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Developing Successful Mindsets
Duration: 7 minutes
Synopsis

Steve is dejected. Casey tries to cheer him up and Carol offers advice about being in the Negative Land of W. Carol tells the team that certain people are wasting time, wishing they were somewhere else and whining about it, e.g. Steve. Marcus offers a group strategy for dealing with the negativity. Next day Carol explains that Steve has become a Chooser instead of a Loser. 

Steve is feeling unmotivated and negative about his job. When his co-worker, Casey tries to cheer him up and help him he reinforces the reasons for his negativity and leaves her feeling somewhat discouraged. Later, after Steve loses a client and feels particularly down Carol comes in to offer some timely advice about Steve’s position in the negative Land of W. Part of her advice strikes a chord with Steve. At a team meeting Carol explains that some people in the group are wasting time, wishing they were somewhere else and whining about it... the focus being Steve. Marcus, the senior manager, comes up with a group solution for dealing with the negativity. The final scene shows Carol talking to the group and explaining that Steve has made the important change of becoming a Chooser instead of a Loser. 

Key Learning Points

“Negativity is contagious. Your mood is your choice.”

CREATE A POSITIVE MINDSET

Don’t dwell on negatives
INSTEAD: Focus on strengths 

Don’t give up trying
INSTEAD: Show persistence

Don’t keep wishing and whining
INSTEAD: Build confidence by learning

Don’t waste time
INSTEAD: Work effectively to save time

 

WARNING - These videos are designed to provoke discussion and response. They are contemporary, fast paced, short, character driven TV style comedies that take a new approach to reaching today's learners. By laughing, discussing, sharing outrage, reacting to the behaviors on screen, we can use these strong feelings and thoughts to develop a clearer shared view of how we want to behave, how we manage these situations, and how we want our team to behave and respond.

Psychological Rationale to Learning The producer, psychologist Eve Ash, has created this specific comedy approach to engage learners who are a media saturated generation that increasingly report being uninspired, unchallenged and bored by traditional or outdated training videos. Eve wanted to create a series that people want to see more of, want to discuss and then refer to when similar occasions arise at work- but with shared insight.

Whilst some people find them insensitive or outrageous, the vast majority of viewers and users have found them refreshing, stimulating and great for getting energy and enthusiasm back into learning. They can of course be coupled them with other programs like the SWITCH ON series, or WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE.

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  • All staff
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Drama
  • Comedy
STOCK CODE
CEC02
ISBN
9781921910029
Published
Melbourne, Australia
Filming location
Los Angeles, USA
Release year
2011
Copyright owner
Seven Dimensions
Publisher
Seven Dimensions