Key motivation techniques to aid performance


Course Info

Code MG2-128

Duration 5 Days

Format Classroom

Key motivation techniques to aid performance

Course Summary

The most important element in any organisation or business is the people. Managers, whether of a small team or a large business, need to keep people creative, active, and motivated to ensure their business moves forward. 

Motivating people can be a demanding task, especially as all employees have different learning techniques and ways of working. You need to determine the best approach to cover most employees and ensure everyone is happy with the collective goals that they’re working towards. As a manager, one of your primary functions is to work for your team, ensure they have everything they need to conduct their role successfully, and create a happy and healthy working environment to aid staff retention. 

An energised environment is essential to maintain growth and rising revenues, organisational health, and retain valued employees. When workers lose energy, this can lead to substandard work and lack of contingency or talent management options. Leaders and managers must use tried and tested techniques to motivate their team, maintaining the quality and productivity of their work.  

Re-energising your team will boost their enthusiasm, and yours,  improve productivity and raise the levels of job satisfaction through higher performance.


  • To motivate your teams using tested techniques.
  • To energise and motivate individuals utilising their specific learning styles. 
  • To empower the people you manage to lead to effective talent management.
  • To build good team relations and foster a collaborative approach.
  • To enthuse people with a sense of purpose and inclusion.
  • To promote individual responsibility, delegation, and development opportunities.
  • To encourage feedback from team members to aid continuous improvement and growth.
  • To understand the value of reverse learning.

This course is designed for anyone who is responsible for department development or solving issues with staff retention. It would be most beneficial for:
Team Leaders

  • Operations Managers
  • HR Managers
  • Progressing Managers
  • Leaders & Supervisors
  • Performance Managers
  • Change & Control Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Recruiters

This course uses a variety of adult learning methods to aid understanding and comprehension. Participants will experience roleplay in a variety of scenarios leading to a practical understanding of the concepts to energise and motivate team members for higher performance.

Participants will take part in interactive group exercises to build their skills in managing a team to perform at a high focus level. Along with videos and case studies of real-life examples that will give a better comprehension of the course elements and their application in their organisation.


Course Content & Outline

Section 1: Your Leadership Skills
  • What makes a good leader?
  • How to develop trust from your teams.
  • The differences between management and leadership. 
  • How to pinpoint when someone isn’t motivated. 
  • Diagnosing the root cause of performance issues. 
  • How to communicate and agree on mutually beneficial expectations. 
  • Bridging your performance gaps. 
  • How to engage others to achieve the right results. 

 

Section 2: Team Performance & Individual Motivators
  • Reporting and how to find accurate problem indicators.
  • Risk management and employee challenges. 
  • Communication expectations from both sides. 
  • How to develop a collaborative team with differing opinions and ideas. 
  • Identifying individual drivers and bringing them together. 
  • Coaching skills and methodology. 
  • Your talent management framework. 
  • Optimising your working relationships. 

 

Section 3: How to Maintain Interest and Engagement
  • Promoting successes and removing failures. 
  • Applying effective motivational tools. 
  • How to delegate responsibilities across the team. 
  • Developing your future-proofing strategy. 
  • Shaping a new working environment. 
  • Inviting new employees to join your model.

 

Section 4: How to Improve Performance Using Motivational Techniques
  • How emotional intelligence affects your coaching methods. 
  • EQ vs. IQ.
  • How to understand your team’s emotions.
  • Influencing, negotiating, and laying down authority.
  • Leading in a pressurised environment. 
  • Managing up, down, and sideways. 

 

Section 5: Dealing with Performance Issues & Handling Negativity
  • The correlation between leadership and behaviours.
  • Attracting top talent and learning to delegate efficiently. 
  • SWOT analysis and identifying quick wins. 
  • The 80/20 model. 
  • Enabling your workforce to avoid disengagement.  
  • Feedback management and acting out changes.


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