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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Tag Archives: employee motivation
5 Things Leaders Need to Know That Your People Won’t Tell You
Being an inspiring leader is all about building and nurturing strong relationships. But what you don’t know CAN hurt you. And often, the higher you go as a leader, the less likely you are to hear the “hard truths” from … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership/Employee Engagement, Rule #1: A WOWplace is Safe, Rule #2: A WOWplace is Respectful, Rule #3: A WOWplace is Human... Not Humanoid!
Tagged Be human, creating wow experiences, Employee engagement, employee motivation, leadership, motivational speaker Sandy Geroux, WOW tips, WOWplace
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Peer vs. Manager Recognition
There are many ways to make a workplace rewarding, but it cannot be all about the paycheck. In fact, if we don’t want our employees to be “all about the paycheck,” then our reward systems can’t be all about that … Continue reading
Employee Collaboration & Engagement Can Be Improved With Social Technologies
Employee collaboration is a crucial element in creating a WOWplace. Many experts believe that employees’ tacit knowledge (knowledge that exists only in their minds, and not written or shared anywhere else) is a major source of competitive advantage in the … Continue reading
WOW! Workplace “Fun” Trumps “Boring” Any Day!
Here is a cool little video demonstration of how different, unique and enjoyable we can make any occasion if we just add a little fun (notice that the musicians are all the same person wearing different vests – a great … Continue reading
Create a WOW: Break the Myth (and Dangers) of Working 24/7
When was the last time you took a vacation – a REAL vacation, where you didn’t even think about work? Or even took just a weekend… or a night off? Working 24/7 (even just thinking about work 24/7) is not … Continue reading
Is Your Time Clock a Time Bomb?
Creating WOWs involves every aspect of communication with customers – and especially with employees. In fact, one idea recently offered by an attendee at one of my programs dealt with communications at the time clock… the first formal communication location for … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Work Observations, Leadership/Employee Engagement, Rule #2: A WOWplace is Respectful, Rule #3: A WOWplace is Human... Not Humanoid!, Time & Stress Management
Tagged creating wow experiences, employee motivation, encouragement, motivational speaker Sandy Geroux, WOW tips, WOWplace
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Why are they lining up to work for him?
An executive at a large hospital will soon be heading up a new hospital within the same system. Employees who work for the organization are lining up to go with him when he opens the doors. He hears comments like, … Continue reading
Is Your Team Having Fun?
Is your team having fun as you try to achieve your goals? Are you? When was the last time you set a fun goal (or added any kind of fun element to your serious goals)? Just because people are having … Continue reading
Never Assume When It comes to E-Mail
Have you ever sent an e-mail that wasn’t received? Or heard that someone replied to your e-mail, but you never received the reply? This ever-increasing occurrence can result in loss of credibility, lowered confidence and loss of business – not … Continue reading
Telephone Tag Kills Time Management
Have you ever played a lengthy game of telephone tag? Of course you have! We’ve all been there and done that. Telephone tag is time-consuming enough when it’s necessary, but many times can it be completely avoided by following one … Continue reading
