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Focused on standards of customer service, this is a sublens of Customer Service Reader. Standards define what customer service means, and what behaviors are expected of the members of the organization. They form the backbone of the customer service program. Without enforced standards, the program is spineless.

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CSR Standards section
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Customer Service Reader blog
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Service standards
Excerpts from Unleashing Excellence, The Complete Guide to Ultimate Customer Service, Dennis Snow and Teri Yanovitch
Disney guidelines
Excerpts from Be our Guest: Perfecting the art of customer service, Disney Institute

Customer service standards - General 

Links to customer service standards on the web

Best practices in courtesy
Contents page of the "World-Class Courtesy" report of the National Performance Review. The study partners were selected because of their reputation for high quality customer service and their representation of a cross-section of industries. 1: Creating World Class Courtesy. 2: Implementing World Class Courtesy.
Setting Customer Service Standards
This Institute of Customer Service Fact Sheet addresses these questions: (a) In what terms should service standards be defined? (b) How do you go about creating service standards? (c) How many standards should a business have? (d) How are service standards used?

Customer service standards - Business 

Links to customer service standards on the web

Disney
Standards of business conduct, The Walt Disney Company
Fine Games
This page documents those aspects of customer service that we understand YOU find most important. So, as one key factor in your decision about where to buy your games, we tell you how we do on these service qualities you find important.
Nordstrom
Listen to the customer. Provide them with what they want. Appreciate the fact they came to your store, and do everything within your power to ensure that they're satisfied when they leave.
Revco
In this excerpt from Customer Service - the Key to Your Competitive Edge, author Peggy Morrow gives us an inside look at the customer service improvement strategy of retailer Revco Drug Stores.
Ritz-Carlton Gold Standards
Our Gold Standards are the foundation of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. They encompass the values and philosophy by which we operate and include The Credo, The Motto, The Three Steps of Service, The Basics, and The Employee Promise.
Southwest Airlines
At Southwest Airlines, our Mission Statement has always governed the way we conduct our business. It highlights our desire to serve our Customers and gives us direction when we have to make service-related decisions. It is another way of saying, "we always try to do the right thing!" [includes 28-page "Customer Service Commitment"]

Customer service standards - Non-profits 

Links to customer service standards on the web

ADEAR
Customer Service Standards, Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
CADH
Customer service standards, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Customer Satisfaction Service Standards at Cincinnati Children's

Customer service standards - Government, Asia 

Links to customer service standards on the web

HK Ombudsman
The Ombudsman's guide to good standards of customer service for public officers

Customer service standards - Government, Commonwealth 

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Western Australia
The aim of the Customer Service Tool Kit is to guide managers through the major issues that will enable them to achieve excellence in Customer Focus.
Australia IP
Customer Service Charter, Intellectual Property, Australia
Cheshire County Council
Customer Service Standards, Cheshire County Council, 30-page pdf
Derby City Council
Customer Service Standards, Derby City Council
Hull City Council
Customer Service Standards, Hull City Council
Nottinghamshire
Customer Service Code of Practice and Standards, Nottinghamshire County Council
UK Cabinet Office
The Charter Mark scheme is a tool designed to help organisations focus on, and improve, their customer service and delivery to users.
UK DFES
Customer Service Standards, Department for Education & Skills
UK Inland Revenue
Customer Service Standards, HM Revenue & Customs
UK QCA
Customer service standards, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Customer service standards - Government, US 

Links to customer service standards on the web

District of Columbia
Customer Service Operations, Mayor's Office
Rockville
Customer Service Standards, City of Rockville, Maryland
US Census Bureau
Customer Service Standards, US Census Bureau
US DOE/ACQ
The Acquisition and Assistance Group
Customer Service Standards
US DOE/Chicago
Chicago Office Customer Service Standards
US DOE/OCR
Customer Service Standards, Office for Civil Rights, DOE
US FCC
Customer Service Standards, Federal Communications Commission
US FDA
FDA Customer Service Standards
US National Archives
Customer service standards, National Archives and Records Administration
US NHTSA
Customer service standards, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
US NEA
Customer Service Standards, National Endowment for the Arts
US NIH
Customer service standards, National Institutes of Health

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