Tell motive apart from motivation, and recognise the six types of motive that drive your staff
Understand what really motivates people at work, build your own self-awareness as a leader, and develop practical, evidence-informed strategies to motivate your staff and respond well when motivation dips.
What you will be able to do
- Tell motive apart from motivation, and recognise the six types of motive that drive your staff
- Build the self-awareness and emotional intelligence that underpins motivating others well
- Apply Maslow's hierarchy of needs to work out what will actually motivate someone right now
- Use practical strategies, from real autonomy to genuine recognition, to build a climate where staff feel valued
- Spot the early signs of demotivation and respond before they take hold
- Identify the key factors that sustain staff motivation over time
What is inside
7 modules, built to be applied at work.
Introduction
- Welcome and course overview6 min
A clarification of terms
- Motives and motivation13 min
Knowing yourself comes first
- Self-awareness and emotional intelligence17 min
What really motivates: theory and practice
- Maslow's hierarchy and what the evidence shows12 min
Motivating your staff
- Getting to know and motivate your team15 min
Tackling demotivation
- Spotting and responding to demotivation12 min
Key success factors
- What sustains staff motivation10 min
- Course review and final assessment6 min
A credential you can prove
Finish the course and earn a 1.5 CPD hours certificate with its own public verification page. Share it on LinkedIn or attach it to an application; anyone can check it.
Taught by someone who does the work
Education leadership consultant, Promoting Excellence Ltd
- Promoting Excellence Ltd, education leadership consultants
- Specialist in inclusive and adaptive teaching
Peter Rushton is an education leadership consultant with Promoting Excellence Ltd. He works with schools and colleges to develop inclusive cultures and excellent mixed ability teaching, drawing on the latest Ofsted framework and Education Endowment Foundation research.
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