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How to Motivate Employees (So That Productivity Increases)!

Name: How to Motivate Employees (So That Productivity Increases)!
Rating: 4.5 (3355 reviews)

Proven Ways to Motivate by An Award Winning MBA Prof, Venture Capitalist, Author, Ivy MBA Grad & Successful Entrepreneur

Created byChris Haroun | 1.7 Million Students | #1 Best Selling Business & Finance Prof.

Last updated 5/2025

English

What you'll learn

#1 Best Selling Motivation Course on Udemy!
Significantly increase the productivity and motivation of employees
Free 175 page downloadable copy of the book version of this course, which retails for $19.99 plus many free downloadable online resources
Analyze employee feedback in order to understand how to improve employee motivation, engagement and productivity
Give the best non-cash based incentives
Nurture and help employees grow and achieve their goals
Improve office communications and transparency
Create team-based motivational goals
Inspire employees by giving inspirational speeches
Improve the office physical environment
Improve the team’s culture through many team building exercises
Increase the "fun/enjoyment" in the office
Analyze the best firms and CEOs that motivate their employees
Increase employee motivation & productivity through many individual and team based exercises

Course content

10 sections • 52 lectures • 2h 24m total length

Thank You Message from Chris0:02
Course Introduction, Free Book & What We Will Learn in this Course3:27
Attached to this first lesson is the free book version of the course. In this lecture, we also discuss the "what, why and how" of this entire course that will help to increase the motivation, engagement and productivity levels of your employees.
How to Take This Course2:55
Attached to this second lesson is the Motivation Exercise Book for this course (in Microsoft Word and PDF formats). How to take this course (explanation of why this course does not have to be taken in order).
Motivating by Approval: Praising "EVEN MORE" & "ONLY" Criticizing in Private4:59
Ways to motivate and how crucial it is that we provide MORE positive encouragement - especially with Millennials (and why we must criticize only in private).
Exercise #1: Providing Encouragement1:12
Exercise on providing MORE feedback to employees and observing how the office environment improves.
How to Ask me Questions Live on my Weekly Webcast (Includes Zoom)0:11
Exercise #2: Asking for Feedback4:23
Exercise on asking employees for feedback using a few different resources, including downloadable documents, online surveys and more.
Exercise #3: Analyzing the Data from the Feedback Surveys2:04
We will analyze in great detail using Excel and other web resources, how feedback on how we motivate employees improves.
Motivating by 360 Degree Team Based Reviews1:03
Discussion of why 360 feedback improves the culture and engagement/motivation of employees.
Motivating by Appreciating Part-Time Employees & Contractors (If Applicable)1:50
Discussion of why we need to be inclusive of non-full-time employees.
Motivating by Getting to Know Employees (Better)!1:50
We need to spend more 1x1 time with out employees; we will discuss how and why.

Introduction to Team Building Exercises (What, Why & How of this Section)3:28
Discussion of what, why and how we will learn team building concepts in this section.
Exercise #4: 2 Passive Ways to Get Employees to Know Each Other Better3:54
2 simple passive exercises to increase employee engagement and a more collegial atmosphere.
Exercise #5: Innovation Team Building Game3:55
Fun exercise that encourages employees to be more innovative as a team.
Exercise #6: Additional Games to Help Everyone Learn More About Each Other3:32
Games/exercises to help employees to get to know each other better so that a better team-based motivational engagement culture emerges.
Exercise #7: Changing (or Reinforcing) Your Team’s Culture8:00
A team will be much more motivated if they have a superb culture. In this exercise, we enforce this concept.
Exercise #8: Annual Fun “Team Appreciation Week”6:00
As a manager, if you treat your employees on many occasions like they are the customer and family and make them feel special, then I think this results in more profits for the company. We will appreciate our employees in this exercise.
Exercise #9: Creating A Simple Motivational Team Based Goal Together4:48
If you see your team’s goal visualized and simplistic enough to understand on the office wall, then it will reinforce the purpose and motivation of your team. We will analyze how to do this in this exercise.

Intro to Non-$ Incentives,Giving Back+Autonomy (What, Why & How of this Section)2:58
Discussion of what, why and how we will learn incentivizing, giving back and giving autonomy concepts in this section.
Motivating by Gifts that Are Not Expensive (But Are Worth Their Weight in Gold)7:46
Providing customized and well thought out motivation gifts for employees can increase their engagement and happiness at work.
Exercise # 10: Non-Cash Based Incentives that Will Motivate Employees3:45
Great examples of motivational gifts to give to employees.
Motivating by Equity Ownership &/Or Stock Options1:35
Discussion of why company ownership can be a great motivator.
Motivating by Giving Autonomy & Understanding What Drives Employees!6:29
Giving autonomy to employees increases trust and loyalty.
Motivating by Giving Back2:12
A generous corporate culture fosters trust with employees and a sense of purpose.

Intro to Nurturing +Hiring the Right Employees (What, Why & How of this Section)1:22
Discussion of what, why and how we will learn nurturing and hiring the right employee concepts in this section.
Motivating by Increasing Employee Exposure & Confidence2:10
We need to let our employees have access to senior management and encourage them to network as we praise them on their performance.
Motivating by Education & Mentoring2:19
How to develop employee skill sets.
Exercise #11: Helping Employees Achieve Their Goals/Reach Their Full Potential4:16
Goal setting and helping employees attain lofty goals is a sure way to increase their motivational/engagement levels on the job.
Motivating by Hiring the Right Employees (and Vice Versa)3:54
Hiring slowly and firing quickly is hard to do, but it will ensure that employees stay motivated.
Motivating by You Not Coming to Work On Certain Days…(Yes!)1:17
Why we all need to take a day off even if we are not physically sick every now and then or we can hurt employee motivation levels.

Intro to Innovation, Equality & Risk Taking (What, Why & How of this Section)1:04
Discussion of what, why and how we will learn innovation, equality and risk taking concepts in this section.
Motivating by Embracing Innovative Thinking2:36
Encouraging employee innovation, leads to higher employee engagement.
Motivating by Treating Everyone An Equal3:04
Reducing barriers at work fosters a culture of sharing more ideas, which has a material long-term positive impact.
Motivating by Encouraging Risk Taking “and Being OK With Failure”1:43
Encouraging risk and being ok with failure will result in breakthroughs in the long run.
Exercise #12: Embracing Innovation, Destroying Walls & Encouraging Risk Taking0:59
Encouraging risk taking exercise.

Motivating by Being Flexible & Encouraging Work/Life Balance2:20
Family first results in a happier team that does not burn out as often.
Motivating by Improving the Physical Office Environment4:05
We study Silicon Valley office environments and see if we can use them in our company.
Motivating by Making Work More Fun, Keeping it Light & Being Self Deprecating1:08
Implementing a more fun team-based corporate culture. A less intense and lower stress corporate culture leads to higher employee motivation/engagement.
Motivating by Celebrating Success & Milestones1:14
Personal and professional team and individual milestones need to be celebrated in order to enhance the corporate culture.
Exercise #13: Changing/Improving the Office Environment, Fun & Work Life Balance0:34
Exercise on how to improve the office environment.

Motivating by Listening & Explaining Why (Not Just What)3:10
We need to “Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.”– Stephen Covey
In addition, explaining why instead of what needs to be done increases employee engagement.
Motivating by Being Transparent3:40
Increasing transparency builds trust.
Exercise #14: Increasing Transparency, Explaining Why+Booking More 1x1 Meetings!0:46
Exercise on how to increase transparency (and hence trust) on your team.
Increasing Motivation by Giving An AWESOME Inspirational "FIRE THEM UP" Speech!1:27
By the end of this lesson students will understand how to inspire your team by giving a kick ass speech in order to help increase motivation levels (which enhances productivity).

Motivating by Studying How the Best Companies Motivate!8:10
Discussion of Bain & Company and other firms that do a superb job of motivating employees.
What 5 Things De-Motivated Me & What 5 Things Motivated Me in My Career?3:46
Discussion of 5 things that helped and 5 things that hurt my motivation in my career.
Exercise #15: Motivating Best Practices: Self Reflection/Your Influencers1:14
A self reflection exercise of what has motivated or demotivated you in your career and best practices that you have experienced that you can consider implementing on your team.

Course Conclusion & Thank You!0:53
Course conclusion and thanks!
Side Note: Motivation by Inspirational Coach Methods by Studying Vince Lombardi2:08
Discussion of an incredibly motivational football coach.
Side Note: Motivating by Positive Attitudes & Studying Bill McDermott from SAP0:23
Audio link from my favorite motivational CEO, Bill McDermott from SAP.
Download my free book: “Networking to Get Customers, a Job or Anything You Want”0:18

Requirements

Some experience managing individual contributors and/or teams is good to have, though not required
Some basic experience with Microsoft Excel & Word, though not required

Description

#1 Best Selling Motivation Course on Udemy! If you want to significantly increase the productivity and motivation of an employee or a team of employees, then this course is for you.

"How to Motivate Employees (So That Productivity Increases)!" introduces you to the process of what, why and how to motivate an employee or employees using many proven motivational lessons used by Chris Haroun, who is a seasoned and successful entrepreneur, an accomplished business author, an award winning MBA professor and the author of #1 best selling business courses on Udemy, called "An Entire MBA in 1 Course." Chris has successfully managed and motivated many employees in small and large companies, including companies that he has founded.

He is the author of "101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School," which Forbes calls "1 of 6 books that all entrepreneurs need to read right now."

Students that purchase this course will get instant access to a download of the 175 page book version of this course; the free downloadable book is also called "How to Motivate Employees (So That Productivity Increases)!" and retails for $19.99.

By the end of this course you will learn how to increase employee motivation & productivity by:

Giving the best non-cash based incentives
Nurturing and helping employees grow and achieve their goals
Hiring the right employees (and vice versa)
Embracing a more equal/flat team-based hierarchy
Improving the office physical environment
Creating team-based motivational goals
Many team building exercises (which also improves the team's culture)
Giving back to the community
Improving the work/life balance of your team
Increasing the "fun/enjoyment" in the office
Improving office communications and transparency
Inspiring employees by giving inspirational speeches
Analyzing the best firms and CEOs that motivate their employees
Increase employee motivation & productivity through Word and Excel based templates that Help you understand/analyze employee feedback
Embracing innovation and risk taking
Providing encouragement and increasing employee confidence

This course includes 15 exercises, a Motivation Exercise Book, a free book version of this entire course and many additional resources in order to make your employees much more productive by significantly increasing how motivated they are to outperform. By the end of this course you will be able to confidently motivate a team so that the productivity of your employee(s) significantly increases! Join me on this career optimizing journey and take your employee(s)’ productivity and motivation to the next level!

30 day 100% money back guarantee.

Thanks,
Chris

Who this course is for:

New managers who want to improve their team/employee management motivations skills (so that productivity increases)
Tenured managers who have some experience with motivating teams/employees and want to brush up on their skills (especially with how to motivate younger employees and Millennials so that productivity increases)

How to Motivate Employees (So That Productivity Increases)!

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Course Introduction & Increasing Motivation by Giving and Receiving Feedback11 lectures • 24min

Increasing Motivation Through Team Building Exercises (Improves Team's Culture)7 lectures • 34min

Increasing Motivation by Giving Non-$ Incentives, Giving Back & Giving Autonomy6 lectures • 25min

Increasing Motivation by Nurturing & Hiring the Right Employees (& Vice Versa)6 lectures • 15min

Increasing Motivation by Embracing Innovation, Equality & Risk Taking5 lectures • 9min

Increasing Motivation by Improving the Office, More Fun +Quality of Life Balance5 lectures • 9min

Increasing Motivation by Improving Communications (Listening, Transparency+More)4 lectures • 9min

Analyzing The Best Motivating Firms and Motivation Best Practices3 lectures • 13min

Course Conclusion and Additional Resources4 lectures • 4min

Bonus Materials1 lecture • 2min

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