| 1 | plan and organise the work of a team | 1.1 | treat team members with respect at all times |
| 1.2 | agree with team members their role in delivering effective customer service |
| 1.3 | involve team members in planning and organising their customer service work |
| 1.4 | allocate work which takes full account of team members’ customer service skills and the objectives of the organisation |
| 1.5 | motivate team members to work together to raise their customer service performance |
| 2 | provide support for team members | 2.1 | check that team members understand what they have to do to improve their work with customers and why that is important |
| 2.2 | check with team members what support they feel they may need throughout this process |
| 2.3 | provide team members with support and direction when they need help |
| 2.4 | encourage team members to work together to improve customer service |
| 3 | review performance of team members | 3.1 | provide sensitive feedback to team members about their customer service performance |
| 3.2 | encourage team members to discuss their customer service performance |
| 3.3 | discuss sensitively with team members action they need to take to continue to improve their customer service performance |
| 4 | understand how to lead a team to improve customer service | 4.1 | describe the roles and responsibilities of their team members and where the team members fit in the overall structure of the organisation |
| 4.2 | explain how team and individual performance can affect the achievement of organisational objectives |
| 4.3 | explain the implications of failure to improve customer service for their team members and their organisation |
| 4.4 | describe how to plan work activities |
| 4.5 | explain how to present plans to others to gain understanding and commitment |
| 4.6 | explain how to facilitate meetings to encourage frank and open discussion |
| 4.7 | explain how to involve and motivate staff to encourage teamwork |
| 4.8 | describe how to recognise and deal sensitively with issues of underperformance |