The Best of Motives: Supervisory Skills Training: Informing and Involving

Key Features

Part 1: 28 minutes DVD or CD-ROM
Part 2: 31 minutes DVD

What’s wrong with this picture? Two teams of comparable strength are doing similar work. One is thriving, but the other is not pulling its weight. The crucial difference is how successful the leader is at motivating the group. See for yourself with The Best of Motives.

Part 1: Nobody Ever Tells Us (28 mins.)
Meet a demotivated and spiritless group whose only interest is the next paycheck. Instructions and goals given by the leader are regarded as irritating interruptions to conversation. Then the team leader realizes that members need to understand how they fit in. Working one on one, the leader helps each individual understand the role he or she plays and why it is important to the overall result. Then the team can start to perform to its potential.

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Part 2: Nobody Ever Asks Us (31 mins.)
When people are not consulted, they tend not to care. Feeling shut out of the process, team members slack off, causing delays and expensive mistakes. The team leader turns the group around by enlisting the members as contributors. The leader invites everyone to suggest ideas and participate in making decisions. Soon the group is performing efficiently and in high spirits, energized by each new idea it generates.

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Best of Motives Part 2 online preview

The Best of Motives Will help new team leaders develop the skills and confidence they need to mobilize their groups and keep them committed to team goals. Experienced leaders will find this program helpful as a refresher or when team composition changes.

Learning Objectives:
To motivate your team

• Share information
• Give feedback, recognize performance
• Empower the team
• Listen to them
• Involve them

Support Materials: Leader's Guide

Suggested Uses:

• Motivational skills for team leaders and managers
• Achieving buy-in from team members
• Improving team efficiency and effectiveness

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