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Whale Done! in Action - Program Introduction/Whale Done! Philosophy

Introduces the Whale Done! philosophy of building positive relationships to turn your workplace into a place with a positive and passionate spirit.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Introduction Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Professionalism, Sales & Service Closed Captioned

Whale Done! - Program Summary (Building Relationships)

Review of Whale Done! approach; building relationships to get positive results.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Summary Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Professionalism, Sales & Service Closed Captioned

Case Study & Branching Exercise: Overwhelmed! (Manager)

You are the manager of a large department. Recently, you have become concerned one of your high-performing employees may be overwhelmed by his growing workload. What do you do? Kick start a great discussion with this case study and branching exercise.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Discussion Trigger, Successfully Leading Others, Management, Personal Improvement

I Wish My Manager Would Just...™ Discussion Book (10 pack)

Companion discussion guide/book for the I Wish My Manager Would Just...™ video program. Get more out of this video program with the discussion guide that helps drive the facilitated session with thought-provoking questions and information. Soft-cover book. 10-pack.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: How-To Books Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Collaboration, Management, Professionalism

Improving Patient Care

Asking an employee to be a part of a focus group to help reduce delays and confusion when transporting patients.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Paths: Leadership, Personal Performance Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

Recruiting a New Member

Asking an existing employee to take on a mentoring role for a new employee.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Paths: Leadership, Personal Performance Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Retail & Hospitality Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

Setting Boundaries

Quickly customizable activity to use with any SMART-START™ or discussion generator video. Handling a performance issue with an employee who believes you are friends.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

The Social Network

Dealing with employees accessing social media sites from work during "off-hours".

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

Trouble at Home

Workplace privacy and performance

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Management, Professionalism

Twitter Jitters

Dealing with employees who disclose confidential information through social media

Would You Like Any Dessert?

Reinforcing a policy with an employee who believes you are friends.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Case Studies Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism

Article: Everyone Needs a Coach

Your time is precious. You need customized, just-in-time solutions. This is one of the reasons corporate leaders are now working with executive coaches. The one-on-one personalized approach gives you what you need when you need it. Coaching can accommodate your busy schedule. And quite often people will tell an outsider what they won’t tell you.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Personal Performance Type: Trainer Resource Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Management

Article: Leading with Heart

What does it mean to lead with heart, and why is this important? We see signs all around of us of what happens when we fail to lead with heart. We end up fighting wars…we neglect those in need… we pollute our environment.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Trainer Resource Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality Other Topics: Communication, Professionalism

Whale Done! Lapel Pins (10 pack)

Great as a training take away or reinforcement of the Whale Done! This 1-inch Whale Done! lapel pin is hand-crafted in brass, filled with the authentic black and white colors of the killer whale, and finished with our Whale Done! logo in gold. Packaged in sets of 10 lapel pins.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Tools & Take Aways Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Professionalism, Sales & Service

SMART-START™ Coaching: It Takes Work!

This brief, high-impact video uses inspirational quotes and thought-provoking statements, wrapped around music, visual images and graphics to enlighten your audience about coaching others.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Meeting Openers Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Change, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Management, Professionalism, Sales & Service

SMART-START™ Leadership: The Myth & The Reality

A thought-provoking video that uses music, text and graphics to inspire and stimulate discussion about leadership principles and concepts.

SMART-START™ New Supervisor: So, Now You're the Boss

A thought-provoking video that uses music,text and graphics to inspire and stimulate discussion for new managers and supervisors.

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Let's T.A.L.K.™ Navigating Difficult Workplace Discussions

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Tackling difficult conversations is hard for just about everyone… especially when it comes to the trickier workplace issues that seem to pop up when you least expect it. Let's T.A.L.K.™ Navigating Difficult Workplace Discussions is designed to assist managers and supervisors in dealing with difficult workplace situations. The program provides several difficult scenarios that managers may face when dealing with employees and each scenario utilizes an easy-to- use, four-step process for working through the employee situation.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Off-The-Shelf Video Program (ILT) Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication & Influencing, Conflict Resolution, Successfully Leading Others, Management, Professionalism Closed Captioned

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Listen Up! Is That What This Is... A Discussion?

An important part of communication excellence is your ability to get your point across effectively by speaking clearly and confidently. In some situations, it’s not always easy to speak up. The situation may be tense, or you may lack confidence in our ability to get our point across effectively. When you want to get your point across, you need to plan for four aspects of your communication.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Paths: Leadership, Personal Performance Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Successfully Leading Others, Professionalism Closed Captioned

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Listen Up! I'm Pushing Them All the Time

Listening is the most used aspect of communication, and the way we listen determines what we hear. The most common type of communication is passive listening - when you hear what someone else is saying, but you’re not really actively engaging in the communication process, getting involved with what the other person is saying or telling you, or trying to understand the communication. We need to become active listeners!