Open Space Technology
Issues and Opportunities in Creating a Culture of Service Excellence

Report

Topic: Why Service Breakdown?
Topic #: 2D
Initiator: Angela

Participants:

  • Florence
  • Veronica
  • Cherry
  • Mary
  • Helen
  • Joey
  • Rachel

Notes:

Break downs:

  • People don’t care
  • Incompetent
  • Not working from the heart – or don’t know how
  • Don’t have a comprehensive plan to execute
  • Bored with providing excellent service
  • Different definitions of service excellence
  • Communication breakdown
  • Email- good when there is limited time
  • Money / motivation to upgrade systems
  • Manpower
  • Measurement of service excellence
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  • Solutions to prevent breakdown
  • What can employee bring to the job?
  • Share success stories
  • Find out where employees want to go – bright future
  • Share appreciation . every employee is important
  • Pilot group for taking initiatives actually – doing job well. Recognition for it – share new with rest of employees.
  • Relate training to job. Apply what you learn
  • Diagnose problems with top management support
  • Ensure management is aware of employee’s job responsibilities
  • Cross-training
  • Be responsible for you r own development
  • Trust=respect
  • More tools needed for measuring service excellence
  • Analyze training needs
  • Share job experience after training. Was it effective?

 

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