Creating a Plan for Positive Influence
LDR/531
December 14, 2012

Creating a Plan for Positive Influence
The objective of this paper is to create a plan for positive influence that may be applied in a business setting and that would increase a group or team’s motivation, satisfaction, and performance. The topics of discussion will concentrate on specific attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values that the members of the team will collaborate with, and address how each difference influences behavior within the business setting.
In a business setting there are three essential factors that team members need so that they increase productivity and a constructive business environment. Additionally, the leader in the team setting must make certain that the members are inspired to complete the task by motivation. Next the norms must be set so that the team understands what is acceptable and what will not be, and agreed upon by each member. The agreement on the acceptable standards will influence the members’ behavior with the least amount of external controls. According to (Robbins & Judge, 2011, pg. 285-286), “norms are acceptable standards of behavior within a group that are shared by the group’s members.”
Motivation
The three key elements of motivation are direction, intensity, and persistence. Intensity describes the passion a person has about the designated task; this is the element most individuals focus on when thinking about motivation. However, the intensity alone does not lead to a favorable job-performance outcome unless the effort is channeled in a direction in alignment with the organizations values, and mission. The employee’s alignment with the organizations values and mission benefits the organization. Persistence measures the longevity of an individual’s effort. A motivated employee will stay with a task long enough to attain the goal.