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Motivation - self/others

Our programs are research-based, results-driven, people friendly

Duration 2 days

What is this workshop about?

Motivation frequently emerges as an issue in organisations. This program familiarises participants with the forces at work in motivation and demotivation. Motivation, or lack of, can be an issue regarding self or others. The program looks at techniques for influencing motivation, and understand why they work or fail.

Research based: the workshop is based on the latest research into demotivators, neutral influences, and motivators. 

Results-driven: the focus is on practical application of skills in the workplace to improve the level of motivation, and reduce the need to motivate.

People-friendly: the approach builds on and uses managers’ own experiences and is supportive, fast-paced and fun.

Who would benefit?

Organisational members who are responsible for the effective and efficient activities of others, especially during a period of change. It is also useful for those who are preparing to take such a role. It is possibly also useful for non-managerial members who wish to better understand self-motivational forces and techniques.

Objectives of workshop

By the end of the workshop, delegates will have identified organisational (structural and procedural) motivators, de-motivators and negative motivators. Delegates will be able to describe the organisation’s motivational forces impacting people, and design a plan to use specific techniques to influence those forces in ways to help individuals, groups, and the organisation as a whole.

Expected outcomes of workshop

These workshops should generate outcomes via a number of pathways. Addressing demotivators should impact organisational climate which in turn impacts other organisation metrics such as stress, absenteeism, turnover. Addressing motivators should positively impact creativity, productivity, and possibly metrics such as alignment and recruitment.

Key topics covered

• Demotivation - Motivation - Negative motivation (personal and organisational)
• Motivational forces - (structural, procedural, interactional)
• Organisational climate (& culture) - a motivational force or a consequence?
• Self-motivation - psychological process steps (self-talk)
• Influencing self-motivation of self and others
• Doable things at organisational, group, and individual levels
• Diminished performance - in a motivational view
• Motivation as a choice
• Negative and positive impacts of high motivation on quality of life -
• Finding personal motivation profile (motivators, demotivators & negative motivators)
• Finding organisational motivators, demotivators & negative motivators
• Prioritising and planning organisation-wide motivation enhancement
• Limits and unexpected negative consequences of excessive organisational motivation
• Planning to strike the balance - getting there - confirming - staying balanced

The extra mile

Our aim is to combine sound research and practical experience with application in your organisation to ensure that the learning is transferred to real situations and used by the participants. Our facilitators will follow up with your delegates at agreed times after the workshop to support, encourage and measure their skill development and application.