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Motivating and engaging your team

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
After an engagement survey and in a manager programme
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Recognition that lands
What would you do?

A quiet team member does great work nobody notices

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, tabs, accordion, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 261.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 261.1Explain what drives motivation at work and why the same reward does not suit everyoneBest practiceWhole course
SO 261.2Use meaningful work, autonomy, growth and recognition to raise engagementPractitioner motivation theory (see verification list)Whole course
SO 261.3Lead people of different ages and tenures without stereotypesBest practiceWhole course
SO 261.4Notice and respond to signs of disengagementBest practiceWhole course
SO 261.5Plan three small engagement actions for the next month + your infoBest practice; organisation's engagement surveyWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

What drives people

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The same reward, different reactionsTextImage
Why the difference?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

Motivation in practice

3 pages

7 min
Four driversTabs
Pay is not the whole storyAccordion
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
3

Recognition that lands

3 pages

7 min
Good recognitionProcess
Public or private?Accordion
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Grey areas: mixed ages, stereotypes and disengagement

3 pages

7 min
Avoiding stereotypesTabs
What would you do?Scenario
CheckSorting activityMulti-select quiz
5

Spotting disengagement and acting

3 pages

7 min
SignsTabs
Three actionsChecklistNoteYour infoYour info
Try itScenarioQuiz
6

Your engagement plan and the final assessment

2 pages

5 min
Next stepsProcessYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "motivation is personal
PollWhat motivates you most at work?
Word cloudA thank you that meant something to you
ContentFour drivers
QuizWhat is the best way to find out what motivates someone? Ask them ✔ · Guess from age · Copy another team · Give the same reward
QuizA high performer seems disengaged. First step? (Ask in a one-to-one and listen ✔)
ScaleHow engaged is your team right now?
ContentThree actions for the month
Open-ended / Q&AOne thing that would make your team more engaged
Content · customiseClosing {{HR_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which driver will you focus on? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you leading people of different ages? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I feel my work is recognised. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the recognition ideas list? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Who managers ask about people questions{{HR_CONTACT}}
  • The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}
  • Link to your employee assistance or wellbeing support{{EMPLOYEE_ASSISTANCE_LINK}}
  • Link to the next course in your leadership path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run motivating and engaging your team training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

After an engagement survey and in a manager programme.

Who needs this training?

Managers and team leads, including those leading teams of mixed ages and tenures; run by L&D with HR.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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