Motivating Employees for Optimal Performance
Effective Performance Management Systems
May 26 – June 26

Session Fee: $399

• 60% of a manager’s time is spent fixing people problems – suggesting that managers spend only 40% of their time managing their workload.
• Managing people is an important part of a manager’s job. Work objectives are accomplished through people – by the supervisor effectively motivating and leading his/her team.
• Learn how to motivate your employees for optimum results, using effective performance management systems.

Questions addressed in this workshop:

1. How can an organization ensure that it has the right people?
2. How do you ensure good matching of employees’ skills with their job duties?
3. What can you do when you are faced with performance issues?
4. Why managers ignore poor performance and what is the impact of doing nothing?
5. What is due process?
6. What systems can an organization put in place to measure and support excellent performance? 

What you will know and be able to do:
Participants completing Motivating Employees for Optimal Performance should have acquired the following knowledge, skills, and attitudes about Human Resource Management:

1. Understand the need and have the ability to continuously learn about, and adapt to, ongoing challenges in HR.
2. Speak fluently in the technical language of HR, and be comfortable using this language in other classes and the workplace.
3. Develop a knowledge base of "best practices" in performance management and coaching. Discuss the role job descriptions play in the process. Identify tools and resources to support an effective performance management system, including the Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*NET on-line data base.
4. Design performance management processes that meet EEO compliance expectations; determine how to effectively manage employee performance to enhance productivity; and, deal constructively with poor performers. 
5. Demonstrate the analytical and attitudinal skills that HR professionals need to effectively guide their organizations through the maze of fairness and compliance requirements. Understand and educate the organization on the potential costs of illegal, unfair, unethical behaviors and employment practices.

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