Watching the Washed Up Video has opened my eyes to how we can influence change, even in children. The video showed the children not washing their hands even when told that someone before them was sick. Their personal motivation did not change or influence them to wash their hands. Next, the environment was changed by brining in posters and having the hand sanitizer closer. Even though there was personal motivation and a change in environment, still 0 children washed their hands. It was not until peers finally spoke up, that children actually exhibited a change. Almost all children finally washed their hands prior to eating the cupcake.
According to the video, if you use 4 or more sources of influence your chances for successfully influencing change goes up 10 times. This shows the power of the six sources of influence, especially the power of social influence. Taking what I have learned from my readings and our discussion videos, I have realized that peer influence is extremely important in influencing change in my organization. According to Grenny (2013), the social sources provide encouragement and assistance. This means that we must enlist our influencers to provide a certain amount of social pressure, encouragement, and assistance in order to be more successful in influencing change in our organization.
To read more about how my coworkers and I will use the the Influencer Model and the Six Sources of Influence in our organization, click here.
Reference:
Grenny, H. (2009). All Washed Up. All washed Up. Crucial Learning. Retrieved January 30, 2022, from https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=osUwukXSd0k&t=297s
Grenny, J., Patterson, K., Maxfield, D., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2013). Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change. McGraw-Hill Education.
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