Q.1
INFLUENCE MINDSHIFT *

This is the first MINDSHIFT of your engagement and productivity leadership where you rate yourself based on how you feel your interactions with others influence them – based on the authority you hold and how you exercise your authority. The questions below provide feedback on your score relating to areas like authenticity (Self-aware, self-wisdom, moral self), Vulnerability (taking lead, asking for help, creating a curious environment), and empathy (curious, active listening, emotional awareness). Kindly answer them as honest as possible to ensure you understand your current position and how to improve.

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I take time to listen to others without interruptions.
I have the courage to do the right thing even under pressure
I trust others by asking for help.
I recognize and acknowledge my weaknesses.
I do what he/she says will do.
My walk matches my talk
I openly share knowledge and information.
I treat everyone with fairness.
I support team goals over personal agenda.
I acknowledge mistakes and apologize.
I allow others to ask questions and clarifications.
I have a strong understanding of my role.

I acknowledge mistakes and apologize.

I allow others to ask questions and clarifications.

I take time to listen to others without interruptions.

I support team goals over personal agenda.

I trust others by asking for help.

I recognize and acknowledge my weaknesses.

I treat everyone with fairness.

I have the courage to do the right thing even under pressure

My walk matches my talk

I do what he/she says will do.

I openly share knowledge and information.

I have a strong understanding of my role.

Q.2
APPRECIATIVE MINDSHIFT *

At this MINDSHIFT of engagement and productivity leadership, people feel engaged because they feel you take time to truly value and appreciate their efforts and contribution to the team. This also reflects how your ego as a leader is demonstrated to the team. The scores in this level reflect your appreciative competencies in Courage (having faith in others, being vulnerable and having self-discipline), Appreciative (being understanding, having conviction and confidence in others), and Reflective (understanding your No zone, being accountable and more curious) as part of your engagement and productivity attributes.

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I believe there is a way in every challenge.
I am easy to engage and approachable
I am keen on seeing the best in others.
I create time to coach and mentor others.
I enable others to adapt to change or overcome challenges
I am open to frequent feedback.
I seek to understand each person.
I allow people to do their jobs without micromanaging.
I encourage others to hold me accountable in the same measure
I allow others to express their differences and opinion respectfully.
I genuinely care about others.
I encourage others to take time to reflect on issues prior to decision-making
I treat others with dignity and respect.

I allow people to do their jobs without micromanaging.

I believe there is a way in every challenge.

I genuinely care about others.

I am easy to engage and approachable

I allow others to express their differences and opinion respectfully.

I am keen on seeing the best in others.

I treat others with dignity and respect.

I seek to understand each person.

I create time to coach and mentor others.

I enable others to adapt to change or overcome challenges

I encourage others to hold me accountable in the same measure

I encourage others to take time to reflect on issues prior to decision-making

I am open to frequent feedback.

Q.3
CONNECTING MINDSHIFT *

The third MINDSHIFT of Engagement and Productivity leadership is about connecting with the team. Every organization, and therefore every leader, must connect with their teams to achieve higher engagement and eventually higher productivity of the individuals and team. The scores in this mindshift highlight your behaviours beyond communicating with the team and includes having authenticity in your leadership, being authentic in your relationship with others and creating an authentic culture in your team and organization.

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I am intentional in adding value to others
I hold others accountable for higher standards in performance.
I set and enforce high moral standards
I encourage office friendships
I encourage others to go beyond their required assignments
I allow others to explore and implement their ideas for the greater good
I am keen on understanding others and their progress
I am open to hearing others' opinions and feedback
I allow others to fail and encourage them to pick the learnings
I am supportive and want the best in others.
I emphasize the value of work collaboration
I am intentional in engaging others beyond work matters.
I am fair and objective when engaging with others.
I encourage cross-learning among teams.

I encourage others to go beyond their required assignments

I am open to hearing others' opinions and feedback

I emphasize the value of work collaboration

I am intentional in adding value to others

I am keen on understanding others and their progress

I am supportive and want the best in others.

I allow others to fail and encourage them to pick the learnings

I allow others to explore and implement their ideas for the greater good

I encourage cross-learning among teams.

I encourage office friendships

I am fair and objective when engaging with others.

I set and enforce high moral standards

I am intentional in engaging others beyond work matters.

I hold others accountable for higher standards in performance.

Q.4
CHEERLEADING MINDSHIFT *

Great leaders embrace cheerleading others to similar great heights. Highly effective leaders realize that time invested in cheerleading others has an immeasurable impact on their teams' engagement and productivity. The scores highlight how you are entrenching Cheerleading to enhance engagement and productivity effectively.

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I share candid feedback with genuineness and concern for the individual.
I seek to discover what is important to others.
I encourage others to share their feelings without being naïve.
I display confidence in others but I am non-threatening.
I help others learn positive lessons from their mistakes
I recognize when others are discouraged and provide a support mechanism.
I celebrate and reward the accomplishments of others.
I welcome and encourage others to challenge him/her with respect.
I am sensitive to others' feelings.
I encourage others to learn and develop themselves continuously
I am open to supporting others when others need help.
I encourage others to promote their views and compel others on opinions without force.

I celebrate and reward the accomplishments of others.

I am sensitive to others' feelings.

I encourage others to share their feelings without being naïve.

I help others learn positive lessons from their mistakes

I display confidence in others but I am non-threatening.

I seek to discover what is important to others.

I encourage others to learn and develop themselves continuously

I encourage others to promote their views and compel others on opinions without force.

I share candid feedback with genuineness and concern for the individual.

I recognize when others are discouraged and provide a support mechanism.

I am open to supporting others when others need help.

I welcome and encourage others to challenge him/her with respect.

Q.5
INQUISITIVE MINDSHIFT *

This is the final MINDSHIFT of engagement and productivity leadership. This mindset enables the leader to understand how inquisitive they are away from being apathetic. The scores in this category reflect the amount of passion you demonstrate as a leader, your Courage to connect more with team members, your curiosity in uncovering issues and challenges in the team and facilitating their resolution and your focus on continuous learning both at your level and the team level.

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I seek counsel from several sources to get other perspectives on his/her ideas.
I compel and promote his/her agenda without manipulating others.
I take time to coach and mentor others to greatness.
I am sensitive to others' feelings.
I listen openly to others and ask probing questions to understand more.
I probe others during discussions until they are open about their frustrations without becoming defensive.
I deep dive into a problem until a possible solution is found.
I take responsibility rather than blaming others when things are not going well.
I seek confirming evidence before making judgments about others.
I maintain a positive attitude in all circumstances.

I take time to coach and mentor others to greatness.

I am sensitive to others' feelings.

I compel and promote his/her agenda without manipulating others.

I seek counsel from several sources to get other perspectives on his/her ideas.

I listen openly to others and ask probing questions to understand more.

I probe others during discussions until they are open about their frustrations without becoming defensive.

I take responsibility rather than blaming others when things are not going well.

I seek confirming evidence before making judgments about others.

I deep dive into a problem until a possible solution is found.

I maintain a positive attitude in all circumstances.

Q.6
What are your greatest strengths when it comes to relating to and leading others?

Q.7
What are your greatest struggles when it comes to relating to and leading others?

Q.8
Any other comments you wish to make that would significantly improve your team leadership attributes?

Q.9



Q.10

Congratulations on taking the first step to undertake this Accent Leadership Group Engagement & Productivity Leadership Assessment. The scores and feedback are designed to provide valuable self-assessment that will positively impact your leadership development, Team Leadership, and journey to building highly engaged and productive teams. The objective data generated based on your self-assessment will provide you with your leadership impact in the five Mindshifts of Building Highly Engaged and Productive Teams, including Influence, Appreciative, Connecting, Cheerleading, and Inquisitive, which all measure your overall engagement and productivity effectiveness.

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