I met Barbara Glanz, a speaker from the USA, when she was visiting Australia last year and was very impressed by her. Known as the business speaker who speaks to your heart as well as to your head, she lives and breathes her personal motto, “Spreading Contagious Enthusiasm.™” Here is an article from her recent newsletter I think you’ll enjoy. Simple ideas but very effective.
1. Make a short visit or take a small plant to an elderly neighbor, retired employee, widow, or person in your church or community who is alone.
2. Watch for your mailman, custodian or garbage collector and offer them a cold (or hot) drink.
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3. Ask to speak to the manager of a store about an employee who has done a good job.
4. See if you can make eye contact and smile at everyone as you go down the hall or the street.
5. Graciously thank people who are cleaning the streets, the restrooms, and the offices in your community.
6. Buy a co-worker or any person in uniform a cup of coffee as a “thank you.”
7. Offer to help young mothers with children by holding doors, carrying packages or groceries, or entertaining the children for a moment.
8. Quietly slip some money into the pocket of a friend or co-worker who needs it.
9. Ask to take a picture of the couple or the whole group when you see someone taking a photo of others.
10. Call a fellow employee or person whom you know has been sick just to see how they are.
For more creative ideas you can use in your organization, order Barbara’s book, 180 Ways to Spread Contagious Enthusiasm
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