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No Cost Ways to Increase Productivity
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not fall under the category of "Areas of Practice" or "Law/Ethics".
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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Richard "Dick" Grimes, CPT
Overview
Systematic explanations
and guidance help users understand what may be limiting productivity so they can
either make changes themselves or gain the support of senior management for help
in doing so. The objective of this course is to provide guidance to motivated
individuals who want to improve the productive environment at their workplace
without incurring significant expense.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty-five (45)
questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
At
the conclusion of this course, the student will know:
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Whether there is any real
motivation for employees to perform in the organization
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Who influences an
employee's motivation to work
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Who controls the employee's
motivation to work
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How a performer's
self-confidence relates to the extent of their achievement
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The five essential elements
of motivation
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The difference between work
tension and work stress
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Methods of reducing work
stress for employees those around them
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The employment dangers
inherent with undefined expectations
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The three essential
components of meaningful expectations
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How to clarify employee
performance expectations
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The critical difference
between being productive and just busy
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How to determine if
activities in the work place are actually productive or just time consuming
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How to develop a
performance measurement range for objective and subjective activities
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How to define "soft skill
activities" such as teamwork, oral communication, and customer service
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How to develop a Likert
scale for use in measuring subjective activities
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The value of a performance
feedback system and how to develop one
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How to deliver corrective
feedback to any employee and still retain good will
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How to use a performance
problem flowchart to identify invisible obstacles to productive work
performance
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How to provide feedback
that rewards desired performance
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How to coach the 'super
star', 'average star', and 'falling star' employees differently to get maximum
performance
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How to identify if the
organization has any performance support systems
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How to develop effective
performance support systems or improve existing ones within the organization
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How to design a simple, yet
effective, employee job satisfaction survey
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How to identify if
counter-productive job interferences exist
Course
Click on the link below to review the course
prior to taking a quiz for PDH credit.
No Cost Ways to Increase Productivity (1.97 MB)
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