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The Art of Motivation

Understand the value and personality of others.
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider Robert Ash  6 chapters ·  39 Lessons ·  2h 4m  in Arabic, English 

Course Description

What is motivation and what makes people do what they do? That’s what you’ll learn in this “The Art of Motivation” online course. You’ll learn about behavioral processes, how personality influences behavior, and the relationship between motivation and behavior. You’ll learn why perception and attitudes are important in shaping human behavior and the role perception plays in attitude formation. Upon completion of this training, you’ll better understand behavioral approaches to motivation and some of the key motivation process theories. You’ll also understand the drivers of employee engagement and how to deal with burnout.

Understanding what makes people “tick” is a helpful skill in the workplace. Leaders who have mastered the motivation process are effective at driving employee engagement. In this course, you’ll learn motivational and behavior processes and how they impact each other. You’ll also learn about factors that affect employee motivation. With this knowledge, you’ll know how to remove mental blocks when employees are “stuck” and re-engage them using job enrichment and enlargement.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand why motivation is an important human relation skill in the workplace
  • Explore the behavior process and what makes people do what they do, including values, personality, perception, and attitude
  • Discover the motivation process and its components, such as needs, drive, behavior, and satisfaction
  • Learn key motivational theories, including content and process theories, and how to apply them
  • Identify motivator and maintenance factors that affect employee motivation
  • Recognize burnout and peak-out, why they happen, and how to re-engage employees using job enrichment and enlargement

Key Takeaways

  • Motivation is a key human relation skill, and leaders who master the motivation process are effective at driving employee engagement.
  • Personality, perception, and attitude all influence human behavior, and perception plays a role in attitude formation.
  • The motivation process has components including needs, drive, behavior, and satisfaction, along with blockages, barriers, and reinforcement.
  • Motivational theories fall into content theories (covering physiological, safety-security, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs) and process theories.
  • Understanding motivation helps leaders remove mental blocks when employees are stuck and re-engage them through job enrichment and enlargement.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in The Art of Motivation course?

You will learn what motivation is and what makes people do what they do, including behavioral processes, how personality influences behavior, and the relationship between motivation and behavior. You will also explore why perception and attitudes shape human behavior, behavioral approaches to motivation, key motivation process theories, the drivers of employee engagement, and how to deal with burnout.

Who is this course for?

It is useful for those in the workplace, particularly leaders, since understanding what makes people tick helps drive employee engagement. Leaders who master the motivation process are effective at driving employee engagement.

What skills does this course help build?

The course supports motivational skills, self-motivation, employee motivation, motivational leadership, motivational interviewing, and motivational interviewing certification.

Does the course cover how to handle disengaged employees?

Yes. It teaches how to remove mental blocks when employees are stuck and how to re-engage them using job enrichment and enlargement, as well as how to deal with burnout and understand what burnout and peak-out are.

What motivational theories are covered?

The course covers content theory, including physiological, safety-security, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs, as well as process theory, motivator factors, and maintenance factors.