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Building Relationships
Duration: 8 Minutes
Synopsis

Marcus sets up a “speed socializing” exercise to give staff an insight into building long lasting relationships. Steve is chosen as the relationship expert to comment on the ‘relationship’ skill level of the group as they undertake role-plays. Tammy and Sanjay’s awkward interaction escalates when Steve refers to him as a narcissist. Tammy feels angry with the whole group and has an outburst in Chinese.

Marcus feels that the team is losing the ability to communicate effectively and suggests they use a “speed socializing” exercise to better understand what it takes to build long lasting relationships. Steve is chosen as the relationship expert to comment on the relationship skill level of the group as they undertake role-plays.

Carol and Michael begin the exercise with a strained interaction. Casey describes how she uses personal details from her clients to improve her interactions with them. Tammy and Sanjay’s awkward interaction escalates when Steve refers to him as a narcissist. Tammy feels angry with the whole group and has an outburst in Chinese. Marcus feels they have done very well and they should congratulate themselves, whilst Tammy is left feeling angry.

Key Learning Points

"We all value positive healthy relationships. Taking time to build them is the challenge"

BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Don’t tune out and get bored
INSTEAD: Ask interesting questions

Don’t make judgments or assume
INSTEAD: Listen and be open

Don’t be defensive or argue
INSTEAD: Be calm and controlled

Don’t give up on people you dislike
INSTEAD: Find common ground
 

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are a media saturated generation that increasingly report being uninspired, unchallenged and bored by traditional or outdated training videos.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.

Recommended Audiences
  • 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
CEC23
ISBN
9781921910265
Published
Melbourne, Australia
Filming location
Los Angeles
Release year
2012
Copyright owner
Seven Dimensions
Publisher
Seven Dimensions