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.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
I allow others to ask questions and clarifications.
I have the courage to do the right thing even under pressure
I take time to listen to others without interruptions.
I openly share knowledge and information.
I do what he/she says will do.
My walk matches my talk
I support team goals over personal agenda.
I treat everyone with fairness.
I have a strong understanding of my role.
I trust others by asking for help.
I acknowledge mistakes and apologize.
I recognize and acknowledge my weaknesses.

I openly share knowledge and information.

I support team goals over personal agenda.

I treat everyone with fairness.

I trust others by asking for help.

I take time to listen to others without interruptions.

I recognize and acknowledge my weaknesses.

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 acknowledge mistakes and apologize.

I have a strong understanding of my role.

I allow others to ask questions and clarifications.

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 allow others to express their differences and opinion respectfully.
I am easy to engage and approachable
I encourage others to hold me accountable in the same measure
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 treat others with dignity and respect.
I encourage others to take time to reflect on issues prior to decision-making
I am open to frequent feedback.
I genuinely care about others.
I allow people to do their jobs without micromanaging.
I am keen on seeing the best in others.

I seek to understand each person.

I genuinely care about others.

I create time to coach and mentor others.

I am open to frequent feedback.

I allow people to do their jobs without micromanaging.

I enable others to adapt to change or overcome challenges

I treat others with dignity and respect.

I am easy to engage and approachable

I am keen on seeing the best in others.

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

I believe there is a way in every challenge.

I encourage others to hold me accountable in the same measure

I allow others to express their differences and opinion respectfully.

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.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
I am keen on understanding others and their progress
I encourage office friendships
I encourage cross-learning among teams.
I allow others to explore and implement their ideas for the greater good
I am open to hearing others' opinions and feedback
I set and enforce high moral standards
I allow others to fail and encourage them to pick the learnings
I am intentional in adding value to others
I am supportive and want the best in others.
I hold others accountable for higher standards in performance.
I am fair and objective when engaging with others.
I am intentional in engaging others beyond work matters.
I encourage others to go beyond their required assignments
I emphasize the value of work collaboration

I am open to hearing others' opinions and feedback

I set and enforce high moral standards

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

I encourage cross-learning among teams.

I am intentional in engaging others beyond work matters.

I am fair and objective when engaging with others.

I am keen on understanding others and their progress

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

I am intentional in adding value to others

I emphasize the value of work collaboration

I encourage office friendships

I encourage others to go beyond their required assignments

I am supportive and want the best in others.

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

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

I celebrate and reward the accomplishments of others.

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

I seek to discover what is important to others.

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

I encourage others to learn and develop themselves continuously

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

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

I am sensitive to others' feelings.

I am open to supporting others when others need help.

I help others learn positive lessons from their mistakes

I encourage others to share their feelings without being naïve.

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.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
I take responsibility rather than blaming others when things are not going well.
I am sensitive to others' feelings.
I seek counsel from several sources to get other perspectives on his/her ideas.
I seek confirming evidence before making judgments about others.
I compel and promote his/her agenda without manipulating others.
I deep dive into a problem until a possible solution is found.
I maintain a positive attitude in all circumstances.
I probe others during discussions until they are open about their frustrations without becoming defensive.
I take time to coach and mentor others to greatness.
I listen openly to others and ask probing questions to understand more.

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

I am sensitive to others' feelings.

I take time to coach and mentor others to greatness.

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 maintain a positive attitude in all circumstances.

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

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

I seek confirming evidence before making judgments about others.

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

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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