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Behaving Unprofessionally
Duration: 9 Minutes
Synopsis

Various members of the team discuss what they see as unprofessional behavior. Cutting Edge Corporation has a Book of Rules listing 8 unprofessional behaviors. These are set out and explained by team members.

  1. Being Rude – examples of Carol being aggressive and insulting to her colleagues.
  2. Taking Supplies – staff taking office equipment. It is illegal.
  3. Personal Media – can be distracting and invasive of people’s privacy.
  4. Inappropriate Dress – clean and neat, not provocative.
  5. Name Calling – insulting or racist remarks may be against the law.
  6. Flirting – stepping over boundaries of acceptable behavior.
  7. Relationships at Work – personal relationships with colleagues should be kept out of the office.
  8. Touching – some gestures are acceptable, but many are not acceptable.
Key Learning Points

“People understand professional behavior. Yet many behave unprofessionally at work.”

BEHAVE PROFESSIONALLY AT WORK

Don’t be rude and insensitive
INSTEAD: Show respect to others

Don’t abuse privileges
INSTEAD: Be responsible and trustworthy

Don’t flirt or misbehave
INSTEAD: Maintain professional relationships

Don’t mix personal and business
INSTEAD: Manage boundaries

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are a media saturated generation that increasingly report being uninspired, unchallenged and bored by traditional or outdated training videos.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
CEC35
ISBN
9781921910388
Published
Melbourne, Australia
Filming location
Los Angeles, USA
Release year
2012
Copyright owner
Seven Dimensions
Publisher
Seven Dimensions