{"id":454,"date":"2010-02-21T01:58:07","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T09:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=454"},"modified":"2023-01-15T20:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:03:23","slug":"bep-154-adv-motivating-your-team-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/21\/bep-154-adv-motivating-your-team-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 154 &#8211; Management English: Motivating Your Team (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-454-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP154-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP154-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP154-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 154 - Management English: Motivating Your Team (2)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP154POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-154-LESSON-Management-English-Motivating-your-Team-2.jpg\" alt=\"Management English - Motivating your Team 2\" width=\"1650\" height=\"704\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-154-LESSON-Management-English-Motivating-your-Team-2.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-154-LESSON-Management-English-Motivating-your-Team-2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-154-LESSON-Management-English-Motivating-your-Team-2-600x256.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-154-LESSON-Management-English-Motivating-your-Team-2-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-154-LESSON-Management-English-Motivating-your-Team-2-1536x655.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the second in a two-part <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English Podcast\">Business English Podcast<\/a> series on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2010\/02\/14\/bep-153-adv-motivating-your-team-part-1\/\" title=\"BEP 153 ADV \u2013 Motivating your Team (1)\">motivating your team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are many strategies you can use to motivate people. One way is to reward them. This reward can be emotional, such as acknowledgement or praise for a job well done. Or, it can be more concrete, like a cash bonus or a prize.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;ll look at motivation through rewards. We&#8217;ll discuss how to acknowledge your team&#8217;s efforts and give praise. We&#8217;ll also look at how to introduce challenges, friendly competition, and incentives. Finally, we&#8217;ll talk about some ways to finish up a meeting so that your team feels energized for the work ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Last time, we listened to Joe, the manager of the sales department at a resort, motivating his team after a round of layoffs. Today, we&#8217;ll go back to Joe&#8217;s team a month later. They&#8217;ve made good progress since their first meeting and Joe wants to keep his staff motivated so that they will continue to succeed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.  Why is the team happy with Nick?<br \/>\n2.  What is the first prize for the sales competition?<br \/>\n3.  What does Deborah think about the challenge?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP154SN-Motivating2.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Study Notes <\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP154QIZ\/presentation_html5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span> <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP154PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP154POD\/index.html\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP154-Mob.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this online Business English lesson, we&#8217;ll look at motivating your team.  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