workforce management - Brad Cleveland

Stories from the Field: Give Your Forecast More Attention

May 13, 2025 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, LinkedIn Learning, Workforce Management

I recall a consulting project with a company that was struggling to provide consistent service to their customers. At times, customers had to endure painfully long waits but other times their employees were sitting idle waiting for something to happen. It became...

From Timekeeper to Strategic Architect: The Evolution of WFM

Apr 11, 2025 | AI, Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Workforce Management

It was a pleasure recently to join Doug Casterton on his weWFM podcast for the episode “From Timekeeper to Strategic Architect: The Evolution of WFM.” We discussed how workforce management (WFM) has transformed from a tactical, scheduling-focused function...

The Enablers: 3 Essentials for High-Quality Customer Service

Mar 18, 2024 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, LinkedIn Learning, Quality Management, Workforce Management

Some managers assume that quality standards are primarily for individuals, those actually delivering the service. But don’t miss half the fun and half the value. Establish the right quality standards for your organization, and you’ll see great things...

Transform Service Efficiency with Forecast Accuracy and Schedule Adherence

Feb 9, 2024 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Service, LinkedIn Learning, Workforce Management

An important part of delivering effective and efficient service is anticipating customer demand, or put another way, forecasting the workload. The beautiful thing about forecasting customer workload is that it encourages you – actually requires you – to...

The Psychology of Queues

Nov 17, 2023 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, LinkedIn Learning, Workforce Management

From a customer’s perspective, there are two basic types of queues. (And I don’t mean long ones and short ones.) Queues are either visible or invisible. Visible queues refer to any situation where customers know where they are in line. With invisible...