Write a report that addresses the following:Part A: Building RelationshipsDescribe how you build relationships in your workplace environment or volunteer community work. In your description, use examples to illustrate how you obtain feedback on your interpersonal style, and, as a result of this feedback, how you adjust your interpersonal style, how you interact with your co-workers or colleagues regardless of their personalities or backgrounds, and how you maintain positive relationships even under difficult circumstances. (16 marks)Short states that “a learning culture is a collective state where you and your colleagues edit and rewrite your stories about each other” (Learning in Relationship, p. 12). Write a story of how you improved one working relationship that would illustrate how you contribute to a “learning culture” in your workplace or volunteer community work. In your story, describe how you used Short’s thinking lessons to improve this working relationship. (10 marks)After completing the activities in the section “How to Conduct Mutual Inquiry” (Learning in Relationship, p. 113), write about a situation where you tried to see the world through a co-worker’s eyes. (8 marks)Read the section “Find Commitment Through Clarifying Values” in The Leadership Challenge (pp. 55–68) and then complete the suggested activity, “Clarify Values” (pp. 68–69). Consider the recommendations to reaffirm your values. Consider the following questions and write your value statement. What are your values? How do they inform your leadership behaviour? What is important to you? Why? What do you want to achieve in life? What is your legacy that you want to leave? Why?How do you teach others to model the values? Describe it. (12 marks)Part B: Dealing With ConflictDescribe a conflict situation that you recently experienced. In your description, outline the context and the individuals involved. (6 marks)Describe a strategy for conflict management you used, or could have used, from the different strategies outlined in the readings.(12 marks)Describe the outcome of this conflict situation. In your description, indicate the challenges you faced as you managed this conflict situation. Include your feelings, the other person’s responses, and your assessment of what you learned from dealing with conflict. (16 marks)Part C: Successful InteractionsDescribe a successful interaction you have recently experienced in your workplace environment or volunteer community environment. In your description, outline the context and the actions of yourself and the other person involved. (6 marks)Analyze this successful interaction, using one of the frameworks from the readings in Asserting Yourself (Bower and Bower), Getting to Yes (Fisher and Ury), or Learning to Manage Conflict (Tjosvold). In your analysis, include the feedback you received about the success of this interaction, and your responses to this feedback. (14 marks)
