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Section 15
Action Plan for Drivers

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Check characteristics of staff member whom you feel may be a Driver.
Behaviors Exhibited by Drivers
______ 1. Keeps technically up to date in an occupation or profession.
______ 2. Looks for problems to solve.
______ 3. Questions the existing, trying to make things better.
______ 4. Approaches questions and problems analytically; keeps looking for “why.”
______ 5. Looks for change to make sense
______ 6. Displays a minimum of emotion or emotional shifts-attention is to facts and objectivity.

Check characteristics of staff member whom you feel may be a Driver.
Motivators for Drivers…
______ 1. Appreciation of a challenge and stimulation, as opposed to the Analytical’s preference for a routine and
repetition of tasks.
______ 2. The opportunity to do something worthwhile, to learn and grow.
______ 3. Need to maximize his or her potential

Achievement-motivated people are not gamblers.

Don’t do the following if you want the Driver in your facility to become a Team participant
Check the don’ts you feel most appropriate for the staff member you listed above.
______ 1. Don’t ramble on, or waste their time.
______ 2. Don’t try to convince by “personal” means.
______ 3. Oppose their ideas directly: Ask questions: “Based on your thought, I wanted your opinion about this."
______ 4. Have it in writing with your name

Summarize your Action Plan for your Driver

State, for example,
 “When I approach _____(name of Driver listed above)___________ to …
... request that CNAs give residents Activities left in their rooms, I need to remember to…” Or
... request medication, shower, or therapy be rescheduled to accommodate a resident’s participation in an Activity, I need to remember to…” Or
... request CNAs assist in transporting residents to group activities, I need to remember to…”