Maynard Nexsen 1-Hour CLE - Increasing and Sustaining Morale

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM

8:00 – 8:30 | Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 | Program

Location: Maynard Nexsen Office | 1230 Main Street Suite 700, Columbia, SC 29201

Speaker: Gordie Prescott, Director of Training and Development for Maynard Nexsen

Description:

"Increasing and Sustaining Morale," delves into the critical relationship between morale, productivity, and workplace dynamics. It explores:

• Defining Productivity: Highlights productivity as the rate of output and a measure of efficiency, linking it with morale's psychological state.

• Impact of Morale: Discusses how emotions and inferred environmental meanings influence morale, which can either support or detract from organizational goals.

• SCARF Model: Explains threats to social needs (Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, Fairness) as analogous to physical threats, affecting morale and engagement.

• Motivation-Hygiene Theory: Identifies satisfaction factors (achievement, growth) and dissatisfaction factors (policies, relationships, security) impacting workplace morale.

• Influencer Model: Encourages using a multi-pronged approach to analyze and sustain morale by clarifying results, identifying vital behaviors, and integrating strategies.

• Takeaways: Provides frameworks and actionable strategies for fostering positive morale to achieve sustainable productivity and engagement.

*This program has been submitted for 1 hour of SA/MH CLE credit.