Customer care : a training manual for library staff

Author(s)

    • Gannon-Leary, Pat
    • McCarthy, Michael D.

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Customer care : a training manual for library staff

Pat Gannon-Leary and Michael D. McCarthy

(Chandos information professional series)

Chandos, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Customer Care provides a detailed course suitable for delivery to library staff at all levels. It can be used as a stand-alone reference work for customer care processes and procedures or, alternatively, it can be used by library staff to tailor a customer care course to suit the requirements and training needs of their own staff.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables About the authors Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: Preparation Your role as a facilitator Notes on venue and facilities Chapter 2: The introduction Aims Background Aim 1: Introductions Aim 2: Expressing concerns and creating a climate for learning Aim 3: Understanding the aims of the course Aim 4: Establishing the ground rules Aim 5: Clarifying the role of the facilitator Chapter 3: What is customer service? Aims Background Aim 1: Identifying the constituents of good/bad/excellent service in practice Aim 2: Recognising the importance of customers' expectations and feelings Chapter 4: Who are our customers? The customer service chain Aims Background Aim 1: To identify more clearly the different kinds of customer Aim 2: To recognise the special needs of different customers Aim 3: To recognise from whom we receive service in general Aim 4: To recognise our internal customers Chapter 5: Communication Aims Background Aim 1: To recognise the barriers to communication Aim 2: To recognise the importance of body language or NVC when dealing with customers face to face Aim 3: To improve communications, whether face to face, over the telephone or in writing Final comments Chapter 6: Questioning and active listening Aims Background Aim 1: To identify the different types of questions and their effect on communication Aim 2: To use questions to communicate more effectively Aim 3: To encourage more active and effective listening Chapter 7: Handling complaints Aims Background Aim 1: To identify the appropriate steps in handling customer complaints Aim 2: To develop a positive proactive response to customers' problems and complaints Chapter 8: Dealing with challenging situations Aims Background Aim 1: To identify behaviours that create positive relationships with customers Aim 2: To recognise signs of aggression in a person Aim 3: To identify appropriate strategies for dealing with challenging situations Chapter 9: Life positions and the OK Corral: being more confident and assertive Aims Background Aim 1: To recognise aggressive, assertive, adaptive and apathetic styles of behaviour Aim 2: To use assertive language in response to customer and staff statements Chapter 10: Suggestions for improvement Aims Background Aim 1: To identify how participants can help improve the effectiveness of their section Aim 2: To identify how managers can help participants make improvements Chapter 11: Teambuilding Aims Background Aim 1: To foster team spirit Aim 2: To help understand how we work in groups Chapter 12: What are we good at, and what is our future? Action planning Aims Background Aim 1: To celebrate success and take pride in achievements Aim 2: To actively share information about team successes Aim 3: To make a commitment to improving customer service skills Chapter 13: Wrapping it up Concluding remarks Feedback Chapter 14: Conclusion Plenary Some final words... Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BB02365227
  • ISBN
    • 9781843345701
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 242 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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