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Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers

Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
The pace of change continues to accelerate, yet corporate strategists still often overlook the most fundamental part of the change process: people. Drawing on research and seminars with hundreds of corporations, Dr. Robert Kriegel shows you how to coach yourself and others to create "change-ready" individuals and quick-response organizations that are primed to adapt quickly to new challenges. Length: 59 minutes.
Produced by Kantola Productions (1994)


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Not Rated SRH
The Search for Life After Planning

The Search for Life After Planning - How to Build Strategies that Get Implemented
The traditional approach to strategic planning is dead. The old approach focused on producing a plan on paper, which would subsequently disappear into a desk drawer. Replacing the old approach is a new method that focuses on strategic thinking and strategic implementation. Rick Berthold presents a fresh perspective on strategy formation and implementation, and a process for developing strategies that assure organizational alignment and lead to effective implementation. Length: 49 mins.
Produced by Kantola Productions (1997)
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Not Rated SRH
Second Effort

Second Effort
"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up." - Vince Lombardi. Some say he was the greatest motivational speaker of all time. Now you can see for yourself. Vince Lombardi stars in one of the finest and most powerful sales motivation films ever made. A timeless lesson in how to reach your goals, he reveals the methods and secrets that produce record-breaking potential. Length: 30 mins.
Dartnell (1997)
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Not Rated SRH
Seven Keys to Effective Discipline

Seven Keys to Effective Discipline
Seven Keys to Effective Discipline debunks the myths that keep most managers from using discipline effectively - or at all. This video is designed to help make sure your corrective efforts don't go wrong. You'll learn about the MSPB's landmark Douglas decision, and how its factors (seriousness of the offense, past disciplinary and work record, recency of the offense, etc.) should be applied when choosing an employee's actions. Plus, you'll find out how to identify the primary factors - the "seven keys to effective discipline" - that determine whether a disciplinary action will succeed. Length: 19 mins.
Produced by LRP Publications (1997)


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Not Rated SRH
Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment: Serious Business
Sexual harassment videos are tough to make: the acting can be forced, the scenarios unrealistic. This award-winner is the exception. You'll follow five realistic story lines. These vignettes present realistic scenarios. Some problems solve themselves through communication, but others result in serious consequences. Length: 25 mins.
Produced by Kantola Productions


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Not Rated SRH
Speed, Simplicity, and Self-Confidence

Speed, Simplicity, and Self-Confidence
In-depth talk with GE CEO John Welch talks by Warren Bennis. This tape stresses important leadership characteristics.
Learning On Call
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Not Rated SRH
Strengthening Customer Loyality Through Efficient Customer Service

The Stanford Video Guide to Negotiating
Negotiating is the art of making better deals. Making the right deal can turn a small venture into a big one, or it can turn a quiet product into a blockbuster. Skill, preparation, and confidence are the keys to negotiating well. The Stanford Video Guide to Negotiating will keep you a step ahead of your negotiating counterparts. Learn about:
  • Anchors - Learn how to control the range of negotiations and make it work for you, not against you.
  • Framing - Understand why the words you choose can be just as important as the positions you take.
  • The myth of the fixed-pie - Know when being too tough can cost you money.
  • Escalation of commitment - Know when and why you have to be willing to walk away.
  • First offers - Learn both when not to make the first offer and how to make the right offer when you do.
  • Bidding strategies - Identify the hidden messages behind bids and offers.
  • Post-settlement settlements - Learn how you can adjust good agreements and make them great ones.
  • Uncertainty - Learn why understanding risks can smooth your path to agreement.
  • Flinches, nibbles, and red herrings - Learn why they work and how to counteract them.
Length: 59 minutes.

Produced by Kantola Productions (1999)


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Not Rated SRH
Strengthening Customer Loyality Through Efficient Customer Service

Strengthening Customer Loyality Through Efficient Customer Service
This video discusses the key role the call center now plays in delivering customer service across all media. Length: 35 minutes.
Produced by Kantola Productions (1999)


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Not Rated SRH
Structuring Strategic Business Alliances

Structuring Strategic Business Alliances
Strategic alliances and other collaborative inter-firm agreements have become commonplace in today's economy. As companies specialize, they are beginning to move away from large, control-based structures to more flexible and relationship-oriented partnering. By analyzing the three phases of the Alliance Life Cycle, Dr. Shavers explores the ingredients of successful partnerships, focusing on the impact the alliance will have on each partner's bottom line. Length: 47 minutes.
Produced by Kantola Productions (1998)


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Not Rated SRH
Succeed by Coaching

Succeed by Coaching - Coaching Skills for Supervisors
Learn the essentials of coaching, such as why, when, and how to coach. (Video/Audio/Booklet Set)
Robert W. Lucas; Jack Wilson and Associates, Inc.
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Not Rated SRH
Succeeding as a First-Time Manager

Succeeding as a First-Time Manager
This series is setup to enable the trainer to work with introductory learners, managers with more experience, and as a quick review. The segments covered are different and time to cover them vary. The program option for the introductory learner includes problem solving, both as an individual and as part of a group. Learn to motivate people, develop the staff, master change, and the power of a positive attitude. (8 volumes with Facilitator's Guide binder)
CareerTrack Publications


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Four stars SRH
Supervising for Quality

Supervising for Quality
Learn how to:
  • Praise, criticize, and discipline constructively.
  • Increase employee involvement and build employee commitment.
  • Reduce frustrating miscommunications.
  • Gain employee respect and loyalty.
  • Discipline in ways that earn support, without creating resentment.
Workforce values and expectations are changing, and so is the supervisors' role. Supervisors must build employee commitment and involvement, while continuing to fulfill traditional responsibilities for scheduling work, enforcing rules, and monitoring progress. Use this video to build skills that maintain discipline and command respect, without creating resentment.
Produced by Kantola Productions (1994)


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Not Rated SRH
Sustaining Leadership in a Digital Age

Sustaining Leadership in a Digital Age
From e-tailing to back office processing, technology is changing the ways companies do business. Converging technologies make competitive advantages possible in today's evolving corporate model. While information about the opportunities and issues of the digital age abounds, CEO's need practical recommendations for utilizing technology solutions to meet current and future challenges. The role of the CIO is emerging to meet this need as a change management advisor for the networked economy. Length: 57 minutes.
Produced by Kantola Productions (2000)


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Four stars SRH

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