Employee Engagement and Motivation

Introduction:

Are you struggling with employees who disengage from their work and simply collect a paycheck? This course is for new managers looking to motivate and engage their employees amidst contemporary challenges such as remote work, generational change, and evolving employee expectations. The focus is on integrating time-tested motivational theories with a personality and preference-based approach suited to today’s modern workplace.

Objectives:

Explain what employee engagement is and why it matters.
Describe key trends of the modern workplace.
Explain the key principles of Herzberg’s Hygiene Factors and Motivators and McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory.
Apply these classic theories with employees.
Utilize the Plant principle to motivate and engage employees.
Follow best practice when preparing to motivate and engage employees.

Course Outline:

1: The New Workplace and Engagement

Why Engagement Matters
The Employee connection challenge.
Hybrid work and Generation Z are challenging how we think about work.
Burnout is the new productivity killer.

2: Applying Classic Motivational Theories to Today’s Workplace

Overview of Herzberg’s Hygiene Factors and Motivators.
Understanding McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory.
The theories’ application in a modern context.

3: Nurturing Your Employees for Peak Engagement and Motivation

What is the Plant principle?
Utilizing the Plant principle to foster motivation that both addresses individual preferences and connects employees to purpose.
An engagement and motivation checklist.

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$495.00

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