Q 1 - Servant Leadership : "The great leader is seen as servant first..." - Robert Greenleaf Leadership is often conflated or associated with a 'command and control' culture with people who 'take charge'. Robert K Greenleaf saw a different way - to understand read this brief article about Servant Leadership before answering this question: White, S. K. (2022). What is Servant Leadership? A philosophy for people-first leadership. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/executive/resources/articles/pages/servantleadership-.aspx Looking at the seven pillars of servant leadership in the article, select two of the pillars and give an example for each of how you have demonstrated this way of working with your team members. Describe how your behaviour aligned with what is described in each pillar and the outcome that it helped you to achieve. Now describe an example where one of the pillars was not used, but how using that particular pillar would have helped the team to achieve a better outcome.

Q2 - Survey your mindset: Review this article and video to answer this question: Dweck, C. (2016. What Having a "Growth Mindset" actually means. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-agrowth-mindset-actually-means Looking at these dimensions, answer the following questions:

1. Consider a team member that is working with you on the group assessment that demonstrates characteristics of a growth mindset:

a. Which characteristics stand out as good examples in their 'ways of working' of their growth mindset?

b. How do these characteristics help the group to move forward as a team?

c. Has this team member had to respond to criticism? How did they receive the criticism, and how did they respond?

2. Consider a team member whom you feel is demonstrating a fixed mindset in working together:

a. Share an example to describe why you think they have a fixed mindset. What characteristics, in particular, seemed to demonstrate a fixed mindset in action?

b. Why do you think this team member is behaving this way?

c. Do you see any examples where this team member may show some signs of a growth mindset - share an example.

d. What actions do you think you can take to help this team member bring their growth mindset to the fore more often?

Q3 - Psychological Safety : You will need to read Chapter 4 - Dangerous Silence in Edmondson, A. C. (2018). The fearless organization: Creating psychological safety in the workplace for learning, innovation, and growth. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/think/reader.action?docID=5596894&ppg=101 There are parallels between the Andon cord from Lean and Edmondson's discussion about psychological safety in workplaces.

1. Describe a time when you have found it difficult to speak up - explain what you did or did not and what the impact was to you and others for the choice you made to either speak up - or not.

2. How does a culture of 'command and culture' stifle psychological safety? Can you give an example of this from your personal experience and what was the outcome?

3. Select one of the examples in Chapter 4 of the reading - how would you have 'pulled the Andon cord' in this situation? How do you believe that knowing how catastrophic the outcome was going to be would have given you the courage to speak out?

To follow the steps :

Introduction (100-150 wards): This will also serve as a statement of purpose for this report - this means that you will tell the reader what you are going to cover in your report. You will need to inform the reader of:

a. In brief - what you have reflected on.

b. What the reader can expect to find in the body of the report

The body of the report (1000-1200 wards) -

a) Q 1 -

b) Q 2 -

c) Q 3 -

Conclusion: Summarise the one important element from each question as the most important action that you can take to make sure that your group optimise their performance and achievement for upcoming next project.