Brings energy to social situations
Acts as catalysts in helping people connect with one another.
People exceptionally talented in the WOO[1] theme love the challenge of meeting new people and winning them over. They derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection with someone. WOO is a social initiative. It is a quickness of making that connection[2]. It is the ability to quickly discover the right chemistry needed to connect with another person, and the quest for that chemistry. They can have a whole conversation that is tailored to you. WOO is about hospitality, charisma and magnetism. People with WOO are drawn to other people. It can be the same with reverse magnetism, people are drawn to those with WOO.
People with strong WOO talents bring energy to social situations. They can connect with others and act as catalysts in helping people connect with one another. They have an exceptional ability to draw others out of their shells. They build rapport with purpose. They can pay attention to the necessity of building rapport, and realize that is how you get others to a better place. We should position our people with WOO in that moment where they can start the initial conversation. They are little beacons of hospitality. If you can spread them throughout an event or room, they are going to act as not just fire starters, but low radiators of warmth. It is their power and edge[3].
WOO is a social catalyst. You are creating comfort, and you are creating investments. Invest by looking for opportunities where you can connect other people to each other. If you are the best at getting those relationships to begin, a way that you can deepen them is to connect other people that need the depth of relationship. Who can you connect to each other? Think about WOO as investing through skill and knowledge. Develop your skill at learning and remembering others’ names. How do you ask the best questions that make people feel like they’re the only one in the room? Be better at being more charismatic. Grow at your courtship skills and pursuing the love of another.
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Win Others Over!
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Those with the WOO theme can quickly read people and their posture.
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There is power and edge to WOO. It is not just about being the person that everyone is comfortable around. It can also have a really positive relationship with people that can be resources to you, and that can make you a powerful leader.
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BALCONIES
When WOO is soaring...
Rapport is a means to the end
About recruiting and assembling
Outgoing
People-oriented
Networked
Rapport-builder
You like people
As a leader WOO[5] gives you magnetic attraction. It means people tend to be attracted to your organization, team and spark that you create when you walk in the room.
It also means it attracts you to others. People with WOO are constantly aware of who they have yet to win over. It is about building comfort[6].
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Winning Others Over
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You naturally make employees feel like they are at home. It is an authentic social courage that can inspire motivation in others. It can be about hospitality by creating a sense of authenticity and disarming social comfort.
BASEMENTS
When WOO is on over-drive
Rapport is the goal
Pleasure in the moment
Fake
Shallow
Does not care about deep relationships
Need people to like you
A Leader with WOO...
Builds trust by helping people feel seen and important. This can come as easily as learning others’ names, and learning their social details.
Builds compassion by demonstrating their love of people in general to show that you don’t play favorites. It is the ability to project that this is a constant talent of yours. At your soul you really do like people. It is very consistent and authentic.
Creates stability by helping find stability in others. You may connect people who are going through a similar challenge.
Builds hope by talking about the social impact of what you can expect. Talk about how a goal is going to energize and inspire others to be part of something.
