The Manager's Role in Work Satisfaction and Engagement
continuingstudies.wisc.edu/0837-C-LAAS See upcoming datesSummary
This class is on four separate days, offered in a participatory live-online format with brief prework.
This class is open to anyone interested in the topic. It is also a required part of the Mid-Level Management Certificate (MLMC). Get more information on the MLMC.
There are many myths about what managers can and should do to support employee work performance, satisfaction, and engagement. Learn what decades of real-world management experience reveal about best practices and tools for day-to-day manager activities, plus gain insights from recent research focusing on today's diverse and fast-moving environments.
Overview
Learning Objectives
- Create a framework for better understanding the complex nature of work performance and dispel some of the myths about what works to impact performance.
- Identify multiple strategies managers can take to increase work motivation, engagement and performance.
- Explore tools for identifying different strategies for different individuals to build motivation.
- Increase our self-awareness of our outward behaviors and our inward thoughts so that we can identify how we may be demotivating others and creating performance barriers.
- Improve our ability to mediate team member conflict in order to preserve and strengthen team relationships as an approach to work motivation.
- Understand the importance of trust-building and explore multiple methods for building interpersonal trust.
Overview: Extra Information
Division of Continuing Studies is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
Earn Continuing Education Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
Instructional Hours | 12 |
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units | 1.2 |
Upcoming dates (2)
The Manager's Role in Work Satisfaction and Engagement
Location: Online
Course #: 0837-C-LAAS-0842-24-PDAS
Fee: $579/$469 For registration assistance: 608-262-2451
continuingstudies.wisc.edu/0837-C-LAAS
Fee
$579; $469 gov't/nonprofit
Schedule
Canvas opens April 17
Live sessions May 1–2, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and May 8–9, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Canvas closes May 31
Register through: April 26, 2024
All times shown in central time.
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The Manager's Role in Work Satisfaction and Engagement
Location: Online
Course #: 0837-C-LAAS-0837-25-LMOW
Fee: $580/$480 For registration assistance: 608-262-2451
continuingstudies.wisc.edu/0837-C-LAAS
Fee
$580; gov't/nonprofit $480
Schedule
Canvas opens Sep. 19
Live sessions Sep. 26-27, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and Oct. 3-4, 9 a.m.–noon
Canvas closes Nov. 4, 2024
Register through: September 18, 2024
All times shown in central time.
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Cancellation Policy
Our cancellation policy varies by type of program. View our policies page for more details about cancelling a program.