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![]() New Release Featuring Mike Krzewski Produced - 2008 Mike "Coach K" Krzyzeswki belives in the power of words - words that can change lives and make individuals, teams and organizations successful. Mike Krzyzewski grew up in Chicago, where his mother cleaned floors at the Chicago Athletic Club nearly every night from 11pm until 6am, and his father was an elevator operator at Willoubhby Towers, a Chicago skyscraper. When Mike was starting high school, his mom said, "Life is going to change for you tomorrow. Make sure you gent on the right bus." Mike soon realized that his mother was talking about much more than finding the way to his new school... Due in large part to his mother's simple but powerful words of advice, Mike Krzyzewski became the legendary Coach K, the highly successful basketball coach at Duke University and Coach of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. In "Get On The Right Bus," Coach K shares his philosophy of the power of words, explores the powerful words that have motivated and inspired so many individuals and teams, and encourages you to find the specific words that will change your life and give your team the winning edge. Program includes: A 16 minute DVD and "Get On The Right Bus" playbook.
![]() Award Wining Program In this video program, Pat Riley demonstrates the management concepts and techniques that have made him one of the top coaches in NBA history. Using exciting footage of the LA Lakers in action, Riley shows how managers, businesses and other organizations can apply his teamwork concepts to build a unified and motivated team. Length 24 Minutes
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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:
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.
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Experience the phenomenon of Ben Zander, world-renowned conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, as he expressively teaches a new and improved style of leadership in the exciting video training program Leadership: an Art of Possibility. The new leaders job is to SPEAK POSSIBILITY. To speak possibility you do not need to be the top guy in the elegant suit. You can speak possibility from any position, in any group of people, anywhere in the world. This leader keeps a possibility alive until every person involved in the project is enrolled in it. As Ben often says, when you are conducting an orchestra it does not work to have just some of the players involved. A great performance arises out of everyone's passion. And a great performance stirs the soul, rearranges ones molecules, connects ones being to the being of others. This kind of leadership increases the resources of an institution immeasurably in terms of energy, flexibility, and speed of response to a fast-paced world. Key Learning Point:
Package Includes: A 27 minute DVD or VHS & Leader's Guide
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Produced - 2006
Free Online Preview (Change) Lou Holtz is recognized as one of the premier football coaches in NCAA history. During his extraordinary career, Lou inherited six losing football program all of which he transformed into winners. Lou's plan for success never failed to lead his teams to a bowl game within two years. While times and teams change, Lou has proven that this plan consistently leads to success. In 1988, Lou Holtz filmed Do Right an examination of the three values at the heart of his success. Shortly thereafter, Do Right became the best selling corporate film in America. In Do Right The Plan, Lou Holtz illustrates the way to apply these values to achieve individual and organizational success. Through trial and error, victory and defeat, every success begins with two things: a vision and a plan.
A plan consists of four key elements:
Lou Holtz illustrates how many of America's most influential leaders nurtured success by focusing on these key elements, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Super Bowl Champion Jerome Bettis, and Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do Right The Plan teaches audiences how to develop the vision and the plan essential to achieving their goals. Along with the enduring values illustrated in Do Right, the message of Do Right The Plan guides individuals, organizations and teams to consistent and lasting success. Length: 35 minutes
![]() To demonstrate to managers how they can change a problem person into a positive performer. This comprehensive six-part set of videos introduces typical problem people and how managers and team leaders should deal with them to improve performance. Rulebound Reggie (12 mins) tells his manager that nothing can be done until the paperwork is in order. Encouraging Reggie's sense of belonging makes him much more amenable. Free Preview
Bigmouth Billy (16 mins) promises everything but does nothing until his boss helps him to plan an effective schedule and set realistic deadlines.Free Preview
Moaning Minnie (19 mins) can give a thousand excuses why something cant be done, but her manager quickly learns how to turn a whinger into a winner.Free Preview
Wimpy Wendy (17 mins) needs constant reassurance before making decisions, but by consulting her and empowering her, her manager boosts Wendy's confidence.Free Preview
Lazy Linda (15 mins) gets away with murder. But by balancing quality and quantity, her manager brings her performance up to scratch. Free Preview
Silent Sam (17 mins) knows his job backwards but just cannot communicate. Therefore he is given time to plan and encouragement to express himself. Free Preview
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A production featuring John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall, Emma Thompson, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Cassie Stuart, Michael Percival and Patricia Hodge. Release date: 1988
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Ben Zander, Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra - Every Human being is brought into the world Radiating Possibility. The trick is to keep that song going. You know how when you are listening to music you love, or when you are dancing, the worries and apprehensions of the day melt away and you feel part of something larger than yourself? There is a reason for this. Music touches our emotions and reaches us on a visceral level. It quickens our pace, sets our feet tapping and calls us to dance. Music draws us into a universal experience where we feel connected to all human beings. This is called transformation. What if there was a way to step into that experience of aliveness and connection on an everyday basis? How powerful it might be to leave behind the anxiety and pressure that are part of the competitive mindset, and connect with others through their dreams and visions! Ben Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic with his partner, executive coach and author Roz Zander, are world-renowned speakers and teachers of the practices of possibility. In this moving program, Ben and his wife Rosamund expressively coach employees to accelerate their pace of interaction, have courage in the face of fear, and enter the dance. Key Learning Points:
Includes: A 17 minute DVD or VHS & Leader's Guide
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Produced - 2007 In What's Your Pickle? Bob hits the road in his red 1954 Cadillac convertible in search of "all-star" Pickle Givers from across the country. He uses the best of these stories to create an endearing and inspirational video that continues to build upon the pickle philosophy. In Bob's contagiously enthusiastic manner, he teaches viewers that "if you look and listen, your customers will tell you what your pickle is". He then offers four key steps--ways to help give your customer "The Pickle":
What's Your Pickle? is fun and entertaining, and offers a fresh new look at how your team can integrate the pickle-giving culture into your own workplace. The stories will inspire viewers to new heights--some are endearing, some are practical, and some are simply amazing. They will provide trainers with a great spring board for discussing new and inventive ways to serve the customer. Find out about the "trickle-pickle". Program includes: A 17 minute DVD or VHS, Leader's Guide on CD-ROM, Customizable PowerPoint Presentation (available with DVD purchase only), 10 Reminder Cards, 10 Green Pickle Lapel Pins, 3 Travel Postcards and 1 Pickle Sticky Notepad.
![]() It’s no secret that we live in a world full of negativity. It seems like everywhere we turn, we’re confronted by difficult, negative people, with their shaking heads, thumbs down, brush-offs, closed doors, and put-downs. Negativity surrounds us — in our workplaces, in our communities and places of worship, in government, in social settings, in schools, and even within our families. Dealing with negative individuals is one of the most common problems that people complain about. But that’s only half the story ... sometimes it’s our own negativity that stands between us and success. Our pessimistic thinking, apathy, and over-cautiousness can be bigger barriers than everyone else’s negativity combined! Some days we wonder, “Why bother?” Trying to find happiness and success in an endless landscape of negativity is just too hard, it often seems. Sound familiar? If so, we have good news for you: Help has arrived! Understanding the sources of negativity — both our own and others’ — is essential for people to work together effectively. This video-based training program is designed to help workshop participants develop skills for their own journeys in the Land of NO — overcoming others’ resistance, roadblocks, and rebuffs. The video provides simple, how-to instruction that's both practical and entertaining. It will help participants deal with negativity faster, more effectively, and with a lot less discouragement and despair.
![]() This collection of short humorous ice breakers focus on key business issues or skills and the mishaps and mayhem that can occur when things go wrong. The series features John Cleese and many others. The programs are designed for use as humorous meeting openers, breaks and/or meeting closers. Bosses From Hell! Colleagues From Hell!
Communicators From Hell! Customer service from Hell! Customers from Hell! Free Preview
Employees From Hell!
Interviewers From Hell! Public Services from Hell! Salespeople from Hell! Teams from Hell! The series includes the following programs: Bosses from hell! Colleagues from hell! Communicators from hell! Customers services from hell! Customers from hell! Employees from hell! Interviewers from hell! Public service from hell! Salespeople from hell! and Teams from hell!
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What Bob Farrell did for customer service in the run away hit Give `em the PICKLE!, he's doing again for leadership with The Leadership Pickles! A fun and exciting new video from Media Partners, The Leadership Pickles! combines Bob's passion for serving others with powerful leadership stories to create a memorable and motivating message for leaders of all kinds. Just as customers need pickles - those special things you do for them to keep them coming back - your employees need their pickles too. They want and need certain things from you as their leader. If they get them, they'll follow you and achieve great things. If they don't get their leadership pickles, their belief and respect for you as a leader may begin to slip. Being in leadership is a tough job. It requires you to be the best you can be. The Leadership Pickles! will inspire you to give your employees their leadership pickles! Program Incudes: A 16 minute video or DVD, 1 50 sheet Pickle Sticky Pad, 10 Pocket Reminder Cards, 1 Gold Pickle Lapel Pin, 5 Green Pickle Lapel Pins and 1 Leader's Guide on CDRom
![]() In the corporate world, success is only restrained by one's perceptions. If one thinks she can't do it, then she certainly won't succeed. This program is an inspiration to these people, to those who let limitations get in the way of their success. They’ll come face-to-face with and be spurred by some of the greatest personal triumphs of our time – the touching stories of individuals who have surmounted the odds and pushed the envelope of success.
Length: 12 minutes
![]() Produced - 1998 The Virgin brand, which began with Virgin Records in the 1960s, offers an unusual marketing case history. Begun as a mail-order house to compete against record stores, Virgin has moved into music retailing, airlines, cola, and, in the 1990s, even railroads. In this program, entrepreneur Richard Branson gives a talk on his ability to successfully brand diverse products through a unique set of management principles. In addition, he fields questions from the studio audience, addressing topics such as brand dilution, branding criteria, and staff motivation. Branson’s knack for maximizing the value of a brand name without overstretching its credibility has made him a key player in the world of business. Original BBC broadcast title: The Money Programme. (30 minutes)
![]() What does it take to inspire a work group to greater commitment and productivity? It’s not charisma. Rather, it’s behavior that any well-intentioned leader can emulate, as this program demonstrates. The video follows Tom, a competent manager, on his quest to find out what makes Elliot, an exceptional manager in his organization, so inspiring to his workers. He learns that Elliot found what was meaningful in their work, and communicated that – in words and actions – to everyone on his team. The “Would I Inspire Me?” video program gives viewers practical ways to make work life more meaningful, productive, and rewarding for themselves and their team. Includes: 28 page comprehensive training leader's guide with reproducible worksheets. DVD contains PDF version of leader's guide and supporting PowerPoint graphics. (Guide and PowerPoint files also available as a download.) This program is closed captioned
![]() Released - 1993 Jack Welch, the high-powered boss of General Electric, has guided the company through significant changes in the years he’s been at the helm. But Welch has come under severe criticism for his draconian reorganizations, from employees who have lost jobs as a result of downsizing to stockholders worried about the company’s future. In this program, Welch defends his business decisions, including his controversial purchase of NBC Broadcasting in the 1980s. Fellow executives and employees discuss the benefits and drawbacks of Welch’s policies. A union leader paints his own portrait of Welch as "one of the greatest monopoly players on the corporate scene." Original BBC broadcast title: The House That Jack Built. (40 minutes)
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