Influencing Change

Without a doubt influencing people is one of the most undertakings that people face as leaders. The leaders want other people to think or act as them. However, becoming an influential leader is much more than getting people to do what you want. In my opinion, the power of influence in others is meaningful to make changes in an organization, but it needs to be used effectively. Most of the time people in organizations desire to see changes in those things that are not giving good results or simply they want to bring new resources to be applied to generate changes in a positive way. But change needs movement. I like the law of inertia, it states that bodies in motion tend to stay in motion and those at rest, tend to stay at rest. Influence is the action that starts and maintains that motion. Leaders that influence help those that are standing to move and encourage and propel forward those already actively engaged. 

I have been thinking about my innovation plan constantly since it was created. In my daily  journey I wonder about myself in how to make the right connection to influence others and how that can help with implementation. As a leader, I need to know the heart of my coworkers and after I target it, in order 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. It is going to be a process where I need to make sure about the “notice the obvious” as Harapnuik (2016) states.

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In my organization, my influencers are the principal, assistant principals, coaches, the planning lesson conference team, and teachers leaders. I will be implementing my plan, but one of the most important things in this process is to sell and convince them to buy it. I have noticed the obvious, looked for crucial moments, learned from positive deviants, and spotted culture busters.