Motivational strategies and theories can have a positive impact on individual and organizational performance. When you ask employees to increase the amount of work they're doing without first fully engaging them, it's common to encounter resistance. Extrinsic motivation tactics are the most common in the workplace; although it has been found that intrinsic motivation is the most effective (TEDTalks: Dan Pink-the surprising science of motivation", 2009). Even if current finance is overexposed, as at GRMC, there are ways to motivate employees to work in a higher rate, increasing productivity and keeping patients safe in the process without a huge price tag. Applying motivational theories that are not currently in place will provide the leadership team with another way to look at alternative paths to approach how they motivate. .employees to increase productivity, performance and overall