Internal customers – Is anybody listening?  Elin Price, RCT Homes.
Captive audience
Our audience
Why engage?   Customer facing Staff moral (sickness days; productivity; turnover) Staff “buy in” – vision and values Feedback and improvements Message delivery
Communication vs engagement
88% of staff have heard of Esteem
75% of staff would use Esteem
Internal comms analysis For each area of communication, office staff are 48% more likely to be aware of the activity & be engaged than HMU staff. Written communication is either not disseminated or not read amongst HMU teams.
Communication methods Intranet Email Face to face Newsletters Pod casts Team meetings Road shows Telephone Competitions Staff conferences Texts Posters Letters Publicity material
Creativity in internal communications
Background Performance figures Accountability Individual pride and motivation Tenant satisfaction
Our plan.... Campaign to achieve the following: Keep targets / performance front of mind Instil pride in work done well Reinforce message of accountability and individual responsibility Customer experience focus
Audience Mobile Limited computer access Peer pressure Period of change Campaign must be inclusive of all 330+ staff
Job Well Done
Campaign messages Targets have a purpose Individual impact  Job well done = job satisfaction Focus on tenant satisfaction
Launch
Launch Soft launch – Customer Service Week  (5 th  - 9 th  October)  Dartboard – Job Well Done bull’s eye. Travel to all sites and offices. Bull’s eye = prize. Campaign launched to team leaders  & reinforced at team briefs
Methods -
Loyalty card
Targetometer
Practicalities 3 specific targets  chosen for each team Milestone targets for those measured quarterly Tie in to compliments procedure
Evaluation Key Performance Indicators Customer compliments / complaints Staff engagement in campaign Productivity
Successes Sickness rates – reduced by 50% in some areas Allocations Property inspections Membership
Work in progress...
Over to you... Challenges/solutions within your organisation. In groups outline:  Two “hard to reach” teams One quick win for each One long term strategic approach

Internal Customers - Is Anyone Listening?