Fluff Free Phrases that get better results, faster at work
How do you get people to get excited at work so you can not just get better results but also get them faster?
Is this something you have stopped to think about? Unlikley! Because I recall that this was not a question I was stopping to think about. I just needed the job done.
I wish I was smarter & more strategic back then. But hey ho!
Now getting better results faster is not going to happen if your presence keeps people’s energy neutral or worse still, depletes it.
This rule applies without partiality to all - irerspectiev where you sit in teh coprorate hierarchy & whether you are an individual contributor or lead people.
Shifting away from teh corporate lingo - to sensory phrases will help you rev up the interest, mood & energy level of yoru co-workers.
These phrases work like subtle magic because we humans, are sensory beings. We expereince or perceive our environments through our senses. That’s why body language, non verbals, that tension in the air - are things we understand easily.
What I am doing here though is share 5 phrases that tap into our sensory capacities & will help you change gears to generate excitement around the work you do.
Let's go.
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1. Imagine the look...
Imagine the awe-struck faces of the clients when we show them how much money we saved them this quarter
v/s
Lets review the presentation tomorrow. We want to ensure that the clients fully understand everything we have done for them.
2. Can you Smell the...
Can you smell the success that awaits at the other end of this meeting?
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Let’s prepare this well for this meeting. We have so much dependent on it.
People want to feel excited at the prospect of the work ahead of them. Load it up with boring mundanities saps most of us of our energy.
3. So close you can hear...
So close to meeting the project deadline that you can hear the sound of champange popping open
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The project deadline is fast approaching, we better speed things up.
4. In Touching Distance
The weekend is in touching distance, let’s get this report out fast
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We’ll again end up spending hours trying eating into the weekend, trying to complete the report.
5. Nothing beats the feeling of
Nothing beats the feeling of suppport & camaraderie that we can easily give each other
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hey guys can we please support each other where help is required.
The next time you want results, get people excited.
Get them to hear the champagne pop, smell hot coffee in their quiet time, take notice of the weekend they can almost touch.
Always be taking things towards possibility. You will notice how that lifts the energy, mood & rhythm of whatever it is that you are trying to get through between your 9-5.
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