Managing the Federal Employee: Motivation and Engagement
Target Audience: Executives, Managers, and Supervisors
Length: One-Day Seminar
Description:
“Managing the Federal Employee: Motivation and Engagement” is a one-day course designed for agency supervisors and managers seeking to improve morale of their work group and create a high-performance organization. We start with a foundation in human motivation and build on that understanding with best practices in employee engagement. We end with exercises and group discussion of the many ways a federal supervisor can recognize and reward employees for outstanding performance through both informal and formal means. Attendees complete the program with an executable action plan for a recognition program.
1. Introduction
2. Engagement and Basic Leadership Traits
3. 7 Essentials of Encouraging the Heart
- Set Clear Standards
- Expect the Best
- Pay Attention
- Personalize Recognition
- Tell the Story
- Celebrate Together
- Set the Example
4. Motivation 3.0: A New Way of Thinking
- Autonomy
- Mastery
- Purpose
5. Recognition Programs
- Formal Recognition Programs
- Informal Recognition
- Recognition Action Plans
- Sample Awards Plan
6. Conclusion
7. Reference Notes