After reading your textbook, reviewing all posted materials on Canvas and the publisher's website, and conducting a brief Internet search, please answer the following for this week:

Please read the article below and answer the questions below.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180810-the-simple-change-that-can-save-patients-lives Links to an external site.

A) Can you identify what types of micro-level coordination were used to discover there was a need to focus on the health of the employees?

1. B) Based on this article, do you believe decentralization, centralization, or both should be required to ensure that there is more focus on the needs of the employees and encourage a cultural change? Explain your rationale.

C) Do you feel that research and frequent studies should be conducted to make sure that overall organizational health is good and patient care is well-organized and coordinated? Explain your reasoning.

2. Please watch this video and answer the questions below.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/employers-kill-worker-motivation-can-change Links to an external site.

A) This video claims that in order to boost productivity in the workplace, employers have to increase employee motivation. Based on what you read in this chapter, what tactics would you use if you were in charge of employee motivation? Do you feel that happier people are more productive in the workplace?

B) In this video, Dan Ariely concludes that "our behavior is driven by emotion, not the conventional rewards like money." Does this claim agree with or contradict some of the myths about motivation that were presented in Chapter 4? Do you agree or disagree with this claim? Why?

3. After watching the Adaptive Leadership Theory posted video in the Week 2 module in Canvas, please complete the "Adaptive Leadership Instrument" found in the "Applied Research Paper - Leadership Development Plan " module in Canvas. While you are NOT being asked to divulge your results, please comment on your thoughts about this instrument itself and your results. Did you think it was a good assessment of your Adaptive Leadership Style? Why or why not? Will you be able to use this tool when completing your Applied Research Paper/Leadership Development Plan (ARP/LDP)? Why or why not?