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Managing Your Own Productivity

Managing Your Own Productivity

Give your emerging leaders new insight into why individual responsibility and initiative are essential to personal and team success. In three, straight-to-the-point modules, leaders will experience focused learning on how to plan, organize and manage priorities while working effectively with others to achieve results.

Off-The-Shelf Video Program (ILT) Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Change, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

Ask Fact and Feeling Questions

Ask Fact and Feeling Questions

Asking questions to understand a problem

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Interpersonal Skills, Change, Communication, Effective Leadership, Sales & Service

Clarify Goals and Identify Concerns

Clarify Goals and Identify Concerns

The importance of knowing what you want to achieve in order to solve problems.

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Interpersonal Skills, Change, Communication, Communication & Influencing, Effective Leadership

Evaluate Options and Select a Workable Solution

Evaluate Options and Select a Workable Solution

How to best evaluate solution-based options.

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Interpersonal Skills, Change, Communication, Effective Leadership, Sales & Service

Half Full or Half Empty? (from Increasing Emotional Intelligence)

Half Full or Half Empty? (from Increasing Emotional Intelligence)

Choosing to be positive and the importance of employees and managers managing their emotions - effectively sorting out problems when they arise.

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills

Have a Plan, Work the Plan

Have a Plan, Work the Plan

Planning and organizing for results (increased productivity).

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Motivation

It Takes a Team!

It Takes a Team!

Working with others to achieve results; making meetings effective

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Interpersonal Skills

Stay in Control (from Increasing Emotional Intelligence)

Stay in Control (from Increasing Emotional Intelligence)

Let's face it, sometimes we feel like we're going to explode! But we must be able to manage our emotions while at work - or else face the repercussions. And there are tools to do just that!

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills

The Big Picture (from Increasing Emotional Intelligence)

The Big Picture (from Increasing Emotional Intelligence)

Learn how to keep things in perspective by managing expectations.

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills

The Boss Who Knows it All, And Then Some (from Bad Apples™)

The Boss Who Knows it All, And Then Some (from Bad Apples™)

Dealing with a boss that discounts ideas and doesn't listen to reason.

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Interpersonal Skills, Change, Collaboration, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

What Should I Do First?

What Should I Do First?

Effectively managing shifting priorities.

Video Vignettes Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Motivation

Team Spark: Proverb - Don't Look at the Mistake

Team Spark: Proverb - Don't Look at the Mistake

Spark team communication around root cause analysis and correcting workplace mistakes.

Activities Personal Performance Team Builder, Change, Conflict Resolution, Discussion Trigger, Teamwork

I Can A.C.E. That Problem

I Can A.C.E. That Problem

A.C.E. stands for "Assess, Create, Execute." First, assess the situation to fully understand the problem. Then, create a plan by brainstorming solutions. Finally, execute the plan. Keep in mind to review and adapt as necessary along the way.

Video Summary Personal Performance Interpersonal Skills, Change, Communication, Effective Leadership, Sales & Service

Article: Overcoming Worries and Fears

Article: Overcoming Worries and Fears

Our fears limit us. They hold us back. They keep us from living a positive, proactive life that embraces the good and decries that which needs to be changed. Fear-based decisions hurt us, and they hurt others who are affected by our decisions. The child who is never allowed to make decisions because we fear she’ll make the wrong decisions finally rebels and turns into the teenager from the black lagoon.

Trainer Resource Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Discussion Trigger, Management, Training Support

Article: Overwhelmed? Compartmentalize!

Article: Overwhelmed? Compartmentalize!

When we catch ourselves elongating a mishap or problem, we can compartmentalize. Big word, but relatively easy concept. Think of your life as one that is filled with a series of rooms. One room might hold that CEO who badmouthed your brilliant work. Another might hold your career with the company.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Employee Wellness, Change, Discussion Trigger, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Article: Take Time to Laugh

Article: Take Time to Laugh

We need to work harder to stay positive during some seasons than others. If we haven’t supported humor and laughter in our workplace before, now is the best time to start. There are many benefits. Humor reduces stress levels because it helps us calm the chemicals that zip through our bodies when we’re agitated. We all need the physical balancing laughter offers.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Discussion Trigger, Employee Wellness, Energizer or Team Builder, Training Support

Service from the Heart

Service from the Heart

An engaging video that shares the powerful truths about the positive difference from-the-heart service can make for everyone who does business with your organization.

Meeting Openers Personal Performance Customer Service, Change, Motivation, Professionalism

SMART-START™ Attitude: It's All in How You Look at It

SMART-START™ Attitude: It's All in How You Look at It

A thought-provoking video that uses music, text and graphics to inspire and stimulate discussion about attitude and the effects it has on relationships and companies.

Meeting Openers Leadership, Personal Performance Professionalism, Change, Collaboration, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Motivation

SMART-START™ Motivation

SMART-START™ Motivation

Looking for a smart way to kick off a training session? Launch a meeting? In just four minutes, using music, animated text and graphics, this thought-provoking video will instruct, inspire and definitely stimulate discussion about motivation and setting and achieving goals.

Meeting Openers Leadership, Personal Performance Motivation, Change, Effective Leadership, Professionalism

Planning for a Successful Discussion (from Mentoring 201™)

Just like any important conversation you’re planning, you need to do your prep work. Think about your mentee and his or her strengths and weaknesses. That will help you ask the right questions to guide the conversation in the way that’s right for your mentee. In fact, it’s a good idea to prepare these questions in advance.

Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Coaching & Mentoring, Change, Collaboration, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Professionalism