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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To Serve Clients Properly, Sometimes You Have to Rock the Boat
Administrative Professionals and other service-based representatives are taught to always “smooth things over” and make problems go away. They are the problem-solvers, the ones to whom responsibility often falls for getting things done, especially in the face of obstacles. However, … Continue reading
Great Tips for Supervisors – or Anyone!
I recently found a great article containing many valuable tips for supervisors and managers (but applicable to anyone) from the Purdue University EAP (Employee Assistance Program). Included are tips for identifying, assisting and supporting troubled and/or grieving employees; evaluating employee performance; and … Continue reading
If You Want to WOW Customers, Change the Conversation
My husband Bruce and I once visited a Toyota dealership to buy a car. The salesman greeted us and immediately brought us to a glass case containing five trophies. They were President’s awards given only to dealerships where all salespeople … Continue reading
Harsh Words Have Lasting Impact… So Do Positive Ones
Whether we’re in a business environment, a community arena, or in our own families, harsh words have a lasting impact on everyone who receives them. Just remember this: Feedback can be given in positive, constructive ways. Mistakes will be made. Don’t … Continue reading
5 Tips for More Positive Communications
“You still haven’t registered as a vendor in our system.” The representative’s very first words to me oozed with disdain and disrespect. “I went to the link I was given and filled out all the information. I even got a confirmation … Continue reading
Talent + Creativity + Action = WOW!
This post expands on my recent post about not slamming down potentially useable, patentable, creative ideas just because… “No one else has ever done it” or “Someone else has probably done it” or “I’ve never done that before.” The reason I … Continue reading
Talent + New Creative Ideas = WOW
Many artists WOW us with their talent, but this incredible example of extreme talent, combined with the creativity of working with a medium most would never even conceive is possible, is a perfect example of why this artist WOWs us. Remember, … Continue reading
Are You Missing Opportunities to WOW?
My husband Bruce recently had to paint our new fence. So, he borrowed a friend’s paint sprayer, went to the DIY hardware store to buy paint, then tried to pour the paint into the narrow opening for the sprayer… getting paint … Continue reading
Creating a Culture of Respect
The 10/5 Way states that employees must make eye contact with anyone who comes within 10 feet of them, and must smile and greet anyone who comes within 5 feet of them. The No Venting rule requires health care workers … Continue reading
Be WOW – Be Happy
According to author Frank Clayton, when attempting to be happier, most people are putting their efforts in the wrong place. In his article at the following link, he points out the science between happiness and success, shrewdly recognizing that “We … Continue reading
