[Sharon]

After reading and watching the video on the six sources of influence, post on the discussion forum what you feel personally has had the greatest impact when it comes to influence and why.

[Cheryl]

I feel that personal motivation has the greatest impact because that is where the process of change must start. There has to be a need identified to foster a change and it takes someone to see this and be motivated enough to initiate the process.

[Vanessa]

I agree, we are all accountable for our own actions.

[Tammy]

i enjoyed the video very much ! i believe social influence made the biggest impact. people are storongly influenced by what others say and model as we learn by watching others and people want to belong in a team.

[Marion Catherine]

Tammy, I agree with your point that modelling the behaviour you want to see is a vital role for managers and leaders alike to adopt and sustain. We do learn by observing what is done rather than by what is said! Thank you for highlighting this point.

[Angusami]

I had a great time watching the video!. I believe, personal motivation, one of the sources of influnence, has the strongest impact. Change can become more enduring and permanent when an individual recognizes its significance and begins the journey at a personal level.

[Marion Catherine]

Golly, this is a tough call! Personally, I feel that all 6 aspects that influence change are needed, but not all prominent in the same moment. The perception is that one aspect cannot be effective if there are no traces of the remaining 5 influences present in each step.
When looking back on the scenario described in the first response, I was inspired by the words the executive director (E.D.) spoke during an all staff meeting that addressed some of the issues causing poor morale and took responsibility for making things right. But she stated that she couldn’t do this all alone. We, the staff, needed to participate. I am all for healthy and harmonious work environments, especially in the health care industry. It seems to me that the aspects of structural and personal motivation are at play, right off the bat.
In order to sustain interest and motivation, I need to feel that my thoughts and efforts to support the change are welcomed and useful in influencing the community’s participation in the ED’s vision for change. This then speaks to social motivation as all employees need to feel that their views and opinions matter to the outcome of the change initiative.
Then leaving the structural and personal abilities to the last point, One cannot exist without the other as influencers of change. We cannot rest in blaming the system for being broken any more than we can blame the people in the system for sustaining the brokenness. If change is going to happen on any level, its success rests in having the system shift along side the people as they shift. In this light, if the system wants to change, it must be ready in the moment to support the people as they change adopting the new vision.

[Vanessa]

What a great video, funny but it depicted the six sources influences so well. I felt that social motivation influence was most effective. When you see others working toward a shared goal, and offering encouragement or modeling behaviors it can influence others to act the same. It creates accountability and can influence others to participate and grow which can create momentum to change and grow as a team. Modeling a behavior also demonstrates certain expectations that others should follow such as rules/policies.

[Sharon]

I believe social motivation influence made the had the greatest impact . Most individuals look to others as sources of information and most times changes their own behavior because they believe the group’s understanding of a situations are better or more correct than their own.

[Jaswinder]

I believe social motivation is important because the people around me have an impact on me. In nursing, I am happy to follow good practices when I observe my colleagues doing similar things and encouraging one another. When around you have supportive and positive colleagues keep you inspired as well as confident in each actions. However, if environment is unsupportive it is difficult to maintain motivation even though you know what is right.

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