Valuing Relationship Series: Interpersonal Synergy - DVD

Helps employees take mutual responsibility for interpersonal challenges and in building synergistic work relationships. The focus is on the interaction (the dynamic space) between individuals. Shows how depleting or enhancing relationship dynamics are often co-created. Learn how enhancing relationship patterns are the basis for creativity, productivity, teamwork, customer service, information flow, effective communication and breakthrough results.

Includes 7 real workplace dramas where there is a mutual responsibility for the outcome:

"I need relationship to co-create. If I'm by myself, the only thing I bring to the table is what I have. It can be meager or bountiful, but it is only what I have. Only through relationships, only through interacting with you, can we transform that bounty into something bigger than both of us." - San Jose State University

Comprehensive Facilitator's Guide includes:

• Background information
• Transcript of video
• Pre-viewing, during viewing and post-viewing exercises
• The "how-to" of relationship building
• Graphics for transparencies
• Suggested agenda
• Key concepts grid
• Quick reference to dramas

This 30 minute video and facilitator's guide help you:

• examine interpersonal relationship patterns in coworker, team, and customer interactions
• explore the impact of diversity and culture on interpersonal relationships
• develop mutual responsibility in creating effective relationships
• build cooperative and synergistic work relationships
• demonstrate the impact of depleting interpersonal patterns (lying, controlling, sabotage, manipulation, collusion)
• demonstrate enhancing interpersonal patterns (cooperation, trust, participation, balance, feedback, empathy, authentic feedback, constructive conflict)