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Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Accept Your New Role

Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Accept Your New Role

This video scenario presents a realistic scenario for getting to the basics of new leaders - supervisors/managers. It shows a misunderstanding between a new supervisor and a subordinate employee - and how to effectively address issues that pop up in an effective and respectful way.

Topic: Successfully Leading Others Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, New Supervisor, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Communicate

Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Communicate

This video provides an example on how to properly and appropriately communicate sensitive information (like layoffs or organizational changes) that impact a work team.

Topic: Successfully Leading Others Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, New Supervisor, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Set Clear Boundaries

Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Set Clear Boundaries

This video provides a powerful example of how new managers/supervisors can learn to effectively dismiss rumors and communicating a no favoritism policy - easing fears and issues across your team or group. Learning to set clear boundaries for staff and employees is key to a new leader's transition.

Topic: Successfully Leading Others Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, New Supervisor, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Take Action

Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™: Take Action

This video provides a powerful example of how new managers/supervisors can earn credibility by admitting past mistakes and reviews four strategies to effectively make the transition from peer to boss.

Topic: Successfully Leading Others Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, New Supervisor, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Perfect Storm

Perfect Storm

The implications of a manager taking action due to a fear of a claim of retaliation from an employee.

Topic: Retaliation / Reprisal Learning Path: Ethics & Compliance Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Compliance, Harassment Prevention, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Picture of The Day

Picture of The Day

Recognizing gender-based harassment; improper use of company email.

Topic: Harassment Prevention Learning Path: Ethics & Compliance Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Communication, Compliance, Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Preparation Pitfalls (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Meetings™)
Topic: Communication Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Meeting Preparation, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Preparation Pitfalls (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Training™)

Preparation Pitfalls (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Training™)

How lack of preparation can derail a training session. An example where everything goes wrong when unprepared.

Topic: Communication Learning Path: Workplace Safety Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Effective Training, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Prepare for Communicating Effectively

Prepare for Communicating Effectively

How to best prepare to communicate effectively. Follow a process for getting ready to communicate with others.

Topic: Communication Learning Paths: Leadership, Personal Performance Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality, Government Other Topics: Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Preventing Workplace Bullying: Program Summary

Preventing Workplace Bullying: Program Summary

Knowing the definition of workplace bullying is just the start. You need to recognize and address bullying immediately. Have an action plan based on organizational policy. Get HR and management involved quickly.

Topic: Abusive Conduct / Bullying Learning Path: Ethics & Compliance Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Healthcare, Industrial & Manufacturing, Office & General, Retail & Hospitality Other Topics: Interpersonal Skills, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe Based on Non-Verbal Cues (Interviewing Tip)

Probe Based on Non-Verbal Cues (Interviewing Tip)

Learn how to listen for words or phrases... clues... that will lead you to probe for the information you need. Or, an expression or gesture during an answer can suggest discomfort or conviction. Here you might probe based on non-verbals.

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for a Current Work Example #1 (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for a Current Work Example #1 (Interviewing Tip)

Explanation of the probing strategy of probing for a current work example

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for a Current Work Example #2 (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for a Current Work Example #2 (Interviewing Tip)

Example of interview question and candidate response to prompt probing question. Interviewee is asked about a time when they followed procedures when it wasn't convenient to do so.

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for a Current Work Example #3 (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for a Current Work Example #3 (Interviewing Tip)

Interviewee is asked to describe when they were especially successful in managing several important priorities? Example of interview question and candidate response to prompt probing question.

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for a Negative Example (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for a Negative Example (Interviewing Tip)

Another follow-up strategy is to seek contrary evidence. This is a fairly advanced technique for gaining representative skill information. When using the skill, ask for a negative example after you hear a positive answer. And vice versa ask for a positive example after you hear a negative answer. Seeking contrary evidence is simply about looking for representative information on skills ...successes and failures, positives and negatives, achievements and disappointments. Look for a well-rounded picture of the candidate's skills.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for a Positive Example (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for a Positive Example (Interviewing Tip)

A final follow-up strategy is to seek contrary evidence. This is a fairly advanced technique for gaining representative skill information. When using the skill, ask for a negative example after you hear a positive answer. And vice versa ask for a positive example after you hear a negative answer. Seeking contrary evidence is simply about looking for representative information on skills ...successes and failures, positives and negatives, achievements and disappointments. Look for a well-rounded picture of the candidate's skills.

Topic: Effective Leadership Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for Actions Taken (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for Actions Taken (Interviewing Tip)

Example of interview question and candidate response to prompt probing question. Interviewee is asked to describe a time when they did a market research that was a meaningful influence on product sales.

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe for Causes (Interviewing Tip)

Probe for Causes (Interviewing Tip)

Another follow-up strategy involves Clarifying Actions And Outcomes. Sometimes a candidate's answer will refer to what "we" did or what the "team" accomplished. With these types of responses probe for the specific actions taken by the candidate. You'll also hear answers with outcomes that were caused by the economy, a new product, or a financial commitment. You can then ask a follow-up probe to identify the specific causes of the outcomes.

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Probe Into Verbal Cues (Interviewing Tip)

Probe Into Verbal Cues (Interviewing Tip)

Interviewee is asked to describe a recent programming challenge, which required they to be particularly systematic in developing a solution. Example of interview question and candidate response to prompt probing question.

Topic: Management Learning Path: Leadership Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Communication, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned
Progressive Intervention (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Training™)
Topic: Communication Learning Paths: Leadership, Personal Performance Type: Video Vignettes Suggested Industry Usage: Office & General Other Topics: Effective Training, Interpersonal Skills, Effective Leadership, Professionalism Closed Captioned