INFLUENCER STRATEGY
As a new teacher, I love how my classes bring different learners to my classroom daily. Every student is foreign, and the students change from year to year. As an educator, I enjoy learning from my students and allowing them to teach them new skills. When students are given a chance to influence other students positively, they ultimately become motivated.
While I constantly reflect on my innovation plan, how will I use influence to make this plan a progressive and practical reality? Before using the Influencer Strategy Model, I must target vital behaviors and desired results. Influence is powerful in creating change, but it needs to be used effectively. After targeting the heart, to change behavior, a leader must create a desired result, identify vital behaviors and organizational influencers, and use the six sources of influence to increase the chances of success. This is not a quick fix but a process and model for changing behavior at the core.
As an educator, I want to build in every student in 2nd grade to develop a deep understanding of content knowledge, creativity, imagination, collaboration, and communication skills through Project-Based Learning. I also want to see each one of my students become life-long learners.
It is essential to recognize vital behaviors. Vital behaviors will lead the teacher to obtain the desired results. However, some vital behaviors may hinder you if you do not take action and replace them with vital behaviors that will help you attach your results.
We are leading organizational change through motivation and ability in the personal, social, and structural domains.
Conclusion
Influence is powerful in creating change. All have people in our lives who inspire us, support us, and help us achieve our goals. These are positive influences. , but it needs to be used effectively. After targeting the heart, to change behavior, a leader must create a desired result, identify vital behaviors and organizational influencers, and use the six sources of influence to increase the chances of success. This is not a quick fix but a process and model for changing behavior at the core. As a teacher, we establish the rules from the first lesson. It can be helpful during the school year to achieve a positive classroom environment. For example, a law a student has made is far more likely to be kept than one a teacher introduces. If you can adopt some of these techniques in your organization in most of your lessons, you will see an improvement in behavior. It will be challenging initially, but we are educators in some specific subjects and life skills.
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In my organization, my influencers are the Digital Ambassador cohort, the PLC team, teacher leaders, and the administration. I will pilot my initiative, but getting them to buy in will take the plan to the next level. I have noticed the obvious, looked for crucial moments, learned from positive deviants, and spotted culture busters. My strategy to influence my organization is targeting both motivation and ability at the personal, social, and structural levels to change vital behaviors and achieve my desired goal of bringing benefits to my organization.
References
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Grenny, J. (2013, April 26). Change behavior- change the world. YouTube. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T9TYz5Uxl0&ab_channel=TEDxTalks