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

Report

Topic: What are the characteristics of great customer service?
Topic #: 6A
Initiator:
Participants:
  • Florence
  • Veronica
  • Michael
  • Keith

Notes:

  • Repeat Business
  • Positive Feedback from customers
  • Letters
  • Phone calls
  • Referrals
  • Satisfy or exceed customer expectation
  • Brand image for service
  • Public – academia
  • Industry
  • Total service mentally pervades whole organization
  • Front & back office
  • Organizational ‘systems’ support in place and working
  • Technology
  • Business process
  • Training
  • Management direction and support
  • Rewards
  • Satisfied employees
  • Low turnover
  • No strikes
  • Low level of employee complaints
  • Company actively solicits customer feedback
  • Sustained service quality
  • Organization sensitive & flexible in meeting needs
  • Organizations’ use of customer-centric language
  • Internal
  • External
  • Investment in service systems & people should be:
  • Real
  • Transparent
  • Internal & external people systems have to be in sync
  • Organization provides communication channels to encourage employees’ feedback
  • Service improvement
  • Complaints
  • Service has to be key part of corporate vision and driven from the top
  • Service provided from the heart, not just as set of competencies
  • Management shows respect for their employees
  • Partnership mentally
  • Creative and fun work environment treat staff as value adding assets

 

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