One of the biggest challenges many managers face is knowing how to cultivate an engaged, highly motivated workforce. The key is for the manager to create an environment and culture that brings out the best in each individual. One management approach that worked excellently with one person may yield a different response from someone else. This program utilizes the DiSC® model for understanding behavioral styles to help participants understand their own leadership style, and identify methods for increasing productivity and satisfaction with each employee.
Our live, online Inspiring Top Performance program provides a blended learning process, which requires no travel and can be completed in condensed, spaced time frames. Blending live online instruction sessions with interactive self-paced course modules, this course combines maximum learning and instructional flexibility with minimum schedule impact.
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Program Length: This is an online instructor-led learning process, consisting of 2 online instructor-led sessions scheduled about one month apart, and an online self-paced module. Reinforcement Tips newsletters are sent for 2 months following the last live online session.
Major Topics:
- What employees really want from their jobs
- Characteristics of four different behavioral styles (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness)
- What to value in the diverse behavioral tendencies of staff
- How each style wants to be managed
- What to emphasize and what to avoid when working with each style
Benefits to the Organization:
- Create an environment where people want to come to work and are inspired to do their best
- Develop a positive working atmosphere
- Enhance workplace communication
- Develop an engaged, committed workforce
Benefits to the Individual:
- Recognize what inspires people to perform
- Learn methods for adapting one's leadership approach to the unique behavioral style of each direct report
- Identify individual strengths and development needs of one's own behavioral style as a manager
- Implement a targeted Action Plan for enhanced performance
Resources Provided: Each participant in this program receives an individualized DiSC Profile Report and 3 DiSC Management Action Planner Reports.
Inspiring Top Performance Program Process:
Session 1: Key Steps for Motivating and Managing Others
Time: 90 Minute Online Instructor-Led Session
This session addresses research that shows what employees really want from their manager, and describes each behavioral style. Then each participant is sent their DiSC Profile Report and a DiSC Management Action Plan instrument to identify the style of another employee.
Session 2: Understanding Behavioral Styles for Managers
Time: 60-90 Minute Online Self-Paced Course
This highly interactive online self-paced course addresses how to recognize and adapt to the diverse behavioral styles of employees. This course is to be completed before Session 3.
Session 3: Motivating Others for Improved Performance
Time: 90 Minute Online Instructor-Led Session
This session addresses specific steps for working with each employee. A personal action plan is created to help each participant continue to apply behavioral style knowledge on the job.