September: ‘Mastering Motivating Language’ [09/12/24]

From Words to Impact: 
Mastering Motivating Language  

Communication is vital to growing positive organizational performance and stakeholder well-being. Yet the communication skills that cultivate these valuable outcomes are not always intuitive. These abilities are states, not traits, which are learned and developed.

Just as important, many current guidelines for effective communication are vague, not relevant to real-world applications, and/or limit communications’ rich potential to fulfill critical goals such as higher performance, job satisfaction, retention, psychological safety, and to nurture a culture which aligns organizational vision with employees’ diverse values. Fortunately, the Motivating Language framework promotes these aspirations through translating evidence into a comprehensive road map.

This session introduces you to the Motivating Language framework and its three dimensions (hands, heart, and spirit) and offers practical applications for resourcing Motivating Language in the workplace. This model has been tested and refined over the past thirty years within a wide range of organizations to create relevant guidelines for most organizational settings. Highlights of this session include:

• The prerequisites needed for implementing successful Motivating Language

• Guidance for leaders (formal and informal) to effectively practice Motivating Language

• Interactive and collaborative activities to enhance Motivating Language skills.

Please join us on September 12 for this highly interactive session!
              

Speakers:  Milton Mayfield and Jacqueline Mayfield  {see BIOs below} 

         
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Schedule for Thursday Evening September 12:  (CT)    
   –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
   –  7:00  Announcements / Intros  
   –  7:15  Program Begins Promptly    
   –  8:45  Closing and Wrap Up
   –  9:00  Program Ends

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

Speaker BIOs:

MILTON MAYFIELD co-founded Hands, Heart, and Spirit – an institute dedicated to optimizing work-life experiences, stakeholder well-being, and organizational outcomes through better communication. He has consulted with such companies as Sony Mexico, BBVA Compass, the Texas Department of Transportation, Virginia Tech, and Florida Hospital. He retired as Professor of Management from the A.R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business at Texas A&M International University where he received the university award for outstanding scholarship, and earned his PhD in business administration from the University of Alabama.

JACQUELINE MAYFIELD co-founded Hands, Heart, and Spirit. She has worked for and consulted with such companies as Blue Cross Blue Shield, BBVA Compass, the Texas Department of Transportation, Virginia Tech, and Florida Hospital. She retired as the Radcliffe Killam Distinguished Professor of Management from the A. R. Sanchez Jr.  School of Business at Texas A&M International University, holds a PhD in business administration from the University of Alabama, an MBA from the George Washington University, an MAT in French from the University of Chicago, and a BA in French from the George Washington University.

Milton and Jacqueline serve as Co-Editors of the International Journal of Business Communication and for Palgrave Macmillans’ book series New Perspectives in Organizational Communication.  Their most recent books on organizational communication are Motivating Language Theory: Effective Leader Talk in the Workplace and Fundamental Theories of Business Communication: Laying a Foundation for the Field.