Coaching & Motivating Employees

Intro to Coaching & Motivating

100

______ is a practice in which employers work with employees to facilitate higher level of performances 

Coaching 

200

Define "motivation" based on the definition from the notes 

Is a individual's willingness to complete a task 

300

Coaching to achieve motivation is completed by what two main methods?

Knowledge-based coaching 

Facilitative coaching 

400

Which type of coaching involves the "coach" giving employees all the knowledge, insight and skills which will help them accomplish their task 

Knowledge based coaching 

500

This type of coaching creates employees who are independent and somewhat self sufficient 

Facilitative Coaching 

Factors affecting employee motivation

100

What are the three factors that affect employee motivation?

Employee wants

Employee needs

Job Requirements 

200

What is the main driven force for employees?

Employee Needs

300

_______ are the desires an employee has for something 

Employee Wants 

400

What are the basic employee needs and wants?

Sense of accomplishment 

Recognition 

Pay and rewards

Responsibility 

500

What are the five causes of motivation deficiencies?

Redunancy in a job

Lack of feeling respected and needed 

Unfulfilled needs and wants

Job does not fit the description 

Increased tension of conflict 

Methods of motivation

100

From the notes, why is it best to recognize the uniqueness of individual employees?

Because all employees are different and are driven by different needs and wants

200

From the notes, why is it important to set challenging but reachable goals?

Because goals allow employees to "see the light at the end of the tunnel" and provide a sense of accomplishment once goals are completed 

300

What are the four ways goals can have an affect on motivation?

By Giving direction 

By Energizing employees

By Providing a challenge

By Urging critical thinking 

400

What type of motivation is being used when the supervisors and managers use their knowledge of employees in order to determine the ultimate reward for an individual?

Personalizing rewards 

500

Example: Many businesses sets up an employee of the month program or award plaques or certificates to employees who have gone "above and beyond" their given task. What type of motivation is this?

Recognizing employees who are performing well 

Five Motivating Factors

100

What are the five motivating factors jobs should consist of?

Skill variation 

Task identification 

Task Significance 

Autonomy 

Feedback

200

Which motivating factors allows the worker to use a number of skills and talents while completing tasks 

Skill Variation 

300

Which motivating factor promotes unity within the company by making everyone feel important?

Task significance 

400

Which motivating factor decreases an employee's fear and anxiety concerning a job or task?

Feedback

500

What helps decrease employee turnover?

Designing Motivating Jobs 

Miss.

100

What seed are the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference currently?

#4

200

What was the score of the Saints vs Browns game?

35-14

300

Who said "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."

Lou Holtz 

400

Which celebrity is Travis Kelce dating?

Taylor Swift 

500

Which Motivating Factor did Coach Randolph try to use at the beginning of the semester but it didn't work out well overall because of the lack of individual's self suffiency?

Autonomy