Question.5428 - MotivationDiscussionBarbara Norris: Leading Change in the General Surgery UnitDiscussion InstructionsInstructions (Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight Time), post one substantial, well-constructed contribution. The post should clearly state your position, include supporting evidence from the case study, and appropriately apply concepts from the reading assignments.This initial post should be between 250 and 300 words in length. (Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight Time), make at least three meaningful replies (not to exceed 150 words each) to other students’ initial posts and/or responses to your initial post. Replies should be thoughtful and push the conversation forward, not simply agree, disagree or restate the post. Add your own thoughts and build upon what your classmates have posted. (This often is more difficult than it initially appears and requires some meaningful thought and effort. One way you can add to the conversation is by offering a different perspective or by contrasting your classmate's post with the application of a different principle. Another way to push the conversation forward is by adding a new and different example of how to apply the principle your classmate mentions. A third way of building upon your classmates' posts is by asking a related, rhetorical question and then providing your thoughts to answer the question. Each of these examples keep the conversation going and help to provide greater insight into how to apply the principles from the module.)Continue to monitor the discussion board throughout the week and engage with students who comment on your posts.Indicate the posts that you feel best address the question by liking them.Contribute to the learning community by positively engaging and challenging each other.Please include the word count as part of your submission on all assignments, including posts and replies.Use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. Always be professional.Grading of AssessmentGrading will be based upon the attached rubric. (Click on the link with the three dots at the top right of the page to show the rubric.)Your initial post will be worth a maximum of 20 points, your responses and engagement with other students' posts will be worth a maximum of 18 points, and 2 points will be awarded for grammar and including the word count, for a total maximum of 40 points for this assignment.Since active participation is critical to this online discussion, no credit will be given for late submissions.BackgroundFour-Drive Theory is a theory of human behavior and motivation developed by Nitin Nohria and Paul Lawrence. Their research suggests that there are four drives that underlie everything we do, including how we perform at work and how we feel about our job, colleagues, and organization. These needs are the drive to acquire, the drive to bond, the drive to comprehend and the drive to defend. Meeting these four drives is critical to having individuals who are motivated in the workplace."Although employees look to different elements of their organization to satisfy different drives, they expect their managers to do their best to address all four within the constraints that the institution imposes." Even when there are limitations placed upon an individual manager, there is still a tremendous amount that a manager can do to ensure these critical four drives are met.Nohria, Nitin, et al. "Employee Motivation: A Powerful New Model." Harvard Business Review, vol. 86, no. 7-8, July 2008, p. 78. Assignment Do you think Barbara Norris has done well in her first month as nurse manager of the GSU? Please explain why or why not in one or two sentences (no more than two sentences).While there are constraints limiting her actions, which one to two (1-2) principle(s) from this module should Barbara Norris apply to increase the motivation of the nurses in the GSU? Provide examples of how Norris might apply this principle(s).

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