IMAGINE if everyone in your workplace created WOW experiences for each other and for customers!
Motivational speaker Sandy Geroux has spent 18 years studying what makes people say WOW when it comes to their interactions with others. She has put that knowledge into her inspiring keynotes, breakouts, training sessions and books - and into this blog! - to help you “Turn Your Workplace Into a WOWplace" Subscribe below to start receiving Sandy's posts and get WOW ideas you can use immediately to create and inspire WOW experiences at work and at home.
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Category Archives: The WOWplace Rules
50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #30: Wrap Up a Little Tchotchke Every Day for a Week and Leave it on a Co-Worker’s Desk
Tip #30: Wrap up a little tchotchke every day for a week and leave it on a co-worker’s desk. Inexpensive, fun, cute little items are great to receive – even more fun on consecutive days. Candles, stuffed toys, candies and mints … Continue reading
Posted in Podcast: 50 Ways to WOW Your Others, Rule #4: A WOWplace is Innovative, Creative & Fun!, Rule #5: A WOWplace is Rewarding
Tagged creating wow experiences, employee appreciation, encouragement, exceptional customer service, leadership, motivational speaker Sandy Geroux, WOW tips, WOWplace
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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #29: Send Co-Workers a Daily, Weekly or Monthly Inspiring Message
Tip #29: Send co-workers a daily, weekly or monthly inspiring message Short quotes, photos, videos and other inspiring items sent via e-mail are usually welcome. Don’t make them too long or people won’t read/view them. Also, be careful not to send … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Leadership/Employee Engagement, Podcast: 50 Ways to WOW Your Others, Rule #3: A WOWplace is Human... Not Humanoid!
Tagged creating wow experiences, employee appreciation, Employee engagement, employee motivation, encouragement, leadership, motivational speaker Sandy Geroux, WOW tips, WOWplace
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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #28: Create Funny Stuff
Tip #28: Create funny stuff Make light of a situation to prevent it from becoming too “heavy.” Use public humor – rather than public scolding or accusation – to make a point. At my sister’s workplace, one department started losing … Continue reading
50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #27: Share Funny Stuff
Tip #27: Share funny stuff Boost spirits by sending people (tasteful) greeting cards, cartoons, gifts – anything comical. If it’s personally relevant, it’s even better! There are so many things on the Internet, on TV (Jeff Foxworthy’s “You might be … Continue reading
50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #26: Be Humble
Tip #26: Be humble Humility is a highly-prized quality in many cultures—for good reason. WOW leaders don’t demand respect… they command it! No one appreciates arrogance, especially in a leader. It’s a true WOW for a high-level leader to remain … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Leadership/Employee Engagement, Podcast: 50 Ways to WOW Your Others, Rule #3: A WOWplace is Human... Not Humanoid!
Tagged creating wow experiences, leadership speaker Sandy Geroux, motivational speaker Sandy Geroux, Respect, respect in the workplace, WOW tips, WOWplace
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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
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
Posted in Fun Life Observations/Motivation, Fun Work Observations, Leadership/Employee Engagement, Podcast: 50 Ways to WOW Your Others, Rule #2: A WOWplace is Respectful
Tagged creating wow experiences, leadership, motivation, motivational leadership speaker Sandy Geroux, Respect, WOW tips, WOWplace
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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
Posted in Communication, Fun Life Observations/Motivation, Fun Work Observations, Leadership/Employee Engagement, Podcast: 50 Ways to WOW Your Others, Rule #2: A WOWplace is Respectful
Tagged creating wow experiences, exceptional customer service, leadership, motivational leadership speaker Sandy Geroux, WOW tips, WOWplace
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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
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
