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Joint Customer Service Team Kicks Off

October 2-6 is International Customer Service Week and the Georgia Department of Defense honored the event with the inaugural meeting of Joint Customer Service Team (JCST).

 

THE FOUR SERVICE STANDARDS:

Lt. Col. Specht says there are are four service standards that everyone can start doing regardless of the level or section you work in.  To be the "Best" we must be consistent and move forward together:

- Greet customers promptly and courteously
- Listen attentively and understand things from the customer’s perspective
- Be helpful
- Honor their commitments in a timely manner.

The effort is in response to the request by Governor Sonny Perdue to have all 42 of his state agencies to become faster, friendlier, and easier. His vision is that Georgia will have the best customer service of any state in the nation. The Governor’s Office of Customer Service was created and funded by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2006 session to assist state agencies.

The Governor’s customer service initiative will also link to the Georgia DOD’s Strategic Goal of customer focus with associated measures on the department’s balanced scorecard.

The Georgia DOD’s new team will be “change agents,” assisting with the implementation of the GA DOD Customer Service Improvement Plan., said Lt Col Jean Specht, director of Organizational Development and the department’s “Customer Service Champion.”

The JCST will also research, analyze, and recommend customer service improvements across the organization for both internal and external customers.


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