NETG Managerial Leadership: Motivating Employees

Course: 46113

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Course Overview
Managerial Leadership: Motivating Employees offers the student an overview of the various roles
leaders have in organizations, as well as how leaders can help employees discover and learn their
roles in organizations. This program includes guidelines for helping employees align their goals
with those of the organization, for evaluating employees' performance, and for motivating
employees. In addition, this program covers pitfalls of poor leadership and common sources of
employee apathy.

Learn To

 Identify roles leaders fulfill in organizations.

 Identify ways to help employees find their roles in an organization.
 Apply guidelines for evaluating employee performance.
 Identify guidelines to use to motivate employees.
 Identify ways employees' jobs can hinder motivational strategies.

Content Emphasis

Skills-Based

Audience

Managers, supervisors, and team leaders who want to learn how to lead successfully.

Total Learning Time

2 to 4 hour(s)

Course Contents
Duration: 1 to 1 hour(s)

 Simulation Overview:
 In this simulation, you will meet with Monica Washington, a current engineering team
member assigned to the Wee PC line of handheld computers. Monica has performed very
well over the last six months, even though the line hasn't lived up to expectations, and you
have recently promoted her to Engineering Team Leader. It is your responsibility to help
Monica through the appropriate process of learning her new role in the organization.
 Simulation Overview:
 Help an employee find her role in an organization.
 Identify ways to help employees find their roles in an organization.
 Identify character qualities exhibited by effective leaders.
 Identify roles leaders fulfill in organizations.
 Identify roles leaders fulfill in organizations.
 Identify character qualities exhibited by effective leaders.
 Identify roles leaders fulfill in organizations.
 Help an employee find her role in an organization.
 In this simulation, you will meet with Monica Washington, a current engineering team
member assigned to the Wee PC line of handheld computers. Monica has performed very
well over the last six months, even though the line hasn't lived up to expectations, and you
have recently promoted her to Engineering Team Leader. It is your responsibility to help
Monica through the appropriate process of learning her new role in the organization.
 In this simulation, you will meet with Monica Washington, a current engineering team
member assigned to the Wee PC line of handheld computers. Monica has performed very
well over the last six months, even though the line hasn't lived up to expectations, and you
have recently promoted her to Engineering Team Leader. It is your responsibility to help
Monica through the appropriate process of learning her new role in the organization.
 Simulation Overview:
 Help an employee find her role in an organization.
 Identify ways to help employees find their roles in an organization.
 Identify character qualities exhibited by effective leaders.
 Identify ways to help employees find their roles in an organization.

Unit 2: Establishing Employee Priorities

Duration: 0.5 to 1 hour(s)

 Apply guidelines for evaluating employee performance.

 Simulation Overview:
 Apply guidelines for evaluating employee performance.
 Identify guidelines to use when evaluating employee performance.
 Help an employee align his or her priorities to fit the organization's needs.
 In this simulation, you will meet with Bruce Madison, a current member of the Wee PC
engineering team. Bruce is an excellent engineer, but other members of his team have called
his work on the Wee PC line into question. You need to meet with Bruce to establish what
his priorities are and how those priorities affect the Wee PC line's performance. To do this,
you need to evaluate his performance, provide him with appropriate feedback, and assist
him in aligning his priorities to fit Icon's needs.
 Identify guidelines for helping employees align their priorities with the organization's needs.
 Identify guidelines for helping employees align their priorities with the organization's needs.
 Simulation Overview:
 In this simulation, you will meet with Bruce Madison, a current member of the Wee PC
engineering team. Bruce is an excellent engineer, but other members of his team have called
his work on the Wee PC line into question. You need to meet with Bruce to establish what
his priorities are and how those priorities affect the Wee PC line's performance. To do this,
you need to evaluate his performance, provide him with appropriate feedback, and assist
him in aligning his priorities to fit Icon's needs.
 In this simulation, you will meet with Bruce Madison, a current member of the Wee PC
engineering team. Bruce is an excellent engineer, but other members of his team have called
his work on the Wee PC line into question. You need to meet with Bruce to establish what
his priorities are and how those priorities affect the Wee PC line's performance. To do this,
you need to evaluate his performance, provide him with appropriate feedback, and assist
him in aligning his priorities to fit Icon's needs.
 Simulation Overview:
 Apply guidelines for evaluating employee performance.
 Identify guidelines to use when evaluating employee performance.
 Identify guidelines to use when evaluating employee performance.
 Help an employee align his or her priorities to fit the organization's needs.
 Help an employee align his or her priorities to fit the organization's needs.
 Identify guidelines for helping employees align their priorities with the organization's needs.

Unit 3: Employing Motivational Strategies

Duration: 0.5 to 2 hour(s)

 Motivate employees by applying appropriate guidelines.

 Simulation Overview:
 Identify ways employees' jobs can hinder motivational strategies.
 Motivate employees by applying appropriate guidelines.
 Identify guidelines to use to motivate employees.
 Identify guidelines to use to motivate employees.
 Identify ways employees' jobs can hinder motivational strategies.
 Simulation Overview:
 In this simulation, you will meet with Nancy Hurst and Ronald Spear, the two current
marketing team leaders for the Wee PC line of handheld computers. Since the bulk of the
responsibility for the Wee PC line's performance rests on the marketing department, Nancy
and Ronald serve essential roles. As the handheld computers continued to sell at a lower
level than expected, the marketing department became less motivated and more apathetic
toward the product line. It is your responsibility to help Nancy and Ronald overcome their
apathy and to motivate them to take the necessary steps to improve the sales of the Wee PC
line.
 Simulation Overview:
 Identify ways employees' jobs can hinder motivational strategies.
 Motivate employees by applying appropriate guidelines.
 Identify guidelines to use to motivate employees.
 In this simulation, you will meet with Nancy Hurst and Ronald Spear, the two current
marketing team leaders for the Wee PC line of handheld computers. Since the bulk of the
responsibility for the Wee PC line's performance rests on the marketing department, Nancy
and Ronald serve essential roles. As the handheld computers continued to sell at a lower
level than expected, the marketing department became less motivated and more apathetic
toward the product line. It is your responsibility to help Nancy and Ronald overcome their
apathy and to motivate them to take the necessary steps to improve the sales of the Wee PC
line.
 In this simulation, you will meet with Nancy Hurst and Ronald Spear, the two current
marketing team leaders for the Wee PC line of handheld computers. Since the bulk of the
responsibility for the Wee PC line's performance rests on the marketing department, Nancy
and Ronald serve essential roles. As the handheld computers continued to sell at a lower
level than expected, the marketing department became less motivated and more apathetic
toward the product line. It is your responsibility to help Nancy and Ronald overcome their
apathy and to motivate them to take the necessary steps to improve the sales of the Wee PC
line.