Student Name : Rania Mohammed 

 Tool : Story Telling 

 Challenge Description : 

 As the leader of a coordination team of 5 persons which has been recently demotivated and   demoralised by dramatic staff reductions in the office which affected several of their   colleagues / friends . I needed to find a way to address managing change with my team   members . Several team members were re - evaluating in a very negative way whether they   too could be affected at any time by change . The attitude of some team members became   that of putting in only the minimum effort for tasks which required excellence and a general   lethargic attitude which did not demonstrate focus and greatly affected productivity . I   recognised an urgent need to re - inspire the team to not only secure their commitment to a   range of upcoming joint actions which would require high energy and beyond the call of   duty time commitments , but also to reinforce to the team that managing change in their   professional and personal lives are important for success as development professionals and   as human beings . I needed a powerful tool that would put the human nature of my team   front   and   centre .   This   video   helped   me   to   present   my   story   well : 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-hdQMa3uA 

 I choose Story Telling as the tool to explain to the team that change and transformation are   constants in life which we should be open to exploring and adjusting to over time . I decided   to make an emotional investment in my team and shared the story of my own family   overcoming challenges and innovating to overcome poverty as an example of why their   contribution to development work is important and the impact it can potentially have on   those who need it most . 

 Selection : I selected the tool of storytelling as a tool to ignite passion , unite the team   around common goals and connect emotionally with my team by assuring them that our   values were not different in the changing situation , our perspectives may just have been   influenced by their experience with constant stability in their case and frequent   adjustments / instabilities in my own life experiences . I choose this tool to explain that I had   also found some of the changes demoralising , however , the realities of the organizations   financial constraints necessitated them . I assured the team that as a team leader , I was not   disconnected from the events which affected them , however , since I had encourtered   change and the need to transform very often in my own life , to keep focussed to succeed ,   my lens on seeing the change needed to be slightly different . I used the tool since it allowed   me to use reflection on how what seems like a negative set of events can sometime provide   opportunities for replenishing the organization with new skill sets needed as country and   organization priorities change . I reassured the team that each of their experiences , skills and   knowledge were indispensable to the success and impact of our joint work . 

 Application : I applied the tool by using my reflection as an emotional connector .    Used the   story telling approach to show how everyone ’s inputs and how coordinated interventions   such as scholarships for advanced study from one development agency helped my older   sister and I to obtain multiple masters degrees , business grants to poor families from   another agency and mentors from the private sector paved the way for several of my family   members to establish what are now thriving indigenous / creative businesses . To explain how   unplanned Change can be , I have shared how the unexpected / unplanned event such as the   death of a mother did not derail the lives of 7 children she left behind , because their father   focused simultaneously on investing in education , business , connected them to successful   mentors and in essence had a multi - dimensional approach to building resilient lives for his   children . In the same way , I have explained the planned changes in the office were needed ,   the commitment required from each UN staff member to give of his / her best every day to   make an impact for those most vulnerable should always come first . I used explanation of   multiple challenges in my personal story to explain the complex dimensions of our work as a   team and why every hand on deck was necessary for the new ways we would work in . I used   the example of business innovation using indigenous materials as a case for how to innovate   for the complex times ahead for our unit , even on a limited budget . I used the story telling   to show how with out of the box thinking and willingness to face change and have an   impact , it is possible to find solutions to difficult development challenges . In building   suspense about the challenges of my family experience , I told the stories of dramatic exam   fees due and my father receiving his salary on the same date as the due date and avoiding   the calamity of not being able to make payment on time . I spark innovation for our team   processes I also reflected on my sister using my grandmother ’s recipe to start a successful   milk shake business . 

 Insight Description : By challenging myself to tell a story which connected me to the team ,   allowed me to first connect with my own emotions about change , to reflect on my   perspectives on my own experiences and how with strategy and with being open to new   opportunities created sometimes by negative events , one can change the course of a   business , an institution / organization and of lives . In telling my story , several team members   opened - up about their own stories and how it affected their inability to adjust quickly to   change . From those personal stories , I was able to identify creative new skills which could be   harnessed for team innovation in the office and I gained a better understanding of why my   colleagues responded they way they did to what some thought was a disaster . Sharing of   perspectives allowed us to all explore our roles in the team going forward and to identify   the new skills , partnerships and training needed to adjust and to excel in a changing   environment . It strengthened the team work tremendously . 

 Approach : I would use the same tool of storytelling because it is compelling and it allowed   me to get the team to pay attention . I think my colleagues were looking to be inspired and   the story engaged them . I gave the team some data , I located the most powerful part of my   story which was managing and surviving and thriving through unplanned changes time and 

 time again . I shared strategies for addressing complexity by sharing a related story that gave   my approach life and made the need for pulling together in difficult times understandable . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Rania Mohammed
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Student Name : Rania Mohammed 

 Tool : Story Telling 

 Challenge Description : 

 As the leader of a coordination team of 5 persons which has been recently demotivated and   demoralised by dramatic staff reductions in the office which affected several of their   colleagues / friends . I needed to find a way to address managing change with my team   members . Several team members were re - evaluating in a very negative way whether they   too could be affected at any time by change . The attitude of some team members became   that of putting in only the minimum effort for tasks which required excellence and a general   lethargic attitude which did not demonstrate focus and greatly affected productivity . I   recognised an urgent need to re - inspire the team to not only secure their commitment to a   range of upcoming joint actions which would require high energy and beyond the call of   duty time commitments , but also to reinforce to the team that managing change in their   professional and personal lives are important for success as development professionals and   as human beings . I needed a powerful tool that would put the human nature of my team   front   and   centre .   This   video   helped   me   to   present   my   story   well : 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-hdQMa3uA 

 I choose Story Telling as the tool to explain to the team that change and transformation are   constants in life which we should be open to exploring and adjusting to over time . I decided   to make an emotional investment in my team and shared the story of my own family   overcoming challenges and innovating to overcome poverty as an example of why their   contribution to development work is important and the impact it can potentially have on   those who need it most . 

 Selection : I selected the tool of storytelling as a tool to ignite passion , unite the team   around common goals and connect emotionally with my team by assuring them that our   values were not different in the changing situation , our perspectives may just have been   influenced by their experience with constant stability in their case and frequent   adjustments / instabilities in my own life experiences . I choose this tool to explain that I had   also found some of the changes demoralising , however , the realities of the organizations   financial constraints necessitated them . I assured the team that as a team leader , I was not   disconnected from the events which affected them , however , since I had encourtered   change and the need to transform very often in my own life , to keep focussed to succeed ,   my lens on seeing the change needed to be slightly different . I used the tool since it allowed   me to use reflection on how what seems like a negative set of events can sometime provide   opportunities for replenishing the organization with new skill sets needed as country and   organization priorities change . I reassured the team that each of their experiences , skills and   knowledge were indispensable to the success and impact of our joint work . 

 Application : I applied the tool by using my reflection as an emotional connector .    Used the   story telling approach to show how everyone ’s inputs and how coordinated interventions   such as scholarships for advanced study from one development agency helped my older   sister and I to obtain multiple masters degrees , business grants to poor families from   another agency and mentors from the private sector paved the way for several of my family   members to establish what are now thriving indigenous / creative businesses . To explain how   unplanned Change can be , I have shared how the unexpected / unplanned event such as the   death of a mother did not derail the lives of 7 children she left behind , because their father   focused simultaneously on investing in education , business , connected them to successful   mentors and in essence had a multi - dimensional approach to building resilient lives for his   children . In the same way , I have explained the planned changes in the office were needed ,   the commitment required from each UN staff member to give of his / her best every day to   make an impact for those most vulnerable should always come first . I used explanation of   multiple challenges in my personal story to explain the complex dimensions of our work as a   team and why every hand on deck was necessary for the new ways we would work in . I used   the example of business innovation using indigenous materials as a case for how to innovate   for the complex times ahead for our unit , even on a limited budget . I used the story telling   to show how with out of the box thinking and willingness to face change and have an   impact , it is possible to find solutions to difficult development challenges . In building   suspense about the challenges of my family experience , I told the stories of dramatic exam   fees due and my father receiving his salary on the same date as the due date and avoiding   the calamity of not being able to make payment on time . I spark innovation for our team   processes I also reflected on my sister using my grandmother ’s recipe to start a successful   milk shake business . 

 Insight Description : By challenging myself to tell a story which connected me to the team ,   allowed me to first connect with my own emotions about change , to reflect on my   perspectives on my own experiences and how with strategy and with being open to new   opportunities created sometimes by negative events , one can change the course of a   business , an institution / organization and of lives . In telling my story , several team members   opened - up about their own stories and how it affected their inability to adjust quickly to   change . From those personal stories , I was able to identify creative new skills which could be   harnessed for team innovation in the office and I gained a better understanding of why my   colleagues responded they way they did to what some thought was a disaster . Sharing of   perspectives allowed us to all explore our roles in the team going forward and to identify   the new skills , partnerships and training needed to adjust and to excel in a changing   environment . It strengthened the team work tremendously . 

 Approach : I would use the same tool of storytelling because it is compelling and it allowed   me to get the team to pay attention . I think my colleagues were looking to be inspired and   the story engaged them . I gave the team some data , I located the most powerful part of my   story which was managing and surviving and thriving through unplanned changes time and 

 time again . I shared strategies for addressing complexity by sharing a related story that gave   my approach life and made the need for pulling together in difficult times understandable .
### Output: 