Motivation as a skill: Strategies for managers and employees
Do your managers and employees know how to create and sustain a motivating work environment? Most people know—and can feel—that something is missing, but they aren’t quite sure how to put their finger on what it is. As a result, managers continue to focus on the traditional techniques such as external rewards and recognition schemes to motivate employees. While these factors are important, research continues to tell us—if we will only listen—that they are only a part of the story. The result of traditional approaches is the chronically high levels of employee disengagement in today’s workplaces.
Organizations need a fresh approach to motivation. In this interactive session, motivation expert Dr. David Facer will share exciting research, real-world examples, and pragmatic strategies that can help managers and individual employees make progress in important areas such as employee engagement, creativity and innovation, productivity, and employee well-being.
You’ll learn:
Organizations need a fresh approach to motivation. In this interactive session, motivation expert Dr. David Facer will share exciting research, real-world examples, and pragmatic strategies that can help managers and individual employees make progress in important areas such as employee engagement, creativity and innovation, productivity, and employee well-being.
You’ll learn:
- How satisfying employees’ basic psychological needs sets the stage for immediate and long-term performance, health, and well-being.
- Motivation best practices that help make everyday leadership easier, improve employees’ daily work experience, and also foster an optimal motivation environment throughout the organization.
- What it’s like to shift your Motivational Outlook on a task, goal, or situation you do not inherently enjoy, or have been avoiding.





