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The Pygmalion Effect
Lifting Employee Performance Through Positive Expectations
25 minute streaming video
English and Spanish
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Limited expectations bring limited results.
But the opposite is also true. High expectations lead to exceptional results. Teach managers four ways they can communicate positive expectations to employees.
It's a proven psychological fact. Through something that has come to be known as The Pygmalion Effect, people will perform according to the expectations others have for them. Limited expectations bring limited results, high expectations lead to exceptional results.
The good news is that you can teach your managers and supervisors how to tap into the positive effects of expectations with their employees, improving productivity and morale in the process.
In this program, trainees get a complete overview of the Pygmalion Effect through real-life examples, dramatic vignettes and scenes from the classic moviePygmalion, where individuals are transformed through the positive (or negative) expectations of another. The four ways managers transmit expectations to their subordinates -- climate, feedback, input, and output -- are explained and depicted.
Your managers will:
- Understand how positive/negative expectations create self-fulfilling prophecies.
- Develop the skills to positively influence coworkers and subordinates.
- Raise the expectations they have for their staff members.
- Believe more in their ability to positively influence and lead others.
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