Tag Archives: WOWplace

50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #6: You Don’t Need to Discuss Much

Tip #6: You Don’t Need to Discuss Much Hold back a biting comment or excessive criticism. If it doesn’t need to be said, refrain from saying anything else to make it worse. If someone has made a mistake, they are … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #5: Just Hop on the Bus, Gus

Tip #5: Just Hop on the Bus, Gus Pay for someone’s transportation to and from work for a month. Include parking & tolls! What a nice surprise to give someone who has to incur this cost every month, just to … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #4: Just Listen to Me

Tip #4: Just Listen to Me! Offer to train, coach or mentor someone. You have a lot of expertise that you probably take for granted. Figure out what you’re great at and offer to help someone else in that area. … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #3: You Don’t Need to be Coy, Roy

Tip #3 is: You Don’t Need to be Coy, Roy! Share someone’s accomplishments with their loved ones and let them participate in the kudos. Most of us have families that don’t really know what we do or how good we … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #2: Make a New Plan, Stan

Continuing with our “Idea A Day” series, we come to… Tip #2: Make a New Plan, Stan! Help someone else achieve their dreams. Use your contacts, connections or specialized knowledge to help them accomplish a part of their plan they … Continue reading

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50 Ways to WOW Your Others – Tip #1: Slip Out the Back, Jack

Lots of people enjoy getting quick tips they can read and instantly implement. Since, my webinar and podcast “50 Ways to WOW Your Others!” is so popular, I’m posting the tips here on my blog. Subscribe to this blog (if … Continue reading

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3 Tips for Creating WOW Customer Service Through Organized Systems!

How bad is it that our lawn service company came by recently and knocked on our door to “sell us their services” because our lawn was in such bad shape? First, it’s unreal that our lawn looks this bad. Second, it’s even … Continue reading

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WOW Customer Service – What’s the Right Choice?

Choice #1: Call late or no show? The plumber The appliance repairman The paver installer The house painter The tile installers The furniture delivery/installation crew Almost all of the above tradesmen have been a “no-show” on us. One came at … Continue reading

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The Nuances That Create Customer Service… or Customer Nightmares

With all the customer service knowledge, advice, articles, blog posts and other tools out there available for us to use, you’d think customer service would be improving as a general rule. There are “pockets” of exceptional customer service, with some companies doing an … Continue reading

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The Crucial Difference Between Being Accountable and Taking Ownership

Many people either consider the terms “Being  Accountable” and “Taking Ownership” interchangeable, or they forget about taking ownership altogether and focus only on holding people accountable for their actions and goals. But there are some very subtle (and highly important) differences between … Continue reading

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