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Paradox, The - 2nd edition
Produce 09/2002 Sale $995.00 Rental: $275.00
Key Features Include:
VHS or DVD Video with Second Edition and First Edition of The Abilene Paradox, Leader’s Guide, 10 Participant Workbooks *, PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM and 10 Reminder Cards. * Additional workbooks are $14.95 each.
Solve your organization's decision-making dilemmas with this timeless classic on group dynamics.
This 2nd edition of Abilene Paradox has been completely updated and is now offered in DVD format!
Jump in the car and hit the road to Abilene. What you'll find is a road littered with anger, frustration, blame and failure. It's a journey during which deeply held, logical values fall victim to group dynamics, a road that takes you to group consensus where there is none.
In this age of corporate scandals and lack of accountability, management expert Dr. Jerry B. Harvey's parable about a family trip to Abilene offers a timely, compelling lesson about reading the road signs and knowing when you're headed down the road to Abilene.
This classic has been completely updated with a fresh, new look and a faster, more engaging pace. Whether you are interested in leadership, individual-accountability, communication, team-building, decision-making, or problem-solving training, you'll find The Abilene Paradox flexible enough to target the skill sets most important to your organization at any given time.
Not simply a training tape (or DVD), your new version of The Abilene Paradox is part of an entire training program package, providing everything you need to map a new road to organizational success. Plus, the original version of The Abilene Paradox is included on the same tape or DVD to expand your training options.
Viewers will learn to identify and overcome the five psychological principles of The Abilene Paradox and how to:
* avoid false consensus,
* overcome the fear of speaking out,
* encourage effective decision-making within a group.
Order your copy of The Abilene Paradox today and get on the road to increased profits and productivity.
Abilene Paradox Book, 150 pages, by Jerry B. Harvey
Solve your organization's decision-making dilemmas with this timeless classic on group dynamics. Dr. Harvey's lessons on group communication show why people say "yes" when they really want to say "no," resulting in what he calls mismanaged agreement.
This book explains the Abilene Paradox in terms of corporate decisions and illogical business interactions so that your organization will be able to apply the insights from this book directly to its own situation. It provides compassionate insights into the craziness of organizational life. You'll avoid the bumpy trip to "Abilene" with this essential, award-winning classic for everyone in your organization.
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Accountability That Works!
Produced 03/2003 22 mins. Sale:
$995.00 Rental: $275.00
Key Features Include:
VHS Video or DVD, Leader's Guide, 10 Participant Workbooks, 10 Buttons, 10 Reminder Cards & PowerPoint Presentation on CD-Rom.
What would your organization be like if no one ever asked, “Whose fault is this?” What if we could all let go of the ‘blame game’ and view accountability as a method for achieving increased personal and team effectiveness?
Most employees take on new projects with the best intentions, seeking only a successful result. But lack of clarity not lack of commitment often finds their goals unrealized. Accountability That Works! presents a simple process structure — before, during and after — common to all tasks. When handled properly, this structure will ensure the clarity and completion of any task.
* The “before” phase: RESPONSIBILITY — When an individual or team establishes a mindset of ownership for the task, taking complete responsibility that it will get done.
* The “during” phase: EMPOWERMENT — When the owner(s) does whatever is necessary to complete the task. This might include action steps; a time line; determining who and what are key resources; implementing creative problem solving; and determining how to complete the task without other tasks suffering.
* The “after” phase: ACCOUNTABILITY —When the responsible party(ies) owns the outcome of the task. This is when results, good or bad, are acknowledged (and the temptation to place blame on external factors or coworkers is overcome). It is when the owner(s) allows learning from the experience to take place.
# Accountability That Works! teaches that accountability is much more than a paper trail. It is an ongoing opportunity to gain focus, accomplish more, streamline work processes, and create greater team effectiveness. The training program and workshop allow viewers to observe these processes at a manufacturing plant, software design firm, and medical facility, illustrating how to: ensure every task has a clearly defined owner and agreement.
# empower themselves to keep their agreements.
# hold others accountable for their agreements
# be accountable without being defensive.
# learn from mistakes, continually improving personally and professionally.
Accountability That Works! is an exciting, innovative new training program that will provide everyone in your organization with the tools they need for a greater sense of empowerment, a higher level of effectiveness, and increased productivity.
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Bad
Fur Day item# DTM-Bad - 4 minutes - Sale
$250.00 - Rental $125.00
An
introductory video on teamwork using the Wild Dog as the metaphor.
Suitable for any program dealing with teamwork; team roles; team
building; team contributions; and team success.
The video compares the behavior of the wild dog (the most
successful hunter in Africa) with the behavior of other predators and
illustrates how teamwork can achieve results way beyond the ability of the
individual.
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ALG-PerfTeam 29 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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No one person can perform a variety of tasks to the highest
standards, yet together a team can contain experts in many different fields. |
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A well-constructed team can be all things to all people. It
can combine all the ideal qualities and outperform even the most able
individual. Building The Perfect Team
helps viewers select and fit together the right people. |
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The video demonstrates that a well-composed, creative team
can be wise, constructive, reliable, meticulous and single-minded—an
impossible combination for an individual to achieve. |
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Focus Points |
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* Identify team roles * The importance of: Leadership,
Balance, Change and regeneration |
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Chart Your Own Course: Set Sail
for Team Success |
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#RBV-Chart 22 minutes Sale: $695.00 Rental: $195.00 |
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Success is all about setting and achieving team goals! In
today's world of business, it's much easier to reach your destination when
you know exactly where you're going.
Chart Your Course!, set in Washington state's beautiful San Juan islands,
will teach your team how to set and reach their goals successfully through
the following steps: |
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Choose Your Port |
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• Determine exactly where you want to go. |
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Raise Your Sails |
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• Take action to get to your destination. |
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Follow Your Compass |
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• Track your progress to be sure you're on course. |
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Adjust Your Rudder |
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• Make changes if necessary. |
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Sound the Horn |
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• Celebrate your accomplishment. |
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Plan Your Next Voyage |
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• Determine your next goal. |
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Does The Team Work? |
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#-ALG-DoesTeamWk 25 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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Welcome to the twenty-first century! In today’s competitive
environment people are busier than ever before, which is why it is essential
that they understand the job they are doing, why they are doing it, and how
the work affects their colleagues. Introduce your employees to the
"space-age" and increase their productivity with this unique new program
based on work by Dr. Meredith Belbin, who pioneered the work in team role
theory. Produced by Video Arts. |
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• People who understand their role will work more
efficiently |
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• Teamwork and motivation is increased |
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• Employees become a more productive asset |
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Employee 101: Respecting the Team |
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#RBV-101 18 minutes Sale: $625.00 Rental: $195.00 |
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Employee 101: Respecting the Team! combines humor,
expert testimonials, and eye-popping computer animation to create a training
tool that is effective, memorable! And fun to watch. |
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The Basics: |
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Creating a professional appearance |
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Understanding the importance of Punctuality |
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Getting Informed: |
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How (and where) to get information you need |
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Everything you always wanted to know about asking questions
(but were afraid to ask) |
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Respecting the Team: |
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The importance of common courtesy within the team
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How to recognize and avoid harassment of any kind. |
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Increasing Your Value to the Team: |
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Taking advantage of opportunities to become an outstanding
employee |
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Everybody Wins: How to Turn
Conflict Into Collaboration |
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#VP-EverybodyWins August '02 19 minutes Sale: $795.00
Rental: $195.00 |
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This outstanding new training video emphasizes that
conflict is inevitable because of a
diverse workforce, constant change, stress from doing more with less,
confusion over responsibilities, and miscommunication. |
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This program teaches three easy steps to
resolve conflict: |
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1) Everyone tells it like they see it |
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2) Get everything on the table |
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3) Focus on the future |
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This program emphasizes that conflict is inevitable because
of a diverse workforce, constant change, stress from doing more with less,
confusion over responsibilities, and miscommunication. |
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Focus Points |
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> Understand why conflict in the workplace happens |
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> Know how to change your perspective of conflict |
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> Identify the three most common workplace conflict
situations |
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> Identify the five different ways people deal with conflict |
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> Use the "Everybody Wins" approach in a conflict situation |
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> Take personal responsibility for dealing with conflict,
diversity, and disagreement |
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This program will teach your employees how to recognize
three of the most common conflict situations in the workplace: |
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1) Peer-to-Peer Conflict - How do you deal with a conflict
that is between you and your coworker? |
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2) Work-Team Conflict - How do you deal with conflict that
happens in your team? |
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3) Manager-to-Employee Conflict - What do you do when the
conflict is between you and your boss? |
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Bottom-line, employees will know a clear, easy-to-use
approach that will help them think things through to arrive at the most
appropriate choice of action to take. Ultimately, this will increase the
productivity of your organization. |
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Five Star Teamwork February
2005 17 Minutes Sale: $725.00 Rental $195.00 Key Features Include:
17 minute VHS or DVD video
The program comes with a comprehensive leader’s guide and Power Point Presentation for a one-hour session and a four-hour session. It also has very flexible content points that allow for customization for organization-specific exercises or other activities that you may prefer to use.
How is it that certain teams achieve extraordinary excellence, day after day, year after year and manage to stay committed to each other, their customers and their organization’s mission? This new program features the remarkable team at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City - for 40 years one of the top-rated destination restaurants in the world - and the principles they live by. Your organization can use these principles to achieve the same level of consistent performance and daily excellence.
For example, one of the most important principles of the team is their commitment to each other; an uncommon promise that is one of the traits that set them apart from all others in any setting. They know that unless they take care of each other first they will not be able to provide the level of service required by the demanding clientele of the restaurant.
Five Star Teamwork is a delightful video with a compelling cast of real-life characters. There are no experts, no actors and nothing is contrived.
The five principles:
* Commitment to Each Other
* Commitment to the Mission
* Commitment to the Customer
* Commitment to Resolving Conflict
* Commitment to the Details
Be our guest and don’t miss this exciting new program, sure to be a classic.
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Fostering Team Diversity
#VQ-Fostering
22 minutes Sale: $625.00 Rental: $200.00 |
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Fostering Team Diversity is composed of an
introduction section and 5 short dramatizations that explore many common
team building issues faced by organizations. Each dramatization is analyzed
by a diverse team of guests. The guests not only point out the critical
issues of each situation but they also provide practical solutions that can
be applied back on the job. The guests represent a wide variety of expertise
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Managing diversity |
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Human resource consulting |
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Leadership and coaching |
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General. Today’s fast paced, high tech global
environment demands constant adaptation and innovation. In order to meet
these new challenges, it is imperative to learn to tap into the diverse
experience, knowledge, ideas and creativity of everyone on a team.
Fostering Team Diversity helps
teams to maximize their true potential. |
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Objectives: After seeing the program, the viewer will
have a clearer understanding of: |
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What team diversity is and why it’s
important for organizations. |
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The importance of having clear goals
and objectives that support an organization’s underlying mission.
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How to improve a cross functional
team’s productivity, and effectiveness. |
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The relationship between team member
responsibility, authority and productivity. |
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The key attributes of a cross
functional team leader and team members.. |
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The relationship between trust and a
cross functional team’s productivity. |
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How to effectively manage conflict on
diverse, cross functional teams. |
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How to foster mutual respect,
acceptance and adaptability among team members. |
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The pitfalls of “status quo”
thinking, the damage it can do to creativity and how to avoid this type of
approach . |
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Lessons From Geese #DTM-Geese
2 minutes Sale: $375.00 Rental: $175.00 |
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This moving and stimulating video will inspire the people in
your conference or training session. In just over 2 minutes, it teaches five
key lessons about being a team player and winning as a team. Its dramatic
footage of geese flying in formation against the musical background of
"Groovin with Mr. Bloe" provides insights into how we can excel as teams.
This video comes in a
32 minute version. The firs two minutes is the standard version,
followed by a 30 minute loop that allows you to run a hour session.
Add the "The Geese Experience" CD-ROM, including a guide, overheads,
questions and a Power Point presentation for just $100.00. |
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Meetings, Bloody Meetings
VA-Meetings
31 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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John Cleese is featured as a thoroughly inefficient
chairperson who dreams he is hauled up before a court for negligent conduct
of meetings. After reviewing the offender's last few conferences, the court
pronounces him guilty on all five counts: failing to prepare himself,
failing to inform others, failing to plan the agenda, failing to control the
discussion and failing to record the decisions. The judge then demonstrates
that the discipline and logic needed to conduct a court case parallel those
needed to run an effective business meeting. |
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Using humor and insight,
John Cleese illustrates the
essential skills that will ensure efficient, effective work sessions. Banish
unproductive meetings from your organization forever with Meetings, Bloody
Meetings. |
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Focus Points |
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> Plan meetings in advance |
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> Prepare a detailed agenda |
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> Pre-notify attendees |
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> Control the discussion |
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> Summarize and record decisions |
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More Bloody Meetings VA-MoreMeet
31 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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Building on the story of its companion video,
Meetings, Bloody Meetings,
John Cleese is caught in
his own courtroom nightmare, accused of bungling the human side of meetings.
Cleese is brought up on three charges: failure to control the meeting,
failure to keep the meeting on track and failure to allow everyone to
contribute. |
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The evidence? The culprit’s own flashbacks from recent
meetings, every session mismanaged. When the judge reviews the facts of the
case, there is little doubt that Cleese is once again “GUILTY!” |
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Used on its own or in tandem with its companion title,
More Bloody Meetings is
sure to benefit both veteran and novice meeting leaders. |
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Focus Points |
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> Unite the group; control aggression |
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> Focus the group; keep to the point |
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> Mobilize the group; involve everyone |
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Project Management: Leading a Project
Team |
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#ALG-ProjTeam 2 part series Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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Everyone has to manage projects, but not everyone knows how
to do it well. Bad management skills can be a costly drain on time and
money, causing frustration and stress for everyone concerned. This program
provides a complete solution to the issues, exploring the techniques for
project team leaders to better
manage their project team, and so meet the project’s objectives. |
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In the video, a manager is organizing an office move, but
she’s made some common mistakes. She has failed to define the objectives of
the project properly, her team’s responsibilities are not agreed and the
project is in danger of failing. |
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Fortunately she is shown the right way to do things. She has
a special program on her PC which provides invaluable advice to her - and to
the program’s viewers - and helps her
learn the key stages of project management. With the right project
technique and by following appropriate people management skills, the move is
achieved on time and on budget. |
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The manager enjoys greater job satisfaction from her
accomplishment, and her team is more motivated, happy and committed to her
and the business. |
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Features and applications: |
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* Suitable for anyone running a project, whatever its size |
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* Highly watch able and clearly illustrated techniques to
put into practice |
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* Focuses on project teams, as well as project mechanics |
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* Comprehensive pack for running a course and individual
self-study |
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Included Training Items: |
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Video (25 mins) |
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Summary video (15 mins) |
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Meeting break video |
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Course leader’s guide |
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Delegate worksheets on disk |
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PowerPoint slides/OHPs on disk |
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Self-study workbook on disk |
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Self-Directed Work Teams: Getting
it Done |
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#CS-SDW000 25 minutes Sale: $595.00 Rental: $125.00 |
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Self-directed work teams are the structure of the future.
This new program explores the development and implementation of a work team
structure with three companies who exemplify the benefits of self-direction.
Whirlpool, Huntsman Chemical and Monumental General Insurance. |
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Focus Points |
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> When self-directed work teams are appropriate |
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> Benefits of self-directed work teams |
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> Overcoming problems |
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> Benefits of the work-team structure |
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Spirit of the Dolphin
DTM-Spirit
3 minutes Sale: $375.00 Rental: $175.00 |
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Spirit…it’s a word that conjures many images…think of it as
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one’s
character. Then you’ll understand “The Spirit of the Dolphin”. The dolphin
is an animal of grace and joy. Its core behaviors represent its spirit. It’s
a spirit we can encourage and emulate in our lives, both at work and home. |
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In “The Spirit of the Dolphin”, the new meeting starter you
and your viewers learn the keys to the dolphin spirit. You are encouraged to
apply these in your life. The five key elements to the spirit are; |
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Constantly learn and mentor |
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Champion the team |
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Make the most of diversity |
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Focus on the future |
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Seek joy in what you are doing |
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Against the backdrop of beautiful dolphin footage from some
of the world’s leading cinematographers, beautiful graphics and a superb
soundtrack from composer Bruce Lynch, share “The Spirit of the Dolphin” with
your team. |
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Encourage and support team programs within your enterprise |
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Motivate a sales audience to work together for better
results |
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Show any team how active learning and mentoring can grow
them all and their ability to succeed |
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Encourage a respect for an ability to work with people “not
like us” |
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Enable managers to see that the future needs to be the focus
– that blame in the present is not a constructive route forward |
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Show anybody that fun and joy are critical elements in all
aspects of what we do and how we live and that the dolphins build these
elements of life into their daily routine |
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An extensive support guide with PowerPoint presentation, all
presented on a CD-ROM for easy reproduction, make it easy to design and
deliver a 30 minute or 1 hour session based on the principles taught in “The
Spirit of the Dolphin”. The package includes an essay on the research that
backs up the lessons taught in the video |
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Talking to the Team #ALG-TalkTeam
27 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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Little Team Book - $6.95 |
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Team members will use this job aid as a daily reference on
such topics as: team vision, conflict resolution, and how to give feedback. |
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Parker Team Player Survey Instrument - $9.00
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Here's a self-assessment instrument to identify individual
style within team situations (communicator, contributor, collaborator, or
challenger), and to assess strengths and weaknesses. An excellent companion
product for the video "Team Building: What Makes a Good Team Player?" |
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Team Building Workshop (Print Materials Only) - $115.00 |
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3-Ring Binder, 110 Pages. Five Team Training Designs, Five
Team Building Designs, 17 Team Building/Training Activities, 13 Overhead
Masters, A Reference Copy Of The Parker Team Player Survey and Styles. |
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Team Building: What Makes a Good Team Player? Leader's Guide
- $3.95 |
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Team Players and Teamwork Hardcover Book - $26.00 |
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Team Players and Teamwork Soft cover Book - $39.95
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Based on his extensive work with teams, Parker identifies
and describes the four styles of team players--contributor, collaborator,
communicator, and challenger--which are critical to an effective, dynamic
team. Drawing on cases from more than fifty team-driven organizations,
Parker shows how the right balance of styles creates a productive team whose
members complement, challenge and inspire one another. |
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Teamwork and Team Play Soft cover Book - $39.95
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The world's two best-known team-building facilitators bring
you over thirty-five cutting-edge activities in their book, Teamwork and
Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Developing Teams. Are you
starting a new team? Are you working to improve the performance of a
longstanding team? You'll turn to this treasury of hassle-free, sure-fire
games, exercises, and simulations time and time again. This is the book
you've been waiting for! |
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Team Nightmares: Solutions (2 part
series) |
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#LC-TOP10 49 minutes Sale: $995.00 Rental: $295.00 |
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Provides you A-Z actions for creating synergy and keeping
your teams under control and on track! Split on two comprehensive and
entertaining volumes, this video package starts with lessons on clarifying
your team’s purpose, channeling conflict away from the team goal, keeping
communication on an upswing, and drawing participation from the group! By
identifying a total of 10 dramatic conflicts that disrupt teams, you’ll
learn how to stop the frustration, negativity, and unrelenting complaints
that can keep your team from being a productive dream. |
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Focus Points |
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> How to lay team ground rules |
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> How to plan a complete agenda |
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> How to formulate a consensus process |
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> How to invite open and candid discussion |
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> How to prevent rumors and set up damage control if
confidentiality is breached |
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> How to Clarify responsibilities and priorities
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> How to stop team politics |
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> How to control the aggressive team member |
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> How to stay on deadline by following five steps for
problem solving |
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> How to implement individual responsibility |
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Training Package Includes: Course Materials Guide |
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Team Player #LC-Team
17 minutes Sale: $795.00 Rental: $195.00 |
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Individuals learn to work more effectively as a team when
problem solving, brainstorming, and taking responsibility for results. |
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Focus Points |
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> How to function more effectively as a team |
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> How to understand the importance of each individual on the
team |
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> How to set common ground rules to make your team more
successful |
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> How to encourage everyone on the team to participate |
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Team Spirit? #ALG-Spirit
32 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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People who work as a team, share information, take
responsibility and use each other's skills are productive and motivated. |
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Team Spirit? looks at three examples where failure to
appreciate the need for teamwork has disastrous effects on colleagues and
customers. Helping staff to work as a team, share information, take
responsibility, and make use of each other's skills are the lessons of
Team Spirit? Morale and
productivity soar when your employees learn to be effective team members.
Team Spirit? looks at three
examples where failure to appreciate the need for teamwork has disastrous
effects on colleagues and customers. Claire fails to provide the information
that would help her co-workers do their jobs effectively. Gary's lack of
communication and failure to accept responsibility adversely affect customer
service. Tony doesn't value Wendy's skills, which leads to a simple but
costly mistake. These all-too-common scenarios, in a variety of workplace
settings, demonstrate how effective teamwork can boost productivity, and
improve relations with internal and external customers. |
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> Clarify your role |
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> Take initiative |
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> Accept responsibility |
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> Support colleagues |
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> Value different qualities and skills |
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> Share information |
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Teamwork Essentials Series
#ALG-TeamEssential
4 part series |
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Sale: $1,485.00 - individually $495.00 each
Rental: $400.00 - Individually $150.00 each |
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How can teams work better? How can they cope with
change? What exactly is team building? What are the key communication skills
that all team members need to master? Teamwork Essentials is a 4-part video
series that analyzes and demonstrates fundamental skills for teams in these
four key areas. It will help team members develop their skills in
communicating, presenting ideas clearly, managing change and reducing
stress. This will ensure that all levels of your organizations are equipped
with the skills to achieve higher levels of performance. |
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Well known psychologist and organizational development
consultant Peter Quarry presents
the key learning points which are also dramatized in a wide range of
workplace situations. |
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Video Series Titles: |
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Teams That Work |
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Change Without Anxiety |
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Meetings Under Control |
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Presentations Without Fear |
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Each title sold separately for $495, or purchase the entire
series. |
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Teamwork: How Synergy Succeeds
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#CS-TMW000 22 minutes Sale: $650.00 Rental: $165.00 |
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It discusses setting up new projects, dealing with conflict,
establishing goals and recognizing the need for collaboration. The toolkit
contains the video program,
Teamwork: How Synergy Succeeds, 50 employee handbooks, an expanded
leader's guide, a laminated poster and eight overhead transparencies. |
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> Exploration of team potential |
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> Concise team player rules |
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> Achieving peak performance |
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Teamwork: What's Trust Got To Do With
It? |
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#VV-TmTrust 19 minutes Sale: $695.00 Rental: $295.00 |
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Have you ever been on a team where you couldn’t seem to get
anything done? Or the team members just couldn’t work together? It is quite
possible that the team members did not trust one another; lack of trust is
one of the main impediments to effective team-work. This video training
program demonstrates how to build and maintain trust among team members. |
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“Teamwork: What’s Trust Got To Do With It?” follows a
team which is stuck and unable to move forward on a crucial project. One
team member, Walter, is especially frustrated, blaming the other team
members for the lack of progress. His office mate, Sean, suggests that the
underlying problem may be a lack of trust. He guides Walter through the
building blocks of trust: openness, credibility and respect. |
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> Trust is the foundation of teamwork. |
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> The 3 most important trust building behaviors are: |
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> Openness |
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> Credibility |
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> Respect |
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> Trust-building behaviors must be consistent and ongoing.
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Think or Sink: Professional Team
Decision Making |
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#ALG-ThinkorSink 26 minutes Sale: $870.00 Rental: $250.00 |
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"I’m the one the board asked for a proposal, so I’m the one
who’s going to propose it. You can forget all this stuff about joint
solutions." |
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In Think of Sink
it becomes all to obvious that John
Cleese’s ego has gotten in the way of the professional, unemotional
process of solving problems and reaching viable decisions. And now he’s lost
his job. |
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The incoming general manager (played by Robert Lindsay) asks
Cleese to tell him what went wrong
with the product relaunch that contributed to his downfall. |
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According to Cleese,
"We didn’t do anything wrong; it was plain bad luck. The new product’s
disastrous performance was completely unforeseeable." |
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On the contrary, says Lindsay, "It was the most inept and
amateur piece of team thinking ever that caused it."
Cleese imposed his position and personal
prejudices on the meeting, stifling the initiative and self-confidence of
the very people the whom he should have looked for ideas and inspiration. |
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Cleese is taught how to create competition between
ideas, not people. Good alternatives are crucial. And people must be
encouraged not to sit on the fence, particularly when it comes to voicing
doubts about potential problems. |
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Focus Points |
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> Develop a rich, focused question |
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> Help the team create alternatives |
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> Assess the dangers and opportunities |
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> Weigh risks against rewards |
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> Review before making a final decision |
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Twelve Angry Men: Teams that Don't Quit |
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#AKI-12Angry 25 minutes Sale: $795.00 Rental: $225.00 |
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Twelve Angry Men: Teams That Don’t Quit is narrated by
Dr. Margaret Wheatley, former professor of management at Brigham Young
University and author of several best-selling books on leadership and
organizational behavior. Dr. Wheatley show us the parallels between the
dramatic confrontations we see on the screen and certain behaviors familiar
to work groups. |
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It presents a vivid example of a team fighting its way to
success. In scene after scene, we watch the intense interactions among
members of a jury in a murder case. Charged by the judge to “do your duty,”
this team of jurors must determine whether the accused is guilty or not
guilty. |
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Focus Points |
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> Open inquiry |
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> Accepting responsibility for making a decision
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> Equality of team members as participants in the process
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> Value of conflict in uncovering ideas and new information
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Unified Team, The #MPC-Unified
Sale: $695.00 Rental: $195.00 |
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A group of people focused on the same goal, working in
harmony and sharing their success is an ideal shared by managers and
employees alike. Unfortunately, its occurrence is too rare. Conflicting
agendas, personality conflicts, and disenchanted members often plaque teams
instead. |
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Television personality Michael Horton (The Practical Coach)
hosts this engaging look at the coach's role in Promoting, Protecting and
Restoring team unity. |
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Focus Points |
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> The need to Achieve, |
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> The need to Belong, |
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> The need to Contribute. |
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Vision of Teams, The
#STR-VisofTeams
24 minutes Sale: $625.00 Rental: $200.00 |
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Hosted by polar explorer Ann Bancroft, this program recounts
the journey of the first American Women's Expedition to ski across
Antarctica to the South Pole. It is also about how individuals can learn to
come together and become a smooth running team. The task for this team was
unique, but the lessons to be learned are universal for members of any team. |
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The Vision of Teams will inspire groups of people, and
challenge them to grow beyond team building to develop focused, High energy,
learning teams that can reach beyond their goals. |
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Focus Points |
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> How to create Shared Vision |
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> How to Learn as a Team |
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> What it Means to Take Action |
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We've Got to Stop Meeting Like
This! |
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#LC-MEMAN 19 minutes Sale: $795.00 Rental: $195.00 |
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There's no getting around it. Meetings are a way of life in
today's organizations where teams demand a high level of involvement and
communication. But they don't have to be a waste of time. |
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We've got to Stop Meeting Like This! shares a "how-to"
formula for meeting management. It will show your staff how to turn even the
most misdirected meeting into an organized, productive session where
participants are valued, focused, and involved. |
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Synopsis |
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The action opens on a meeting that has been "hijacked" by
Carl, a long-winded accountant who has participants yawning, composing
grocery lists, and thinking of reasons why they need to leave. It is the
first of many challenges the meeting facilitator must resolve-from handling
difficult personalities to sorting out objectives and plotting a clear
course for action. |
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Through the course of this entertaining dramatization of a
real meeting, your employees will learn how to save time by holding only
necessary meetings, by starting and ending meetings at agreed-upon times,
and by asking participants to come prepared. The video will help employees
communicate better and use company resources (such as time!) as efficiently
and effectively as possible. |
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Focus Points |
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> How to create a detailed meeting agenda |
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> How to support the agenda with clearly-stated goals, task
delegation, and specific time frames |
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> How to involve each participant in the meeting
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> How to resolve disagreements by listening, asking
questions, paraphrasing, and getting feedback |
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> How to use the agenda to stay focused and on track
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> How to end each meeting with action steps everyone
understands |
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Wild Dog in Your Business, The |
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#DTM-WildDog September '02 15 minutes Sale: $495.00
Rental: $175.00 |
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The narrator, over fantastic footage of teams of wild dogs
from Africa, explains the characteristics of excellent team effort versus
stronger, faster and tougher opponents. |
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Win Teams: How One Company Made
Empowerment Work |
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#VV-WinTeams 24 minutes Sale: $695.00 Rental $295.00 |
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Line Workers, supervisors and managers share their
experiences, frustrations, fears and triumphs in this live-action video shot
at the Ericcson G.E. Mobile Communications plant in Lynchburg, Virginia. |
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Focus Points |
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> How self-directed work teams work for individuals and
organizations |
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> How workers overcame the fear and frustrations
accompanying radical changes |
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> How employees transformed their organization's culture
from I to We |
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> The keys to a successful employee involvement program.
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