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Article: Pay Attention
It is in our present moments, that we truly live. Each time we catch a pleasant scent or feel a cool spring breeze we are brought to the immediate. This gives us a chance to notice and appreciate that which surrounds us.
Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Discussion Trigger, Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Training Support
TrainingBytes® Telecommuting Tips & Tricks (Employee Interview)
There is a really great upside about working from home. But it can get crazy! You need to have a plan of action and some preparation when working remotely. This short video gives you some tips and tricks from an employee perspective. Learn how, as an employee, you can prepare and successfully (and productively) work from home.
TrainingBytes® Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Communication, Interpersonal Skills
Understanding the Fear - A Quick Conversation
Jumping out of an airplane might seem insane to some people, while to others it is an exhilarating and often repeated experience. What makes one person deeply afraid may not be at all scary to another person. Much of what causes people to react with fear to a situation are perceptions and assumptions about what that situation will be like. After facing their fears, people often realize that the perception of the experience created more fear than the experience itself.
Activities Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Collaboration, Discussion Trigger, Teamwork
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
A Real Team Player. Not!
When someone on the team is a hold out, their LACK of involvement stands out like a bad actor in a good movie. Everybody sees it. It affects the whole team's attitude. That isn’t good.
Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Effective Leadership, Management
A Real Team Player. Not! (Healthcare)
Teams are great. Unless... you have somebody on the team who just doesn't get it. Or worse - they get it, they just don't care.
Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Successfully Leading Others, Management
Personal Action Plan
Surveys tell us that the more immediately a trainee uses the skills learned in a training session or training course, the more effective they will be at retaining the information and transforming it into new habits. Their commitment begins with a plan.
Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Retention Aid, Training Support
TrainingBytes® Telecommuting Tips & Tricks
Working from home is great on so many levels. But there are a whole new set of challenges, too. How do you keep from getting distracted when domestic duties call? How do you handle a family member who stops by unannounced in the middle of the day? How do you get anything done if you have kids around? This video provides a few quick tips for successfully navigating the pitfalls of telecommuting.
TrainingBytes® Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Communication, Interpersonal Skills
Your Path to Success™ (The Complete Series)
Wouldn't it be nice to have a personal playbook of helpful tips and tricks while plugging away at the office, shop, plant, studio, etc.? A resource that would help you tackle tough workplace situations using easy-to-implement, common sense tactics and concepts. This new series of short, thought-provoking modules is a great way to face typical workplace issues - both strategically and respectfully. There is no better time than the present to get working on your path to success.
Off-The-Shelf Video Program (ILT) Ethics & Compliance, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Collaboration, Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism
Effective Project Management (How-To Book)
Managing a project requires different skills and techniques than managing ongoing responsibilities. The purpose of this book is to acquaint you with the basic skills and tools needed to manage a project. It will not substitute for experience, but it will help direct you to what works in various situations. We have adapted tried-and-true techniques and tools to today’s fast-moving project management landscape where, instead of managing one project at a time, you may find yourself managing or involved in several at once.
How-To Books Personal Performance Successfully Leading Others, Personal Improvement
Your Path to Success™ Choosing Integrity
We all know how important integrity is to our organization, right? You may have even thought, "Hey, we've got a Code of Conduct. We've all been trained. We're go to go!" However… to create a culture of integrity, those policies have to be more than just words on paper. They have to be things we truly live… each and every day.
Video Vignettes Ethics & Compliance Ethics & Integrity, Personal Improvement, Professionalism
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.
Case Studies Leadership Effective Leadership, Discussion Trigger, Successfully Leading Others, Management, Personal Improvement
Supplemental Training Module: High-Performance Principles
A high performer in our organization is someone who comes into work every day and consistently exhibits: Integrity, Respect, Initiative, Confidence and Purpose. The bottom line for any individual in any organization is to deliver results. This supplemental/debrief training session will help your organization achieve results by developing the knowledge and skills of the greatest resource the organization has - your employees.
Trainer Resource Personal Performance Discussion Trigger, Assessment, Coaching & Mentoring, Personal Improvement
Taking Care of Your Future Is...™
Stimulate discussion about what it really takes to succeed in a career. This thought-provoking, powerful short video uses impactful imagery, video and music to stimulate a discussion about what it takes to get your career on track and rolling. A common sense approach to understanding the important things to remember in the workplace.
Discussion Generators Personal Performance Professionalism, Communication, Discussion Trigger, Energizer or Team Builder, Interpersonal Skills, Learning Reinforcement, Motivation, Onboarding, Personal Improvement
Your Path to Success™ Being Your Best
Most seem to think that success on the job is all about what you know… or what you can do. Most quickly learn that your attitude and how you act around others are just as important. It's always easy, but it goes a long way towards being your best.
Video Vignettes Professionalism, Interpersonal Skills, Personal Improvement
Your Path to Success™ Serving Others
These days, when most people pick up the phone, write an email or walk into an office or store, they pretty much expect the service they're going to get is indifferent or even just plain awful. Little things like… Thanking the customer and empathizing with their situation. Acknowledging their emotions, rather than ignoring them. And reassuring the customer that your goal is to help… Those are the kinds of things that make customers feel like you really care.
Video Vignettes Personal Performance Sales & Service, Communication, Customer Service, Personal Improvement, Professionalism
Change Is Not in My Vocabulary...
Every once in a while, you'll run into someone who thinks change is a four-letter word. They get so wrapped up in their own way of doing things that they can't - or won't - see that there might be a better way.
Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Change, Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Effective Leadership, Management, Personal Improvement
The Boss Who Knows It All… And Then Some!
One of the first things we have to do when dealing with a bad attitude is decide whether it's worth our time… especially if it's somebody you have to interact with every day... including a manager or boss.
Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Conflict Resolution, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Improvement, Problem Resolution
The Boss Who Knows It All… And Then Some! (Healthcare)
I am supposed to be able to share my ideas, right?! One of the first things we have to do when dealing with a bad attitude is decide whether it's worth our time. What if it is someone you have to deal with every day - a manager or boss.
Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Conflict Resolution, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Improvement, Problem Resolution
The “Whatever” Co-Worker…
Getting people to care about things they think are "no big deal" can be a challenge. But when everybody understands how important their own contribution is – progress it what happens. More work gets done right the first time, and everybody feels good about putting the effort.
Video Vignettes Leadership, Personal Performance Effective Leadership, Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Management, Personal Improvement, Professionalism