Class Cost Per Person
Member Price: $215.00
Non Member Price: $250.00

Registration deadline: Sunday 07/25/21

Set Your Productivity Level On Fire without Burning Out & Be a Torch Not a Scorch for Your Team

Morning – Description & Outline:
In these troubled times, it’s important to use good strategy for managing the anxieties that threaten our livelihood. As leaders in the workplace, we must also rise a level above to safeguard the wellbeing of our coworkers and employees.
Successful completion of this course will increase your ability to:
• Identify physiological warning signs of stress overload
• Test and choose from several time-saving stress management tactics
• Improve productivity with mindfulness techniques
• Understand enough about brain chemistry to keep it working in your favor
• Modify daily habits and decision-making with stress reduction behaviors

Outline
I. Fun Introduction – Why Everyone Needs to Know This Material
II. Underlying Concepts of Wellness
a. Impulse vs. Choice
b. Brain and Body Connections
c. Research Shows How You Can Beat Stress – Will You Do It?
III. Short Term and Long-Term Solutions
a. The impact of Breathing on the Brain
b. Self-Awareness Shifts
c. Planning for the Unexpected
d. Decision-Making for Now and Later
IV. Review of Three Top Take-Aways
a. Self-Responsibility is Imperative
b. Managing Priorities for the Group’s Best Outcomes
c. Assertive Communication Strategy for All

Afternoon – Description & Outline:
In businesses around our country, millions of dollars are wasted on motivational strategies that simply don’t work. Learn ways to go beyond just “tossing a bone” in the direction of your employees by tapping into their internal drivers. Everybody wins when your people find fulfillment at work!
Successful completion of this course will increase your ability to:
• Identify major factors that affect motivation
• Apply dialog and listening skills that model community, influence, and openness
• Take specific actions to foster trust within a group
• Model the concept of accountability
• Teach a four-step process designed to help groups learn from mistakes

Outline
I. The Foundation of Motivation
a. Introduction
b. Case studies
c. Group self-assessment
II. Fostering Motivation as a Manager
a. Who motivates you?
b. Tailoring your leadership style
c. Dialog and listening
d. Honesty, trust, and respect
e. Commitment and passion
f. Sharing information
g. Creating a shared vision and mission
III. Encouraging Employees’ Intrinsic Motivation
a. Creating a culture of ownership and accountability
b. Taking initiative
c. Learning from mistakes
IV. Overcoming Obstacles to Motivation
a. Dealing with outside pressures
b. Improving systems and policies