When Coaching Turned a Struggling Agent Into a Top Performer

In 2024, a telecom support center had an agent named Julian. Julian wasn’t meeting KPIs — his AHT was high, CSAT was low, and his QA scores hovered around 58%. Leadership considered letting him go. But his team lead insisted on trying something different: A structured 6-week coaching plan. Each week focused on one specific […]

When a Metric Missed Cost a Company Millions—And Why Smart KPIs Matter

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Lead for Decision-Makers (COOs · CX Directors · Founders): At CP Spike, we’ve advised many organisations where the operations leader thought “we’ve got the metrics” — but the wrong ones or the missing ones cost far more than a report ever showed. A Story to Start A fintech firm outsourced its support operations believing it […]

When a Startup’s Tech Stalled Growth—And How the Right Stack Fixed It

cloud contact centre technology workflow

Lead for Decision-Makers (COOs · CX Directors · Founders): At CP Spike, we’ve seen what happens when you lead operations and customer experience—but your technology base can’t keep pace. One fintech scaled fast, only to see dropped calls, 30-minute wait times, and brand trust slip—all because their contact-centre stack wasn’t built for growth. A Story […]

When an Unexpected Call Turned Into $200K—And Why Outbound Still Drives Growth

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Lead for Decision-Makers (COOs · CX Directors · Founders): At CP Spike, we’ve seen how leaders in customer-experience and operations turn their service engine into a growth engine—retrieving both revenue and loyalty from outbound, not just support. A Story to Start In 2022, a mid-sized SaaS company (we’ll call it “SoftWave”) launched an outbound programme […]