SYNTEZA [Szkolenia - Konsulting]

Session no. 8

Motivating. Tools for enhancing subordinates' involvement.

Beginning:

• "Follow-up" session consolidating the acquired knowledge and skills
  

- sharing experiences related to the application of newly learnt tools
- analysis of the Success Cards worked out between sessions

• What do I know about motivation?
  

• Ice breakers - games for building up the atmosphere and creative involvement
  

1. "How to make people want to "want to" - from the motivation theory to practice"

• The characteristics of motivational needs
  

- the hierarchy of needs [Maslov's pyramid]
- types of human needs and the motivation to work

• The factors increasing work efficiency and employee satisfaction
  

- motivators - hygiene and development factors [Herzberg's concept]
- what motivates and what demotivates the leaders and what motivates and demotivates the subordinates?

2. The conditions of the effectiveness of motivational influences - the adjustment of tools

• Motivational significance of rewards and punishments
  

- rewards, bonuses, pay rises - is the costly measure effective as well?
- "the end justifies the means" - is basing on imperatives effective?
- inspiring subordinates - can everybody be motivated to act?
- "kind word" - hasn't praise become obsolete yet?

• The role of information in the processes of motivation
  

- clear statement of the Company's /leader's expectations
- checking the understanding of orders and accepting the fears employees might have
- opening to help the subordinates and conveying the data related to the results of work

3. A highly motivated team - a dream or the requirement of times?

• Professional hierarchy and the partnership in the team
  

• "Team spirit" - a valuable phenomenon in the motivation
  

• The time spent with people is not the wasted time
  

- the awareness of the subordinates' needs and building up the trust in the team
- creating good conditions for the development of subordinates

4. Practical aspects of motivating the team

• Individual approach to employees, the appropriate selection of means  
  

- the level of requirements and the type of assigned tasks
- management style

• Shaping the needs of employees
  

- stimulating some and reducing other needs
- coincidence of people's objectives with the aspirations of the organization

• Social influence in the team - a principle of reference
  

5. Self-motivation and the attitude to work

• The ways to enhance the positive attitude to work in the events of defeats
  

- skilful reformulation of problems into challenges - the orientation of reasoning
- the scheme of acting in the event of a temporary lack of success

• Enhancing motivation on the basis of the method of building one's own story
  

Conclusion of session no. 8:

• Trainer's and Participants' summary
  

- "brainstorming" - how will I use the tools I have learnt in the practice of motivation?
- Further Study Card - selection of some particular tools to practise

• Individual consultations