Motivating at Work

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

 

Description: Follow these tips and you will increase team performance while making the job more enjoyable for everyone. Become a leader who inspires and rewards employees to give their best. Raise expectations and performance. Learn how to create a motivating workplace. Increase productivity with the LEARN method.

 


 

Course Contents:


 


 

Part 1: Create the Motivating Workplace

  • Meet the Difficult Employee
  • Why Employees Don’t Get the Job Done!
  • Close the Commitment Gap!
  • What Makes Employees Happy?
  • Ten Qualities Employees Want in a Job
  • Your One-Page Productivity Plan

Part 2: Motivating Through Empowerment

  • How to Empower Your Staff
  • The First Phase of Empowerment
  • The Second Phase of Empowerment
  • The Third Phase of Empowerment
  • The Empowering Supervisor
  • The Empowering Organization
  • Becoming an Empowering Organization

Part 3: Five Steps to Success

  • Step 1: Learn to Lead
    • The Efficient-Manager Checklist
    • Employees Who Think for Themselves
    • Bonus Section: Pass on the Vision
    • Share the Vision!
    • Creating the Vision
    • What Is Your Vision
    • Case Situation 1
  • Step 2: Examine Expectations
    • Reorganize the Work Flow
    • Make Work Interesting
    • Bonus Section: S.O.S.: Solution Finder
    • S.O.S. = Situation + Opportunity = Solution
    • Case Situation 2

  • Step 3: Act Like You Care
    • Learn to Listen
    • Keep Employees Informed
    • A Listening and Informing Survey
    • Bonus Section: Your Unique Style
    • Four Personality Types
    • Case Situation 3
  • Step 4: Respect Employees as Professionals
    • Respect Employees¿ Feelings
    • Recognize Quality Performance
    • A Time for You
    • Bonus Section: The Power of 4
    • Case Situation 4
  • Step 5: Never Stifle Personal Growth
    • How High Is Your I.Q.? (Innovation Quotient)
    • How High Is Your Organization’s I.Q.?
    • Bonus Section: Your Goal Sheet
    • Case Situation 5

Part 4: Practice What You’ve Learned

  • Two-Week Checklist
  • Three-Week Checklist
  • One-Month Checklist
  • Your Empowerment Plan