05/01/2025
11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET
*approximate length: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Presenter: Maria Pietroforte, CPM®
How do you keep your team members engaged and motivated when you cannot promote them? Discover how to optimize a culture, where employees feel valued, and their contributions recognized. Explore creative and personalized recognition methods, team-building activities, and effective communication approaches to boost morale.
Delving into intrinsic motivation, the concept of creating personalized skill development plans, identification of areas for improvement and strategies to empower team members to take ownership, make decisions, and influence positive change. Uncover how you can lead others to increased job satisfaction and develop a more dynamic and engaged workforce, even when promotions may not be readily available.
Learning objectives:
- Nurture a culture of leadership as a potent motivator
- Boost morale in the absence of promotions
- Redirect to alternate pathways for employee growth
- Foster a sense of purpose, provide meaningful feedback, and create opportunities for growth

With 30 years of experience in turnarounds and startups, Maria Pietroforte offers a unique blend of leadership, vision, and knowledge. She has served as President of Tribute Properties, Move.com (Rentnet.com), Kettler and E&S Ring where she positioned these companies as leaders in their industry and employers of choice, established brand identity/reputation and revenue growth.
Maria is known in the multifamily industry for her contagious positive energy and her dedication to put people first. She is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and organizational strategist. Maria now shares her experience to help leaders, teams, startups, and businesses thrive by transforming work into places where people are engaged, value each other, and communicate openly to get the job done to advance performance and reputation.
Maria holds a Bachelor of Science of Business Administration from Arizona State and is a Certified Property Manager and a Certified Defense Property Manager.