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How To Really Achieve Your Goals - DVD

Nearly all companies and individuals say goals are important. Whether they are sales goals, production goals, personal finance goals, or weight loss goals they are deemed important. Yet many times we set our goals without much real thought. "Our new sales goal is to increase last year's sales by 10%." Why? Maybe it should be 20%. But without any real thought no one is really sure.

In this new DVD training program you'll learn:

  • Why it's important to set accurate goals
  • How to set goals so they mean something
  • The GRASP IT goals achievement system
  • Why planning is critical to both your business and personal life
  • The six key elements to change

"Decide upon your goals and then set your mind, body and world into motion. As a worthwhile being, you deserve success. Demand it. Require it. Insist upon it," says Blackman.

Divided into segments, this DVD is perfect for group training or may be used for individual instruction. This how-to training program comes with a DVD, CD audio and goals-setting booklet. It is a must for any individual and organization. (Length: 35 minutes)

Training House Reproducible Games and Simulations

Hands-on experience is the name of the game with this unique spectrum of learning opportunities!

This diverse collection of reproducible games and simulations makes learning a fun and participative way for employees to gain experience in the key concepts and skills essential to their success in the workplace. It is an ideal resource for trainers looking for a creative way to instill new ideas and skills, but who do not have the time to develop a new game on their own. This valuable assortment of 18 unique training games is ready-to-use and includes clear objectives, detailed instructor guidelines and reproducible materials for participants. Games and Simulations Cover

  • Time Management
  • Communication
  • Leadership Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Team Building
  • Goal Setting
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision Making

  • Training House Reproducible Games and Simulations $299.99 [Add to Cart]
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A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - DVD

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Produced - 2007

This course is also available for online training, see details below.

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. This program outlines a solid process for delegating and gives valuable insight to both new and experienced managers.

Delegating responsibility is a dance - a delicate partnership between manager and subordinate involving trust, authority and above all, communication. Brand new managers find delegating to be the hardest part of transitioning into the new role – while many experienced managers still struggle to get it right years after assuming a leadership position.

This training program provides a plan for successful delegation, presented in five steps:

  • Analyze the Task: Get specific about what needs to be done to achieve the goal. This includes setting a deadline and sizing up resources.
  • Choose the Right Delegatee: The right candidate should be highly motivated and possess the needed skills for the assignment.
  • Assign the Task: Give clear instructions on desired outcomes – down to the details like resources available, deadlines, follow up steps and the amount of authority being given.
  • Execute the Task: During the task, ensure that other team members are ready to support him/her by communicating the assignment and the authority given.
  • Conduct Regular Feedback Sessions: Monitor issues so they don’t become problems, and give the person opportunities to ask questions about the assignment.

Effective delegation accomplishes more than just the task at hand. It also builds trust for future delegations, helps employees develop new skills, reduces managerial stress and improves organizational productivity.

Program Includes: VHS or DVD, Facilitator’s Guide, CD-ROM with PowerPoint Presentation and a pdf of the Delegatee Checklist, 10 Participant Workbooks, 10 Reminder Cards

Online Training Option

  • Pricing - $9.95 per user
  • Minimum order - $500
  • Users receive a post-test and certificate of completion. You set the test’s passing grade.
  • You get an Administrator’s Page that shows who has logged on to take the training and the test score of each viewer.

Please contact us by email if you have more than 1000 users for special pricing options.

Note: When you order the online training version of this program, our shopping cart will show 50 items listed (minimum number of participants) for $500, each additional participant/item added is $9.95

  • A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - DVD $995.00 [Add to Cart]
  • A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - Video $995.00 [Add to Cart]
  • A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - DVD Rental $275.00 [Add to Cart]
  • A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - Video Rental $275.00 [Add to Cart]
  • A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - DVD Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]
  • A Leader’s Guide to Delegating - Online Course $9.95 [Add to Cart]
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Everest - DVD

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Named One of the Best Training Programs in 2007

Climbing Mount Everest is hard. Climbing Mount Everest blind is ... impossible. Or at least that's what they told Erik Weihenmayer. This incredible true story follows Erik's quest to reach the summit of the tallest peak in the world - and the amazing team that made it possible.

Erik Weihenmayer has never believed in limitations - even though he is blind. And he's good at questioning other people's perceptions of his abilities. That's why it was easy to ignore the ones who said he was crazy to pursue his dream of climbing Mount Everest. Erik knew that he couldn't do it alone. And here's the key - he never wanted to. He knew that his vision could only be achieved through the power of teamwork.

Remarkable, yet unfathomable, Everest is essential for anyone who has ever worked on a team -- or is responsible for making teams strive to reach higher performance goals. Unlike any other training program, Erik's journey vividly illustrates the weight and significance of teamwork and leadership at a most crucial time.

Team interviews and footage from the actual climb help viewers learn about:

  • Choosing the right people
  • Keeping the goal in sight
  • Banishing ego
  • Understanding sacrifice
  • Discovering your inner leader
  • Finding joy in the success of others
  • Overcoming immense setbacks
  • Believing in the dream

Viewers see the amazing things that are possible when people work together as a cohesive team.

Includes: 14 minute DVD or VHS video and discussion guide.

Online Training Option

  • Pricing - $9.95 per user
  • Minimum order - $500
  • Users receive a post-test and certificate of completion. You set the test’s passing grade.
  • You get an Administrator’s Page that shows who has logged on to take the training and the test score of each viewer.

Please contact us by email if you have more than 1000 users for special pricing options.

Note: When you order the online training version of this program, our shopping cart will show 50 items listed (minimum number of participants) for $500, each additional participant/item added is $9.95

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Sales Training Repros - Binder

Improve your sales force to yield more substantial results with comprehensive training. Sales Training Repros provides practical training on basic skills in the key areas of communications, sales techniques, and the sales process.

The illustrated, reproducible handouts bring your training to life. Plus, all the step-by-step sales force training tips and materials will make preparation simple and training effective.

You get everything you need for instant, effective sales for training:

  • Complete, prewritten lesson plans
  • Reproducible handouts
  • Quizzes
  • Attendance sheets
  • Product/Service summary sheet


Topics covered include:
  • Making the Sale
  • Cold Calling
  • Setting Goals to Reach Success
  • Defining the Steps of your sale
  • What's Your Personal Selling Style

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A Grander Goal - DVD

Sometimes the lessons we most need to learn are found half a world away, in lands far different from our own. This is the case with A Grander Goal, a training program offering a profound shift in our approach to leadership.

A Grander Goal brings to bear that which is at once the simplest and most complex: love and forgiveness. It is a striking look at character illustrated by one man's unselfish desire to be a role model and provide direction for young unemployed men in Uganda. War-torn, strife- and poverty-ridden, Uganda is rife with directionless young men who haven't the means to continue their educations nor any prospects for work. Americans Michael and Laura Timmis help these young men put together a soccer practice, which, in turn, brings them Stone.

Once a star member of Uganda's professional soccer team, Stone's professional career ended abruptly after a knee injury, which was intentionally inflicted by another player. But Stone holds no bitterness. He simply tells his opponent, 'You did what you had to'. It is this selfless forgiveness that permeates all he does and sets the stage for the boys he mentors to learn important lessons about their lives and choices.

Viewers of A Grander Goal learn to:

  • identify the characteristics of transformational leaders
  • examine the power of mentorship and map it to their organization's needs and goals
  • explore the agents of change
  • recognize the impact of individual choice when addressing difficult situations
  • ...and more.

A Grander Goal is a profound look at the power of character from Dr. Stephen Covey, founder and chair of the Covey Leadership Center and author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Includes: A 11 minute DVD or VHS video and leader's guide.

Goal/Objective Setting Profile - Package of 5

The Goal/Objective Setting Effectiveness Profile looks at the task of goal setting. The instrument seeks to measure goal setting effectiveness in seven separate categories.

  • Goal/Objective Setting Profile - Package of 5 $69.99 [Add to Cart]
How Do You Put A Giraffe Into A Refrigerator? - VHS

A wake-up call for managers and training seminars.

Your team will snap to attention with this meeting opener.

If meetings and training sessions are an essential part of your organization, you know the importance of getting off to a good start. If your goal is to get everyone to contribute, this quick and quirky video is the way to achieve it. It will challenge any audience to think right out of the gate - and out of the box. Using fun riddles and entertaining animation, this short video will supercharge every ones brain before the real business of the session begins.

The video's four problem-solving steps encourage everyone to look at challenges from a new perspective.

  • Consider simple answers before looking for complicated ones.
  • Think about the consequences of your actions.
  • Use all available information.
  • Focus on the big picture, not just a small part of it.

Great for:

  • New Hires
  • Front-line Personnel
  • Middle Managers
  • Senior Executives

Package includes: Video-running time, 10 minutes - Tape includes both Linear and Discussion Versions, Giraffe Bean Bag and Two Participant Pads

  • How Do You Put A Giraffe Into A Refrigerator? - VHS $299.99 [Add to Cart]
  • How Do You Put A Giraffe Into A Refrigerator? Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]
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Do Right with Lou Holtz - DVD

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Do Right II is the follow-up to the best selling motivational video Do Right. In Do Right II, Lou Holtz focuses on the importance of teamwork, the cornerstone of every individual and organizational success. Lou Holtz discusses the four fundamental factors at the heart of every successful team or organization:

  • Develop a sense of purpose – a clear, strong and common goal
  • Communicate your goal
  • Utilize the diverse individual talents of everyone in your organization
  • Empower others to make their own decisions

Lou Holtz inspires listeners with a sense of teamwork, commitment to excellence, organizational loyalty, and personal dedication. Filmed in 1991, Do Right II continues to instill pride and dedication in executives, employees, students and athletes.

Includes: 35 minute DVD or video

Insight Inventory Form A: Teaming Up with INSIGHT- 5 Pack

The newest addition to the best-selling Insight Inventory product line is Teaming Up with Insight. Using all of the tried and trusted knowledge gained by using the Insight Inventory, this team focused product is dedicated to evaluating and improving vital group communication. The 16-page booklet contains a scoring sheet and grid as well as full breakdown of trait preferences and appropriate "flex" points, allowing for quick administration and comprehension of scoring outputs.

Teaming Up with Insight will help to track and evaluate interpersonal communication through each stage of team development with positive effects on your group's core structure, conflict management, time management, goal setting, and overall efficiency.

Sections in Teaming Up with Insight Include:

  • Team Cluster Report
  • Team Member Environment Worksheet
  • Rating Team Leader to Improve Communication
  • Team Member Scoring Chart
  • Style Flexing Checklist
  • Improving Team Effectiveness
  • and more!

  • Insight Inventory Form A: Teaming Up with INSIGHT- 5 Pack $99.99 [Add to Cart]
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Balancing Personal and Professional Ethics

This fully reproducible new trainer's guide goes beyond just talking about ethics in the workplace. It utilizes thought-provoking activities and case studies to stimulate new thinking and new ways for making sound ethical decisions. To complement this process the guide includes a tool called the Ethical Question Cycle and step-by-step guidelines for developing a code of ethics. All the training material is fully reproducible, and is offered in a sequence that prompts participants to examine how their personal ethics impacts relationships with co-workers, management, and customers.

As the trainer, your goal is to provide an environment for all participants to share their ideas and feelings. This guidebook will show you how. Each chapter contains notes for the facilitator along with approximate time limits for each explanation, activity, and summary exercise. Includes workshop designs for 2-hour, half day, and full day sessions.

  • Balancing Personal and Professional Ethics $149.99 [Add to Cart]
Workteams and the Wizard of Oz - DVD

This universally-loved film classic is now a training program that illustrates the true power of teamwork.

It's a magical and entertaining journey into what makes teams successful. Originally produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1939 and starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, footage from "The Wizard of Oz" was made available by Turner Broadcasting for this ground-breaking approach to business training.

Your host, the internationally known management expert, Ken Blanchard, takes viewers along with Dorothy and her companions as they pursue a shared objective. He shows how Dorothy draws on her inner resources, builds a team, delegates tasks and empowers others to imaginatively and creatively take risks.

This program is a powerful and unusual tool for teaching the principles of productive teamwork and the leadership skills that make it happen. It proves that teams can reach their goals, no matter how diverse their members are or how difficult the undertaking, when they put into practice the logic shown here.

Participants will learn about:

  • The importance of working toward a clear goal
  • The value of diversity and adversity
  • How small successes reinforce commitment ...and more

Program includes: 18 minute DVD or VHS and Leader's Guide

Note: If you purchase on DVD, you will be provided with a DVD-R. Please make sure your player can accommodate this format.

Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals - DVD

Free Online Preview

This course is also available for online training, see details below.

Performance appraisals provide an ideal opportunity for collaborative, two-way communication between supervisors and their employees. Yet, they also carry an incredible legal responsibility: the right to a fair appraisal of job performance starts with the actual job description itself. This program discusses protection from legal problems, how to conduct an appraisal, the interview format and goal setting.

  • Documenting evaluations
  • Communicating performance expectations
  • Employee involvement in the evaluation process

Program Includes: A 30 minute DVD or video, references books and comprehensive leader's guide.

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

    • Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals - DVD $845.00 [Add to Cart]
    • Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals - DVD Rental $295.00 [Add to Cart]
    • Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals (Online Course) $5.00 [Add to Cart]
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    Leading With Passion: Facilitator Kit

    Turning Passion Into Performance

    With the emphasis shifting from managing to enabling others, leaders must find ways to help themselves, as well as their employees, learn, develop, and function at ever higher levels. Passion provides the driving force needed to energize careers, improve individual and organizational performance, and strengthen workforce loyalty. In Leading With Passion, leaders discover how to identify and integrate their personal passions and those of their employees with the organization's core passions and Key Profit Areas. Then, through our powerful Performance Scorecard methodology, they learn how to reinforce employee commitment and improve workgroup performance in these and other critical areas using measures.

    Skill-Based Program Content

    • Increasing awareness of personal passions
    • Aligning personal passions with core organizational passions and goals
    • Defining Key Profit Areas that determine workgroup success
    • Using Performance Scorecards to focus on what matters to customers, employees, and other stakeholders and to improve performance in Key Profit Areas
    • Creating opportunities for personal, professional, and organizational success for both managers and their employees

    Facilitator Kit:
    The Leading With Passion Facilitator Kit includes materials listed below and must be purchased to order Participant Kits:

    • Facilitator Guide
    • (1) Participant Kit
    • Online Tools with PowerPoint Presentation (CD-ROM)

    Participant Kit:
    Participant materials required to support the training program are available. Each Leading With Passion Participant Kit includes materials listed below:

    • Participant Workbook
    • Other publication: The Passion Plan At Work

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    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. It contains sixty-three creative games that can be conducted easily and safely with a minimum of materials and preparation. Many of the activities can be run equally well indoors.

    Each activity is presented in a standard format that includes a summary, a statement of objectives, a note of any materials required, time requirements, and detailed guidance on the effective use of the games in training. The games vary in length from a few minutes to over an hour. Together they provide a rich store of adventure, energy, and memorable learning.

    Games Teach

    • Cooperation
    • Decision making
    • Ethics
    • Goal-setting
    • Planning
    • Rewards
    • Trust
    • Inter-team collaboration
    • Communication
    • Creativity
    • Leadership
    • Problem solving
    • Risk taking
    • Team learning