Motivation - Secrets and Strategies

This course is for everyone who feels that their team needs to be more motivated and engaged. Lack of motivation can have varied causes - ranging from uncertainties in the economic climate to personal reasons. In any case it is important that your staff are positive and that morale is high in order to ensure performance is not affected. You will have practiced a set of tools which help you to find out what action needs to be taken.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Link motivation with high performance and effective management
• Use coaching as a way of improving motivation
• Increase your understanding of possible motivators over and above financial incentives
• Use knowledge of tools which help to clarify expectations
• Use tools and techniques which give your staff a feeling of control, involvement and enthusiasm
• Determine actions which can lead the way out of poor morale and motivation

Introduction

• What are we going to cover?
• What are your priorities for the day?

Setting the scene

• Why motivating staff is important
• Motivation as part of Effective Management

Coaching as a communication style

• Coaching as a tool to motivate
• The essence of coaching
• Practice coaching

Motivation Model and Strategies

• Motivation Model
• Strategies to use
• Some tips on how to motivate others

Clarifying Expectations

• Motivation and expectations
• Knowing what I expect and what others expect
• Using a tool to help clarify expectations

Practice tools which help to improve motivation

• Motivation and involvement
• Use of a set of tools

How to start now? - Action Planning your way out of poor motivation

• Determine the small steps you can take immediately to increase motivation
• Create an Action Plan

Conclusion

• Recap of what has been learned
• Questions