The Motivational Manager

Are you frustrated by employees who take too many "sick" days, who aren't committed to their own success and don't make a positive contribution to your business?

Have you ever thought about this?

As you read this, it's possible that some people in your team are off work due to sickness. I'm sure you realise that some of these people are not sick at all and are, in fact, taking a day or more off work.

If they're not at work then you're probably losing production, disappointing your customers, losing sales and increasing your stress levels.

When they are at work, do you sometimes feel that they're not as productive as they could be?

The Gallup Management Journal conducted a survey amongst US workers 18 or older and I quote from their report:

"24.7 million, or 19%, are what we call actively disengaged. This term describes people who not only fail to be enthralled by their work but are fundamentally disconnected from it. Actively disengaged workers tend to be less productive and report being less loyal to their companies, more stressed and less secure in their work. They miss more days and are less satisfied with their personal lives."

In their research the Gallup organisation also discovered that - 70 per cent of people don't leave their job - they leave their manager.

So a great number of people are not motivated at work and resultantly they tend to:

Take more days off (one in three staff "sick days" are not due to illness)
Spend a lot of time looking for other jobs
Create internal problems
Lose sales
Let customers down

There is too much evidence to suggest that business owners and managers are still not doing a good enough job with their people. The ironic thing is that - YOU - the business owner or the manager is the one who suffers most from a de-motivated team.

I'm on your side

You might also be feeling that I'm having a real go at you, but I believe we all have to bite the bullet sometimes for our own good. I believe that many business owners and managers are making life hard for themselves mainly because they haven't been shown or know how to motivate their people. They're also giving themselves a great deal of stress.

I know this because I've been there, I've made the mistakes and I've got the tee shirt.

I didn't get any training in how to motivate my team when I started as a manager - I was just left to get on with it. So I studied motivation at the Open University in the UK, and read every book, report and research on staff motivation that I could get my hands on. I also studied how the successful sports coaches motivated their teams.

After much trail and error I eventually discovered the "3" secrets of team motivation and I now want to share what I've learned and experienced over twenty-five successful years..

In my seminars and workshops I still meet managers, supervisors and team leaders who haven't had the right training - that's why I've developed an exciting new Seminar and Workshop called:

'The Motivational Manager' - How to Motivate Your Team and Win the Business Game

"Discover how you can build a highly motivated team who don't take time off work, don't keep looking for other jobs and who make a positive contribution to your business."

'The Motivational Manager' is filled with powerful information that will teach you:

How to get the get the job of team leadership done
How to minimise staff problems
How to reduce staff absence
How to reduce staff turnover
How to deal with ineffective behaviour
How to empower people
How to describe performance
How to give affirming and constructive feedback
How to keep your boss off your back
Practical "real world" actions you can take to motivate your people and raise their morale
How to communicate with your manager
How to reduce the amount of stress you face in doing the job
How to make your life easier

Make your life easier

Achieve your target, your production figures or whatever it is your organisation or business requires of you
Work with a happy and motivated team
Go home at night knowing you've done what was required of you
Don't take your job "home with you"
Have a successful relationship with your family

And please be aware - this is not some kind of "touchy-feely" approach because I'm not that kind of person. In fact, I'll even show you how to deal with a "difficult" employee or any other kind of ineffective or unproductive behaviour.

Who should attend

Managers, Team Leaders and Employers; anyone whose job involves supervising others. There are benefits for managers who want to become more effective when dealing with unproductive behaviour.

This picture shows some happy participants at a recent seminar in Jakarta

The Programmes

The Motivational Manager can be run as a highly interactive One or Two-Day Workshop or even as a Keynote Speech.

Click these links for more information - you'll be taken to PDF files which you can download and print off.

'The Motivational Manager' Keynote Speech

'The Motivational Manager' Workshop

PLUS - Each month you'll also receive our e-mail newsletter - Powerpoints, which is packed with tips, techniques, skills and strategies which reinforce the teaching in this seminar.

Your business success is my business

I managed teams of people for over fifteen years in sales, customer service, administration and production. I know how hard it is to motivate a team. I've used the "3" secrets of motivation taught in this programme - they worked for me and I know they will work for you.

Because, as you're probably aware, you don't in fact motivate other people, you create the environment where they motivate themselves and that's what I'll show you how to do.

If you have any questions you can phone me direct at: +44 (0) 131 315 2687 or email: alan@themotivationdoctor.com

I wish you every success

Alan Fairweather

PS: This book is a down-to-earth guide for managers and team leaders. It reveals how to motivate your team, get results and do it in the easiest, least stressful way possible.