact centers. Last year’s report was groundbreaking, revealing that while agents were largely…

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Women, Working Smarter: Ritu Maheshwari on Mentorship, Leadership & AI

In the first episode of Women, Working Smarter , host Jennifer Docken (Product Marketing Manager, Calabrio) welcomes Ritu Maheshwari (VP of Product Management, Calabrio) to talk about her journey from engineering to product leadership. Ritu shares how mentors shaped her path, why building strong teams matters most, and what excites her about the future of AI in the contact center. From leadership…

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New Series Coming! Women Working Smarter with Jen Docken and Ritu Maheshwari

Get ready for an all-new series from Calabrio’s Working Smarter podcast! Hosted by Jennifer Docken, this series celebrates women leading the way in tech, contact centers, and customer service. In the preview episode, Jennifer teams up with Ritu Maheshwari from Calabrio to kick things off and share what’s to come.

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Big news - The Next Evolution of Contact Center WFM: Introducing Calabrio Workforce Intelligence

Hot off the press from Calabrio’s largest annual user conference, C3 in Dallas, comes the launch of Calabrio Workforce Intelligence - the next evolution of Workforce Management. With AI at the core, not bolted on, Calabrio Workforce Intelligence introduces capabilities like Predictive Actions, Agent Assist, and more to help organizations make smarter, proactive decisions at scale. In this episode,…

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Dan Smitley - What do we want from AI in WFM?

Dan Smitley is a WFM Guru - You may have seen him posting Will Ferrell gifs on LinkedIn every Friday, but for this episode he joins Calabrio to talk about AI in WFM and how we might get real-world, practical uses out of AI and what that means to the average user. Topics include how WFM can benefit from AI, especially in the "Art vs. Science" front, and what we as humans need from AI assistants.…

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Why Every Contact Center Should Have a Developer On Staff with Ericc Whetstone

Ericc Whetstone joins the pod to talk about the importance of understanding what APIs can do for your contact center, use cases of great API development, and how important it is to have the skill set of API development available to a contact center staff. APIs are no longer just for the IT department. The more you understand how an API can be used, the more productivity savings and budget relief…

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AI Reporting and the future with AWS

Spend a little time with the Amazon Web Services team as we talk about the future of reporting, especially around AI. How will AI help us find data faster? Listen and find out!

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