Category Archives: The WOWplace Rules

We can all create WOW’s by following a few simple rules… The WOWplace Rules

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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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #15: Do Something Unexpected for a Co-Worker or Group Member

Tip #15: Do Something Unexpected for a Co-Worker or Group Member Pay attention to what they need or are going through – and do something as a group. Get your company, organization, church or other group together for special projects. … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #14: Don’t Get Mad… Get Glad!

Tip #14: Don’t Get Mad… Get Glad! Respond to a frustrating or disappointing event with humor, rather than anger. Make it a habit to respond with humor. People will be shocked that you can find humor in many situations, rather … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #13: Give Someone a Surprise Gift (Part II)

Tip #13: Give Someone a Surprise Gift (Part II) Give them something they would buy for themselves. Pay for a mundane item or one of their regular bills. By giving them something they would actually buy for themselves, it frees … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #12: Give Someone a Surprise Gift (Part I)

Tip #12: Give Someone a Surprise Gift (Part I) Give them something they wouldn’t buy for themselves. Find out what someone would really want – and give it to them. If you want to be sure they use it for … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #11: Go First!

Tip #11: Go First! Call someone who’s waiting for an answer from you before they call to ask you about it. Even if you don’t know the answer yet, you can call to at least let them know you haven’t … Continue reading

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