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Abilene Paradox (2nd edition) - DVD

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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 timeless, compelling lesson on reading the road signs and knowing when you're headed toward Abilene.

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The Psychology of Power- DVD

While there are many benefits that come from having power, there are also many risks. Deborah Gruenfeld explains how a lack of consequences can allow powerful people to make serious errors in judgment that have far-reaching impacts on themselves and on their organizations. Learn more
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Groupthink, 2nd Edition - DVD

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This updated version of Groupthink has been inspired by continuing demand for this important film, and by recognition of the ever-growing need for effective decision-making within groups. This film is a service to those who seek to improve the future by understanding and enhancing the group decision-making process. Learn more

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Billion-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn from Business Failures - DVD

While we are inspired by business success stories, we are educated by business failures. Chunka Mui and Paul Carroll researched 750 of the most significant business failures of the past quarter-century and found the Number 1 cause of failure was not sloppy execution, poor leadership or bad luck. It was, instead, misguided strategy. Mui gives examples of the seven most common strategic failure patterns: illusions of synergy, misjudged adjacencies, faulty financial engineering and others. He explains that each pattern has predictable red flags. Learn more
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More Bloody Meetings - DVD

More Bloody Meetings - DVD

Featuring John Cleese

Too many meeting are genuine nightmares. They lack preparation, direction, and worst of all, results. Thankfully, there's Meetings, Bloody Meetings. This award-winning program, remade in 1993, is essential viewing for anyone who chairs meetings. You'll learn how to make your get-togethers shorter, more focused, and more productive. And you'll find plenty to laugh at along the way. Learn more

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Why Don't We Naturally Make Good Decisions?- DVD

Decision making cuts across all human activities. Yet we rarely study—much less apply—the fundamental thinking processes that should be undertaken before we make important decisions. Learn more
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Think or Sink: Professional Team Decision Making - DVD

Think or Sink: Professional Team Decision Making - DVD

Humorous Drama Featuring John Cleese and Robert Lindsay

A manager has made some poor decisions - making them himself, rather than using his team's experience. He learns the four stages of professional team decision thinking: asking the right questions, creating a choice of answers, looking at the dangers of each particular option and then weighing up the chances of success. The video is based on the book The Professional Decision Thinker by Ben Heirs, included with each purchase.

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Twelve Angry Men: Teams That Don't Quit - DVD

Twelve Angry Men: Teams That Don't Quit - DVD

Twelve Angry Men: Teams That Don't Quit uses selected clips from the classic movie starring Henry Fonda and a stellar supporting cast. 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.

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50 Activities for Developing Supervisory Skills

50 Activities for Developing Supervisory Skills

Ian Nicholls

Training Objective

  • Define the role of the supervisor
  • Develop key supervisory skills, including planning, organizing, and controlling
  • Improve communication skills
  • Develop skills for running effective meetings Learn more
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    Grand Canyon Adventures Package: DVD Version

    Grand Canyon Adventures Package: DVD Version

    This team building simulation will take participants on an unforgettable learning adventure! Set in the Grand Canyon, these video management training DVDs offer team building activities for groups, and provide an adventurous backdrop for enthusiastic participant involvement and memorable skill building. Learn more
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    Values and Ethics: Situations for Discussion - DVD

    Values and Ethics: Situations for Discussion - DVD

    Lay a strong foundation for building and maintaining healthy corporate ethics. Program contains short dramatic vignettes that demonstrate typical every day situations of employees exhibiting questionable ethics. Learn more
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    Dialogue - Now You're Talking! 4-Part Series - DVD

    Dialogue - Now You're Talking! 4-Part Series - DVD

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    Through a series of short dramatizations this unique series explores the rules and techniques that distinguish a Dialogue from other forms of communication, such as debate or negotiation. The series examines how we can surface the often unspoken assumptions, in ourselves and in others, that can stand in the way of effective organizational communication.

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    Lessons From the New Workplace - DVD

    Lessons From the New Workplace - DVD

    In step by step detail, this exciting video shows how three vastly different organizations have successfully implemented Dr. Wheatley's concepts within their teams. Looking at these diverse organizations, viewers will find many practical applications on how to analyze their own work roles in new and more productive ways. Learn more

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    Changing Pace - Binder/Book

    Changing Pace - Binder/Book

    This collection of experiential activities in game format will enable trainers and facilitators to make effective use of the outdoors as a vehicle for learning. Learn more

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    The AMA DISC Survey (10 Pack)

    The AMA DISC Survey (10 Pack)

    The AMA DISC Survey is designed and intended to be used for individual, group, and organizational development. The survey is equally suitable for managers, work group or team members, and individual contributors. Learn more
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    Decisions, Decisions - DVD

    Decisions, Decisions - DVD

    Produced - 1982

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    Two clear stages in the decision process are revealed in this humorous program: making the decision and making it happen. Learn more

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    Manager's Library - (10 DVD Set)

    Manager's Library - (10 DVD Set)

    Improve your management team with the new Manager's Library. Comprised of 10 DVDs, 10 CD audios, and 10 books, this library will help your managers get the needed jump on the competition.

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    Time Management: A Productivity Plan - DVD

    Time Management: A Productivity Plan - DVD

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    This program will help teach your fellow managers and other employees how to use state-of-the-art time-management techniques to increase productivity and create a less stressful work environment.

    • Identifying time-wasters
    • Goal setting
    • Communicating effectively

    Added features and benefits of DVD training include:

    • English and Spanish versions – many also include Portuguese
    • A customizable PowerPoint™ presentation
    • Informative training points and bonus material for refresher or training talks
    • Video-enriched training organized by learning objectives that facilitates discussion
    • A printable Leader's Guide

    Length: 25 minutes

    Online Training Pricing Option:

  • $5.00 per user
  • One year access to this program
  • Minimum order: $745.00
  • Please contact us by email if you have 250 users or more for special pricing options.
  • *Prices subject to change without notice

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    Accountability Toolkit (Government Version) - DVD

    2009 Release!

    What makes a government agency accountable? It is a willingness to be answerable and accessible to the public. And while the specifics of an accountability initiative can vary from one agency to the next, all have one thing in common: Everyone -- from the top down -- must demonstrate personal responsibility and integrity.

    Designed specifically for government training, the 9 categories in this Toolkit, containing a total of 35 video clips, will help you demonstrate what it looks like when people hold themselves, each other and the organization accountable for keeping commitments and achieving results. Learn more

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    Don't Panic - DVD

    Don't Panic - DVD

    Release - 2010

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    Panics come in many shapes and sizes. Their common denominator is that they are never helpful.

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    The Clarity Imperative - DVD

    The world's most successful teams and organizations have one thing in common. Learn more
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    Emotion vs. Analytics: Decision Making and the Biased Brain - DVD

     

    Is it best to be emotionless and analytical in decision making? When our goal is to be decisive, the answer is a resounding No. Instead, harnessing the power of emotions is critical. Studies of the neural underpinnings of decision making show that our brains start by evaluating options analytically. 

     

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    A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - DVD

    Produced - 2007

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    What’s every top manager’s secret to success? In a word: delegate, delegate, delegate. But getting work done through others can often be difficult because it inevitably involves a loss of control. Learn more

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    The Unorganized Manager: Part 2 - DVD

    The Unorganized Manager: Part 2 - DVD

    Featuring John Cleese

     

    The first two parts of The unorganized manager series show that no matter how efficient managers may think they are, they cannot be fully effective until they learn how to manage their time.

     

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    The Unorganized Manager: Part 1 - DVD

    The Unorganized Manager: Part 1 - DVD

    Featuring John Cleese

     

    The first two parts of The unorganized manager series show that no matter how efficient managers may think they are, they cannot be fully effective until they learn how to manage their time.

     

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