Monthly Archives: January 2016

50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #25: Do the “Impossible”

Tip #25: Do the “impossible” Do something everyone said couldn’t be done. Learning the difference between difficult and truly impossible, then doing the difficult, creates big WOWs! Obviously we can’t do the literally impossible. But what people say is impossible, … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #24: Do the Right Thing, Even if You Think it Doesn’t Matter

Tip #24: Do the right thing even if you think it doesn’t matter… It always matters! I’ve encountered several people who join different groups and boards, but can’t seem to keep the promises they make there. Sometimes they just say … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #23: Walk Your Talk

Tip #23: Walk your talk When you profess something, follow through. It’s sad that this even has to be on the list, but so many people don’t walk their talk nowadays that it’s a real WOW when you find someone … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #22: Start a FUN Committee at Your Office

Tip #22: Start a FUN Committee at your office Plan regular fun – and funny – activities that everyone can join. Focus on activities that will build teamwork and camaraderie. Don’t just hope that fun will occur in the workplace. … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #21: Listen Now, Act Later

Tip #21: Listen now, act later Make note of something someone wants and give it to them when they least expect it. The WOW is not only that you listened to them, but that you remembered it later and did … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #20: Show People You Appreciate Their Job Performance

Tip #20: Show People You Appreciate Their Job Performance Have a gift sent to someone who’s a stellar performer. Don’t forget to show your appreciation all the time—not just once a year at performance review time! Do it formally and … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #19: Show you care about people’s feelings – not just their job performance

Tip #19: Show you care about people’s feelings – not just their job performance Have a gift sent to someone who’s having a tough day. Have the gift sent that day… or bring it back with you from lunch and put it … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #18: Give it Back Better Than Ever

Tip #18: Give it Back Better Than Ever Return a borrowed item in as good—if not better—condition than when you borrowed it. Be sure to return all items in better condition than when you borrowed them. My husband is a … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #17: Send a Hand-Written Thank You (or Other) Note of Appreciation

Tip #17: Write a hand-written thank you (or other) note of appreciation No one hand-writes notes any more… be different! The extra time, effort and cost of sending a hand-written note rather than an e-mail is a real WOW. Everyone … Continue reading

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50 Wys to WOW Your Others – Tip #16: Say Something Immediately

Tip #16: Say Something Immediately Don’t wait until later… “later” never comes! Don’t let the opportunity go by. We’ve all done it many times, I’m sure. We see or hear of someone doing something really good, and say to ourselves, … Continue reading

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