Course Objectives:
Achieving Results Through People will enable you to become a more effective leader in Motorola. In particular to:
- Gain commitment from team members and others in order to achieve goals and business results
- Enhance job performance by applying principles of motivation to individuals or groups
- Build credibility in order to effectively persuade others
- Collaborate across functions and groups for mutual benefit
- Reduce ineffective communication
- Provide feedback and coaching to others to improve performance
- Create a personal action plan focused on application of the new skills and knowledge in the work place
Course outline:
Introduction
Working Together: Getting the Best Out Of Others:
Motivation: How Skilled Am I?
- Learn From Your Own Experience ….
- Overview of Module
- What is Motivation?
- Activity Using Your Prework
- Motivation and the Leader’s Role
- Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
- Which are more powerful at shaping a person’s actions?
- Characteristics of Members of High Performing Work Teams
- Table Top Activity
- Herzberg’s Dissatisfiers and Satisfiers
- Managing Dissatisfied Staff Members
- Manager’s Role in Dealing with Dissatisfaction
- Activity
- How to Build on the Satisfiers
- Herzberg - Key Points
- Motivation Summary To This Point
- Go Beyond Neutralizing Dissatisfiers
- McClelland’s Insights on Work Motivation
- The Need for Achievement; Affiliation or Relationships and Power or Influence
- Changing Behavior – Recommended; Not Recommended
- Activity - Focusing Your Action Plan
Working Together: Persuasion and Collaboration
Persuasion
- What Persuasion is
- New Workplace Reality
- The Four Elements of Effective Persuasion
- Building Credibility; Credibility Quadrant; Credibility Tactic Grid
- Searching for Shared Ground
- Persuasive Communication
- Tool Application
- Providing Compelling Positions and Evidence
- Self Check–Keys to Success
- Individual Activity
- Connecting Emotionally
- Influencing and Persuading Others – Summary
- Activity
Collaboration
- Collaboration Where You Work
- Fostering Collaboration: 3 Essentials
- Collaboration is an ATTITUDE!
- Key Points Summary
- Activity - Focusing Your Action Plan
Communicating for Impact
Components of Effective Communication
Communicating for Impact Skill #1: Reducing Communication Overload
Communicating for Impact Skill #2: Providing Meaningful Feedback Daily
- Two Types of Feedback
- Giving Feedback for Change
- Feedback for Change –Seven Steps
- Creating a climate for feedback
- Feedback–Dealing with “Problem” People
Communicating for Impact Skill #3: Coaching
- Coaching–Discussion Starters
- Coaching: A Business Necessity
- Informal and Formal Coaching
- Leader/Manager as Coach
- Why Is It Hard To Talk about Performance?
- Assessing the Coaching Need
- Formal Coaching–FACT Model
- Feedback for Change–Seven Steps
- Coaching: Practice Makes Perfect!
- Worksheet Activity - Coaching
- Key Points Summary
Course Review
Activity - Focusing Your Action Plan
Activity - Building Commitment and Alliances