Template: How to Create a Unified Support Team
As we add new GreatCo. Support agents from across the country, we must remember first that we are one unified team. To that end, here are cultural practices that will keep our team growing together.
In no particular order:
Donut
REQUIRED: Join #donut-friends-forever in Slack
Get paired every other week with two other people in the company
Often not a member of CX team
"Donut Holes"
Don't wait for Donut to pair you with your own teammates
Reach out to teammates you haven't spoken to yet over Slack to make a personal intro
Then schedule 30 minutes to chat with them over Zoom
Slack
Check out our guide to using slack
REQUIRED: Use @mentions for important announcements (Note ET/PT difference)
East Coast: Make sure any important announcements, especially decisions made before noon ET, contain @cs so that the West Coast team and Katie will be notified.
West Coast: Start each day reviewing Slack. When @ mentioning or direct mentioning anyone after 2 PM, take care to note whether or not the request is urgent.
FUN: Randomly message a teammate in the opposite office just to say hi. This way, Slack becomes a place for social engagement, as one might have in an office, across multiple locations.
Zoom
REQUIRED: All meetings must have a Zoom link in the invite!
Download the Zoom GCal extension here
Guru!
FUN: Use a Life Story to your advantage.
They allows you to have more meaningful discussions with your teammates
e.g. from "Do you have a dog?" to "How is Tony doing?"