A Plan for Influence

Running Head: A Plan for Influence

A Plan for Positive Influence

Albert A. Prichard

University of Phoenix Online

28 February, 2010

Tiffeny Young

A Plan for Positive Influence

Teams play an intricate part in the business world today. If a team recognizes that together they can increase a business’s success rate. This plan to create a positive influence in an organization will include the assessments of each team member, communication, motivation, trust, high performance, and satisfaction with the team as a whole.

Team Assessments

Sub-styles of interactive styles

As a member of the team my behavioral style assessment characterized me in the interactive style of being 1c, which is the impresser. The goal that motivates me is to win with flair. I am the type that does not want to win at any cost or hurt other members of the team’s feelings. The impresser feels that taking shortcuts is the same as cheating and will avoid this type of behavior. People that procrastinate about getting started will get on my nerves and then I become very impatient. The impresser will get so involved with completing a project that they will stretch the truth a little.

Team Member/ Assessment Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 5

DiSC Score lc Ds ld Ds Ds

Emotional Intelligence Score 40 36 32 41 44

What Do I Value? 110 99 111 109 116

How Involved Am I With My Job? 40 32 42 36 40

How Satisfied Am I With My Job? 95 89 77 81 97

What Are My Attitudes Towards Workforce Diversity 22 20 19 21 24

Source: Alessandra, 2007, the platinum rule

Three of our team members fall in the dominance style type behavior. Our team needs this type style to control and to achieve the team goals. One of these members would make an excellent team leader for our team. Two of our team members fall in the interactive type style behavior. Our team needs this type style to influence people and build alliances to accomplish the team goals. Many of my teammates have similar...