Secrets to Staying Motivated

Course Outline

The focus of this workshop is to provide participants with the opportunity to learn strategies for
increasing work motivation. Until recently, motivation has been a very difficult concept to
operationally explain. Most people have an idea about what it means to be motivated, but very few
have more than a cloudy idea as to how motivation can be developed and maintained over a
lifetime. In this workshop, we will look at how work motivation can be achieved and maintained long
term.

Content

• What is motivation?
• Sources of motivation
• Types of motivation
• Models for enhancing work motivation
  > Self-efficacy theory
  > Goal setting theory
  > Expectancy theory
  
• Techniques for increasing work motivation
  > Rewards
  > Written contracts
  > Positive affirmations
  

Expected Outcomes

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of motivation for a happy
  and productive work life
• Learn about the benefits of using a variety of
  motivational strategies
• Understand the different models used to explain
  work motivation
• Set short and long term professional goals using the
  SMART goal setting principle