The Manager's Pocket Guide to Motivating Employees

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Table of Contents
5. Chapter 1: The Importance of Motivation
   1. Creating a Motivating Environment
   2. The Benefits of a Motivating Environment
   3. Interpreting the Results
   4. A Business Case for Motivation
   5. The Key Principles in Motivation
6. Chapter 2: Hiring and Keeping Motivated People
   1. Begin in the Beginning
   2. Act Early
   3. Current Employees
7. Chapter 3: Motivating Employees to Achieve the Organization’s Goals
   1. Motivating Employees to Achieve the Goals
8. Chapter 4: The Importance of Enthusiasm for Motivation
   1. Process of Building an Enthusiastic Team
   2. Rating Interpretation
   3. Setting Expectations
   4. Modeling Enthusiasm
   5. Ten Tips for Modeling Enthusiasm
   6. Team Meetings
   7. 15 Tips for Making Meetings More Exciting and Motivating
9. Chapter 5: Performance Development as a Motivating Tool
   1. Setting the Stage Up Front for Growth
   2. The Growth and Development Meeting
   3. Following Up
   4. The Annual Review
10. Chapter 6: Coaching to Motivate
    1. Why Is Coaching Important?
11. Chapter 7: What Really Motivates People?
    1. What Gets Your People Excited?
    2. Distribution of Work
    3. Acknowledging Effort
    4. Team Outings
    5. Communication
12. Chapter 8: Motivating with Rewards and Recognition
    1. Team Rewards
    2. Individual Rewards
    3. Ten Tips on Rewarding Employees
13. Chapter 9: The Importance of Balance in a Well-Motivated Workforce
    1. The Concept of Life Balance
    2. Interpretation/Discussion
    3. Breaks
    4. Modeling Balance
14. Chapter 10: Putting It All Together (Action Planning)
    1. An Action Plan
15. Index
16. About the Author