Summary

Motivating at Work

Follow these handy 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.

Completion of this course will earn 0.575 CEUs.

Outline

  • 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 Workflow
    • 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

Course Schedule

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