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Breaking Bullying
Duration: 8 Minutes
Synopsis

Serena expects Marcus to stamp out bullying within his department. Marcus is shocked that bullying exists in his team, and takes a radical approach to bullying awareness. He challenges people to bully each other so they can discuss the feelings that arise. Some team members seem rather skilled at the task while others struggle to cope. Marcus reinforces that bullying cannot be tolerated in the team.

Serena, the company VP is in town to follow up on the aftermath of a reported case of bullying. She puts the challenge to Marcus to stamp out bullying within his department. Marcus finds it hard to believe that there is bullying taking place in his office so Serena provides a definition. Marcus takes a radical approach with the team to help them understand the consequences of bullying. He challenges them to bully each other in front of the group so they can discuss the feelings that arise. Some team members seem rather skilled at the task while others struggle to cope. Marcus reinforces that bullying cannot be tolerated in the team.

Key Learning Points

“Bullying is repeated intimidation. It’s unacceptable and illegal”

EVERYONE SHOULD ELIMINATE BULLYING

Don’t wait for a bullying incident
INSTEAD:Make prevention training a priority

Don’t be vague about bullying
INSTEAD:Clarify what constitutes bullying

Don’t ignore the impact of bullying
INSTEAD:Ensure everyone feels safe

Don’t put up with being bullied
INSTEAD:Make sure all bullying is stopped
 

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are a media saturated generation that increasingly report being uninspired, unchallenged and bored by traditional or outdated training videos.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
CEC09
ISBN
9781921910098
Published
Melbourne, Australia
Filming location
Los Angeles, USA
Release year
2012
Copyright owner
Seven Dimensions
Publisher
Seven Dimensions