Motivating Teams to Maximise Productivity

10 Nov 2026

Online

Marie Thake

£320

Build motivated teams that deliver stronger performance and better outcomes

Overview

This practical course is designed to help you build motivated, engaged and high‑performing teams in government and public‑sector environments.

Public‑sector managers and leaders are often working with limited resources, competing priorities and increasing pressure to deliver outcomes. Motivation and team performance are critical to maintaining productivity and achieving results.

This course focuses on practical approaches to motivating individuals and teams, improving engagement, and creating the conditions for strong performance. You will explore what drives motivation in the workplace, how to support individuals effectively, and how to build a culture that encourages ownership, collaboration and results.


Who should attend?

This course is ideal for managers, team leaders, project and programme leads, and anyone in the public sector responsible for leading or supporting teams.

It is particularly relevant for those working in delivery, operations, policy teams or transformation roles.


What You’ll Gain:

By attending this course, you will develop a practical and structured approach to motivating teams and improving performance. You will learn to:

  • Understand what drives motivation in public‑sector teams
  • Improve engagement and team performance
  • Support individuals effectively to achieve results
  • Build trust, accountability and ownership within teams
  • Address common challenges affecting productivity
  • Create a more positive and effective team environment

Course Timing

  Time Zone   Start Time   Finish Time
  Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)   12:00   16:30
  Eastern Time (ET)   08:00   12:30
  United Kingdom (UK)   13:00   17:30

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£320

Course Agenda

Welcome and introductions


Session One: Understanding motivation and performance

  • What drives motivation in the workplace
  • The link between motivation, engagement and productivity
  • Common challenges in public‑sector teams
  • The role of leadership in supporting performance

Break


Session Two: Motivating individuals and teams

  • Understanding individual and team needs
  • Building trust and accountability
  • Recognising and responding to performance issues
  • Encouraging ownership and initiative

Break


Session Three: Leading high‑performing teams

  • Creating a positive and productive team culture
  • Setting expectations and supporting delivery
  • Managing different working styles and dynamics
  • Improving collaboration and communication

Session Four: Sustaining performance and productivity

  • Maintaining motivation over time
  • Supporting teams through pressure and change
  • Addressing disengagement and low performance
  • Applying techniques to real‑world scenarios

Conclusion and final questions

  • Key takeaways
  • Applying learning in your role
  • Next steps
  • Close of course

£320

10 Nov 2026

Online

Marie Thake

Marie Thake

About Your Trainer: Marie Thake

Expert training in leadership, hybrid working and team performance for the public sector Marie Thake is a leadership and people management specialist who delivers training for public sector organisations through Global Government Training. She helps managers and leaders build high-performing teams by strengthening communication, trust, motivation and alignment in hybrid and remote working environments. With…

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