Free employee motivation workshop at NMC’s SBDC

CNMI businesses are still in the midst of difficult economic circumstances and while employees at all levels are striving to do their best, maintaining company morale certainly poses challenges. If your business is in this position and searching for innovative ways to motivate employees there is a solution.

Spice up your normal lunch routine and attend the mid-day “99 Ways to Motivate Employees” workshop that is being offered during the 7th Annual June Small Business Development Month in the CNMI. The workshop is one in a four part business series sponsored by the NMC Small Business Development Center and Commonwealth Development Authority.

The objectives of this entertaining workshop are: identify motivators that work, identify and reduce de-motivators that drain employee energy and morale, identify low cost rewards that give your employees meaningful recognition, and deal more effectively with problem employees.

The workshop specifics that will be covered include: motivation—what it is and how it works, what motivates each of us, how to recognize what motivates others, creating a motivating atmosphere at work, handling worker feedback and follow-up, effective communication skills needed for motivation, setting realistic and motivating workers goals, secrets for coaching and counseling workers, pitfalls of rewards, recognition and punishment, and the ABC’s of motivation—ideas that work.

Dr. John Griffin’s academic credentials include a doctorate in Business Administration, University of Sarasota; Master of Public Administration, Troy State University; Master of Arts in Human Resource Management, Pepperdine University; and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership, Troy State University.

He taught for more than 30 years, elementary school to graduate school, in the USA, Cuba and Japan. He has conducted numerous motivational seminars across America and around the world. A career U.S. military officer, Griffin retired as a naval commander in 1994 after 26 years of service. Before coming to Rota, he was the CEO of the American Electric Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida.

This lunchtime workshop with Dr. Griffin will be held on Saipan from 11am until 2pm on Monday, June 21, at the NMC SBDC (Building T). Registration begins at 10:30am. Space is limited so call Robert Suzuki at 235-1551 to reserve your seat.