Mob mentality is a term used to refer to unique behavioral characteristics that emerge when people are in large groups. It is often used in a negative sense, because the term “mob” typically conjures up an image of an aggressive, chaotic group of people. It became a very popular term associated with football.

In the workplace this has been translated to gang mentality which is also known as: mobbing, bullying and harassment to name a few of the more common terms. 

This is a very serious issue for all organizations as they need to proactively avoid developing a bullying culture; statistics show one in four people have been bullied in the workplace. The humiliating acts vary from verbal or physical abuse and public humiliation.

Workplace harassment is much deeper than unpleasantness and aggression - it can have consequ..

Please note that there is a risk of spoilers in this blog entry but no key storylines within the movie ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ will be given away.

Are you a good boss? No really? Think about it.

Do you expect your employees or those you manage to act like you or to be their own person? Is it your way or the highway? Do you encourage behaviour that is wrong just to get the job done and meet KPIs?

If you answered yes to any of these question then you may be exhibiting the narcissistic tendencies which were comically shown in the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ movie. You may be thinking, oh, but it is just a movie. This is not the case, it is based on a true story which means it actually happened and there really are people like Jordan Belfort, Donnie Azoff and Mark Hanna (to name a few from the movie)..

For us this is simple; research has proven that watching a video can lead to learning faster and retaining more information than just reading books and articles.

Remember our post titled 'How to prepare for a presentation' https://www.recruit-drive.com/blogs/blog_detail/how-to-prepare-for-a-presentation

To reiterate the majority of our brain is devoted to processing visual information therefore we learn much faster from pictures than words. However when the two are combined it is a lot more effective; this is known as the Picture Superiority Effect, which states that we remember 65% of what we have learnt three days after, provided it is both a picture and a word shown together compared to 10% for just a word alone.

Why use video training?

Simpl..

Who is to blame? And does it actually matter?

The definition of blame is to 'feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong'. And the definition of a scapegoat is 'One that is made to bear the blame of others'. The problem with blame game in the workplace is it permits individuals, teams and companies (yes, if it is part of their culture) to be stagnant.

Picture this... A group of four junior eager sales executives have just landed their first pitch after joining the company out of university with a top organisation with 5,000 + head count. They showed great initiative by using their contacts to get their foot in the door. So they go out to meet with the company executives and give it all that they have got and leave feeling like they did a gre..

Coaching uses one-to-one conversations and guided questioning to unlock an employees inner potential. Coaching targets high performance and improvement at work and usually focuses on specific skills and goals. Although it may also have an impact on an individual personally in carrying out their day-to-day activities in key identified areas such as social interaction and confidence. In turn it helps managers deal with change and find solutions to business problems through conversations. It’s an effective way of creating a high performance culture in an organisation.?? 

The characteristics of coaching can be any or several of the following:

• It is essentially a non-directive form of development.


• It focuses on improving performance and developing individuals&rsq..
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Regardless of your current title or position in your company you may have to make a presentation. You must be well prepared to have impact and make a good impression.

You may have heard this before but it has to be said again and again…Do not read from a script and reply only on notes. When giving presentations it is about the audience and communicating with them.

We absorb information approximately in the following ways:

• 1% through taste


• 1 ½ % through touch


• 3 ½ % through smell


• 11% through hearing


• 83% through sight

Therefore we can presume the audience retain more when they hear and see it. When you take the role of a presenter you will need to spend time thinking about how to convey the right emo..

Affirmations are statements that you say out loud to yourself on a regular basis. The goal is to re-program your subconscious mind with positive thoughts so that you can reach your maximum potential. They can also be a great tool for boosting your self-belief and to help you relax when you are stressed out.

Have you ever met someone and asked them 'why are you so happy?' or 'why are you not angry at that person?' They seem odd right. Affirmations are very popular in religions, which is one of the reasons why people feel those with inner peace or who are very positive appear to be deeply religious or very self-assured but they not that different from the average person. The difference is they have trained themselves to think and act differently in order to overcome obstacles.

There may be one or several reasons why ..