Name: Applaud and Appreciate: Engaging and Motivating Employees
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Category: Supervision, Management, & Leadership
Duration: 1.50 hour(s)
Individual Fee: $25.00

Reduce the risk of talent loss by up to 79%, which is the number of employees who cite lack of appreciation as a key reason for why they leave.

This Development Activity has not been scheduled.
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Importance: Why this competency is important to our organization, mission, strategy, or goals.

When surveys show that 79% of employees who quit their jobs cite a lack of appreciation as a key reason for leaving (Barasha Medhi - VantageCircle.com) and that 89% of bosses believe employees quit because they want more money... meanwhile, only 12% actually do leave for money (Leigh Branham, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave), there is clearly a significant disconnect, and very costly mistakes being made.  

It doesn't have to cost a lot to boost engagement and productivity, but managers need to know how to effectively motivate and appreciate in order to reap the benefits and results.  This course teaches managers simple and effective ways to embed recognition and reward practices into their daily operations.


Know and Explain: Information you will know, be able to explain, or be able to find.

Participants will

Learn basics of motivational psychology and how to apply them at work to boost engagement and productivity. 

Explore best practices for making applause and appreciation a part of their managerial approach and mindset. 

Add effective, budget friendly ideas to their everyday leadership habits to boost employee morale and more.


Do and Show: Important tasks or skills you will be able to perform and demonstrate to others.

Participants will:

Identify strategies to incorporate motivational techniques into their routine activities.

Apply various well-known motivation models to their team dynamics.

Assess opportunities to improve working relationships by getting employee feedback on desired recognition/reward.


SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Balancing Act/Flexibility1 - BeginnerNot specified
Boosting Benefits1 - BeginnerNot specified
Building and Maintaining Relationships1 - BeginnerNot specified
Career Development Process1 - BeginnerNot specified
Communication1 - BeginnerNot specified
Emotional Intelligence1 - BeginnerNot specified
Leading People1 - BeginnerNot specified
Motivating Others1 - BeginnerNot specified
Organization Culture1 - BeginnerNot specified
Who I Work With Matters To Me1 - BeginnerNot specified
Michelle Arentz, Lazarus Learning LLC
Class Costs
Class Value$50.00
Individual Fee$25.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
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