Search Video Library for: Office & General
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.
Your Path to Success™ Understanding Diversity
Diversity has to do with human differences. So… a lot of times when people say “diversity” what they really mean is race or gender or ethnicity. Diversity is much more than that – it’s any point of difference. It can be differences in race or gender, but it also could be differences in work style, differences in personalities, differences in terms of our organizational cultures… any type of difference that matters.
Your Path to Success™ Understanding Hidden Bias
We are all socialized into our cultural heritage, whether we know it or not. We learn language, values, and beliefs as well as “who is one of us” and “who is not” from our experiences in our cultures. Many of these beliefs remain even when presented with contradictory information or evidence. Bias can be expressed blatantly or through subtle messages.
Leading to PREVAIL® (for Managers)
The preparation you take now – and the steps you help others around you take – will help increase the chances of prevailing during an active shooter situation. By taking a few minutes to train your team for one of these events, you help them know what to do in the very unlikely event that it actually happens. The exact same thing holds true when preparing for an active shooter event.
Preparing to PREVAIL!® (Armed Intruder/Active Shooter Training)
An armed intruder situation is something few of us have prepared for. And it’s that lack of preparation that raises anxiety…and fear. Training increases our ability to take appropriate action. It gives us a greater sense of preparedness, which will help with anxiety and stress levels - especially during a shooter situation.
PREVAIL!® The OUT Actions™
Being prepared begins with…accepting the reality that today’s world demands us to be ready for the unexpected. AND… changing the way YOU see your environment. For example, if you’re in a location where there are crowds of people, pay close attention to the space around you. This module covers the principles & techniques of the “3-OUT” PREVAIL! model (GET OUT | LOCK OUT | TAKE OUT).
The Oh Series™ Ethics & Transparency
When it comes to price fixing, bid rotation, bribery... your organization has specific policies prohibiting these illegal behaviors. In this program, we'll look at some examples of Sherman Act/DOJ-related ethical situations that can make a person say “OH?...”
Discussion Card: ATTITUDE! Producing Positive Results
We've all faced a difficult employee. Tackling tough situations often means taking a step back and thinking through the issue. Remember, conflict can be reduced and misunderstandings addressed or prevented when we take the time to deal with a bad attitude . These easy-to-use cards provide a simple model (A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E.) along with thought-provoking questions to create a respectful flow of communication - helping leaders, managers and supervisors address individual or team attitude issues. These cards are great for a quick training reminder, reinforcement or as a conversation generator.
A.C.T. with Integrity™: Real Situations for Discussion (Original)
Discrimination. Theft. Dishonesty. Are your employees prepared to face ethical issues and respond in ways that meet the high standards of your organization and adhere to the letter of the law? Equip employees to make the right choices in tough ethical situations.
The Goal™ (How-To Version)
Like the best-selling book upon which it is based, The Goal shares the inspiring story of Alex Rogo, who uses the principles of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) like bottlenecks, throughput, and flow balancing to transform his mediocre division into a money-making machine. Alex and his team reject common 'nonsense' measurements and discover a commonsense, yet more effective approach to boosting the company's bottom line.
Generations in the Workplace - Trivia Game
Great meeting opener or training ice breaker for generation training! Forty trivia questions are listed (with an answer key) around popular culture and events during each of the major generational periods. Have fun. Award points. Reinforce key training concepts.
Everybody Wins: How to Turn Conflict into Collaboration™
Deadlines, change, stress, miscommunication, confusion over responsibilities... there is no shortage of opportunities for conflict in the workplace. However, there is a loss of productivity when employees spend all their time dealing with conflict. This program teaches employees to take the initiative in resolving conflict with their coworkers and cooperating to find win/win solutions for most disagreements.
Must Do's As a Mentor
There are some "must do’s” that will help you be a successful mentor. Having an open communication channel between you and your mentee is a must!
The Americans with Disabilities Act (from It's the Law™)
Both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - which applies to Federal employers and Federal Government contractors - and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - which applies to private employers - promote and expand employment opportunities for millions of people who have a mental or physical disability.
Equal Employment (from It's the Law™)
Modern day federal equal employment laws began with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and amendments to it and interpretations by the courts. It’s important to understand that sex discrimination law protects persons of all sexes, gender identities, and sexual orientations-including cisgendered men and heterosexuals. Also, race discrimination law protects persons of all races, including Caucasians. Basically, almost every applicant, employee, or former employee is now protected from discrimination because of their membership in groups protected by law.
Whale Done!™ in Action
Whale Done!™ in Action teaches how the Whale Done!™ Approach is applied to real-life business situations.
Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships™
Best-selling author Ken Blanchard shows how to improve workplace relationships and productivity by using the Whale Done!™ approach. Based on behavior-changing strategies developed at SeaWorld, Whale Done!™ offers a compelling message and memorable workshop tasks that will have an immediate and positive impact on your workplace.
Fearless Facilitation!: How to Lead Effective Training™
This program builds the confidence, poise, knowledge and skills demonstrated by facilitators who are exceptionally competent. Participants will learn how to generate quality discussions, make smooth transitions between activities and manage disruptive behaviors. Organizations will benefit by having facilitators who increase the value of their training sessions, thus building the skills of associates.
Understanding Retaliation (from It's the Law™)
Under federal, as well as many state and local employment laws, retaliation is defined as any adverse action taken because the employee engaged in an activity protected by law that would either dissuade a reasonable person from engaging in that protected activity or punish them for having done so.
FOSA™ Model Introduction (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
This video introduces the FOSA™ process - facts, objectives, solutions and actions. This approach is paramount to a successful progressive discipline approach to tackling tough workplace performance.
Did You Hear the One About?
This vignette effectively demonstrates the the point at which workplace jokes can cross the line and become harassment.
Ready. Set. CHANGE!™ Reacting Smarter. Adapting Faster. Engaging Together.
Through learning tools such as right-way behavior modeling, this program equips employees with skills to react smarter, adapt faster and engage together more productively when change comes around again.
The Bottom Line (from Confronting Workplace Conflict™ for Managers)
The most effective way to deal with conflict is to...Take a Moment....to get your composure. Identify a Positive Response… to move things forward in a positive way and break that typical fight, flight or freeze response. Manage Your Emotions...so you don’t overreact or take it personally. Remaining calm is good for you and for those you work with. Finally, envision a successful outcome. This is beneficial to you, those you work with and your organization.
FOSA™ Model at Work (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
It's often tough knowing what to do when poor performance hits you day-in and day-out. The FOSA™ process is available to get people moving in the right direction by leveraging the power of progressive discipline.
Preventing Workplace Bullying: How to Recognize and Respond to Bullies at Work™
This program is about recognizing and preventing bullying in the workplace. Bullying can happen in any size organization and in any department. Awareness is paramount. It is everyone's responsibility to prevent it.
Illegal Harassment (from It's the Law™)
Harassment is conduct motivated by a protected characteristic, that’s unwelcome, and severe or pervasive, and that unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. That’s a mouthful, but it’s really not that hard to spot hostile environment harassment. For instance, when someone creates an uncomfortable work environment for another employee by always referring to them as “dinosaur,” “the old guy,” “grandpa,” or “Boomer,” it can be considered a form of illegal harassment. And it's a manager's responsibility to make sure it doesn't happen.
Preventing Workplace Bullying: Manager's Module
A module specifically created for managers covering the bullying topic and how to address and prevent it in the workplace.
Group or Individual: Which Motivates You?
How cultures from around the world look at motivation differently.
The Safety Lotto™
This program shows how people tempt fate and risk injury -- or death -- with unsafe behaviors. It covers eight safety topics. Eight people selected are shown doing unsafe things and paying the price for it. Their number was up.
Direct or Indirect: What's Your Route?
How communication styles differ within cultures and impact decision making and working relationships.
Clarify (from Ready. Set. CHANGE!™)
The importance of clarifying how a change impacts everyone differently.
I Just Can't Risk It
Digitally Remastered! As managers, supervisors and leaders, we have a responsibility to hold each other to the same standard as everyone else. Sure, they might be our friends. But we can't make exceptions. We must let them know that they need to help set the example. And anything they do that violates any part of our Code of Conduct or program - like retaliating against someone for reporting a violation - seriously undermines our organization's culture of integrity.
Communicate About Change (Dramatic)
How to ask for information to help feel comfortable with a change; dealing with a dress code change.
Workplace Bullying: Stand Up for Others
A coworker stands up for another coworker who is bullied by an employee of another company (vendor).
I Will if You Will...
A very effective and to-the-point vignette that deals with anti-gay and anti-diverse behavior in the workplace.
Workplace Bullying via Social Media/Email
An employee shares her story about co-worker bullying by teasing her about her weight.
Sales Made Simple™ - Complete Series
Let's face it, tons of sales training rarely hits real life scenarios that your sales people typically face. Sales Made Simple™ is different! This new video-based package provides twenty commonly asked sales questions designed to help empower your sales team. Each question is answered by our sales expert in easy-to-implement coaching bites.
It's Not That Big of a Deal
Digitally Remastered! With everyone having to do more with less these days, taking people off their job for any reason is something we all struggle with. But we have a responsibility to do more than just make sure our team members attend our organization's training sessions. We have to let people know that those sessions are really an investment in everyone's long-term success.
Achieving Communication Excellence
Accelerate the personal effectiveness and interpersonal abilities of your employees with a program focused on communication skills. In three, straight-to-the-point modules, employees will experience focused learning on how to effectively listen, communicate and give and receive feedback.
Make Your P.O.I.N.T. (Step-By-Step Demo)
A specific example of how to best use the P.O.I.N.T. model to effectively inform, inspire and influence others.
Sexual Harassment: It Can Happen Here™
Sexual harassment can occur in businesses of all sizes and industries, with potentially devastating consequences. This program presents a series of compelling scenarios to provide the foundation your workforce needs to prevent and address such behavior before it escalates.
A.C.E. It! - Introduction to the A.C.E. It Steps
Acknowledge the variety of tough situations that can arise in the workplace and introduce easy problem solving steps.
Workplace Bullying Example in Healthcare Setting
Female shares her story about the head nurse bullying the newer nurse.
A.C.E. in Action - Putting Parts of A.C.E. Model Together
Understanding all three steps of an easy-to-use problem-solving model - A.C.E. in Action.
Just Some Good Clean Fun (M.E.E.T.™ Resolution)
When humor in the workplace becomes inappropriate - teasing that leads to hazing. This video shows how quickly 'having fun' can turn to harassment.
The Goal™ (Dramatic Version)
If you are charged with rallying employees behind the concepts of quality and continuous improvement, The Goal: Dramatic Version will help managers achieve or surpass their goal. An engaging drama, this training program not only demystifies corporate buzzwords, like standards and bench marking, but also shows how your company can be run with efficiency and humanity.
More Than a Gut Feeling™ III
In any organization, hiring the right people for the right job is a challenge. Successfully meeting that challenge helps organizations keep turnover down and productivity high. More Than a Gut Feeling III is designed to educate interviewers on how to make the right hiring decisions by using behavior-based interviewing skills.
Confronting Workplace Conflict™ (for Managers)
Let's face it, most of us don't have the tools to resolve conflict (whether at work or at home) in a healthy way. We end up damaging relationships, we lose trust… the list goes on and on. Confronting Workplace Conflict™ is a new micro-learning program packed with conflict resolution tips and tools - especially for managers and leaders.
Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Meetings™
Just say "NO" to boring and unproductive meetings. Turn your meeting leaders into Fearless Facilitators! They’ll learn how to bring a laser-like focus to every agenda, handle disruptions with ease and condense a week’s worth of meetings into a single session. Fearless Facilitators expertly foster participation and make any group session more productive.
Increasing Emotional Intelligence
Oftentimes when faced with workplace challenges and obstacles, people succumb to self-defeating behaviors and negative emotions, to the detriment of their career and overall results. Learning how to remain positive and keep emotions in check can increase interpersonal skills and individual resiliency.
Just Be F.A.I.R.™: A Practical Approach to Diversity in the Workplace (Short Version)
An introductory diversity awareness program designed to help employees understand what diversity really is and when it matters most in the workplace. This program introduces the "F.A.I.R. approach" as a practical way to improve an organization’s cultural competency. The approach can be used as a tool to build more positive, productive relationships at work that will help employees make better decisions that impact the overall productivity of the organization.
Legal Briefs™ Workplace Privacy - Does It Really Exist?
Do your managers clearly understand the rules about privacy in the workplace? This program examines employees’ right to privacy and your organization’s rights to protect its information and property. Managers will learn how to effectively and legally establish, document, communicate and enforce policies regarding privacy.
M.E.E.T.: Breaking New Ground.™ Respect and Inclusion - Inappropriate Workplace Comments
This version of M.E.E.T.: Breaking New Ground™ focuses on how unconscious biases, micro-inequities and non-inclusive behavior through our words and actions can lead to serious conflict in the workplace. This short tackles inappropriate expressions, joking in the workplace and cross-cultural miscommunication.
M.E.E.T.: Breaking New Ground.™ Respect and Inclusion - Inappropriate Workplace Thoughts
This version of M.E.E.T.: Breaking New Ground™ focuses on how unconscious biases, micro-inequities and non-inclusive behavior through our thoughts (and even actions) can lead to serious conflict in the workplace. This program tackles hidden biases, inappropriate assumptions, diversity moments, sexual orientation and differences in organizational culture.
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.
Mix Diverse Personalities (Team Spark Video)
Creating a team comprised of diverse individuals may require a more careful balancing of components, but in the end provides the opportunity for brilliant results when done with careful thought and respect.
PREVAIL!® Understanding the Adversary™
When a shooting happens, it’s tragic, pointless and many times preventable. When these events happen, you might wonder, “What’s wrong with that person?”; “Why would someone do something like that?” We’ll take a closer look at the people who perpetrate these attacks and answer some of these questions.
The Extraordinary Leader: Going from Good to Great™
Although the distance from good to great can seem far, extraordinary leaders share certain traits and competencies that can be learned and applied to drive exceptional results in any organization. This program shows what separates extraordinary leaders from average ones. Exploring five characteristics of extraordinary leaders, it demystifies the journey from good to great and provides insights that will benefit all levels of management.
The Three-Dimensional Interview: Evaluating for Capability, Commitment and Chemistry™
This program helps hiring managers take the guesswork out of evaluating candidates and selecting the right person for the job. Get practical, step-by-step instructions for how to effectively plan and conduct consistent, structured interviews.
Back to Basics (Manual Material Handling) - No Belt
Back to Basics is a quick paced, informative program to help employees understand back injuries and the precautions they can take to prevent these most costly lost time incidents. This version does not include the use of belts.
Back to Basics™ (Manual Material Handling)
Back to Basics™ is a quick paced, informative program to help employees understand back injuries and the precautions they can take to prevent these most costly lost time incidents.
Don't Fall Down On the Job™: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
Fall protection expert, Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., CSP, P.E., also appears in the program with comments about fall prevention. In addition to general safety regarding slips, trips, and falls, safety considerations for using stairways, ladders, and scaffolds are also discussed.
Fall Protection: Taking Fall Protection to Greater Heights™
Special safety concerns for the use of stairways, ladders, and scaffolds are discussed. Throughout the program, actual accidents are shown with suggestions on how the accidents could have been prevented. Fall protection expert, Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., CSP, P.E., also appears in the program with comments about fall protection.
Hypothermia and Frostbite
This informative video thoroughly covers everything employees need to know about the dangers of hypothermia and frostbite—and how to avoid them.
Main Street™
OSHA has expanded the Hazard Communication or Right-To-Know Standard beyond the manufacturing and chemical industries to cover employees who work with chemicals at non-manufacturing organizations. This program is designed to instruct workers about the chemicals they work with, what precautions to take to avoid injury and what to do if accidents occur.
No Injury, No Accident?™
The original version of this best-seller, now in five languages. This program is based on the work of W.H. Heinrich and his famous "Heinrich Triangle." It demonstrates that a serious or fatal accident can emerge randomly from seemingly routine unsafe situations and unsafe acts.
Signs, Tags, Labels & Placards™
Injuries and accidents can be prevented and lives can be saved when signs, tags, labels and placards are used properly.
A Masterpiece
Dealing with inappropriate art and pictures in the workplace.
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.
All for One and One for All
Conflict at work? Really? Here's an example of work team conflict: two teams working through differences to make progress toward a common goal.
All That Cash
An action that violates a person’s moral code may not cause someone to be fired, fined or jailed, but such actions are nevertheless wrong. Doing the wrong thing can erode trust, damage relationships and harm others.
Allowing the Victim to Dictate Actions (from Legal Briefs™)
When it comes to harassment and discrimination cases, there are clear steps in how to address and investigate. Those rules should be defined in the organization's harassment prevention policies.
Analyze Needs (Sales Process)
Reviews how to best analyze the needs of a client during the sales process.
Bad Day at Work (from Good People, Bad Choices™)
This vignette discusses the inadvertent compromising of confidential information (impending lay-offs, new product development, etc.).
Cell Phones, Tablets, Etc. (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Training™)
Managing disruptions in meetings. As challenging as it may be, there is a correct way to handle disruptions while in meetings, in discussions, etc.
Challenging a Learning Point (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Training™)
Handling an objection to a key content point during a training session.
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.
Clarify Goals and Identify Concerns
The importance of knowing what you want to achieve in order to solve problems.
Coaching Is Being Specific
Coaching an employee with the right answers but the wrong attitude - especially when it comes to internal customers.
Coaching Moment 1 (Sales Coaching)
Coaching to keep a strength from becoming a liability. This video specifically covers recognizing buying signals and building trust without losing credibility.
Coaching Moment 2 (Sales Coaching)
Helping a sales rep deal with objections to close the sale. Pricing objections, price justifications and connecting customers needs to your solutions are all covered in this realistic scenario.
Commit to Change (Dramatic)
Dealing with the changes related to relocation; the importance of making a commitment to change.
Common ADA Question About Determining Qualifications
Answers the question,"Do you have to put a disabled candidate at the top of the hiring list even if they are not qualified for the job?"
Common ADA Question About Performance Issues
Answers the question,"How can a manager deal with performance issues when it comes to someone who is covered by the ADA?"
Common ADA Question About Reasonable Accommodation
Answers the question,"What constitutes a 'reasonable accommodation' for someone who is covered under the ADA?"
Common ADA Questions (Hiring)
Answers the question,"Do you have to hire someone just because he or she has a covered disability, even if they cannot perform an essential function of the job?"
Common ADA Questions About Hiring
Help managers learn how to effectively handle and respond to tough ADA issues and guide them through the recruitment process.
Communication - Outline Intent
How to best prepare to communicate effectively with others.
Courage 2 Coach™ - Coaching is Positive
We've all done our share of avoiding and hoping employees would just work things out on their own. Yeah, right! The only thing that works is having the courage to coach. This scenario helps a coach keep things positive.
Courage 2 Coach™ - Coaching to Empower
One of the things it seems like we have to do more often these days is to ask people who are already doing a good job to - well - crank it up a notch. We just need a little more. This short video gives an example of empowering others to do more.
Courage 2 Coach™ - Coaching to Motivate
When you've got one of those "problem child" situations, coaching's always the best option. It's best to use the same process. "This is the situation and this is what I expect." This video helps reinforce the way to coach and motivate.
Courage 2 Coach™ - Coaching to Specific Issues
Attitude problem. How do we deal with someone who's going 100 miles an hour in the right direction, doing a good job, while royally ticking off co-workers or customers in the process? Coaching of course! Here's a powerful short video on making the most of motivating a good employee.
Dealing With a Difference of Opinion (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Meetings™)
Differences of opinion, if not managed effectively, sometimes cause participants to behave in less than desirable ways. Whatever the causes of disruptive behaviors, they need to be managed or your meeting will spin out of control.
Dealing with Sensitive Comments (from Fearless Facilitation! How to Lead Effective Training™)
Responding to disparaging remarks during a training session
Dealing with Workplace Dating (from Legal Briefs™)
Workplace dating can be a tough topic to tackle... especially if it happens between managers and direct reports. Get in front of the situation by understanding the issues and how your harassment and discrimination policy guides your steps.
Did You Hear About...?
How many times have you found out something about somebody you work with and - you don't mean to – but you start treating the person differently. Believe it or not, that could end up being a bad thing. Gossip in the workplace usually ends up bad...for everyone.
Discipline & Termination: Avoiding Discipline
This video clip covers possible legal implications if a manager avoids taking appropriate disciplinary action with an employee.
Discipline & Termination: Avoiding Termination
This video clip discusses the legal implications of a manager avoiding termination action as well as how avoiding termination action may lead to unlawful retaliation or a negligent retention lawsuit.
Discipline & Termination: Documenting Correctly
This video clip covers the legal implications of under-documenting and over-documenting performance issues as well as the importance of documenting correctly.
Discipline & Termination: Inconsistent Discipline
This video clip discusses the possible legal implications if a manager does not use consistent disciplinary action with all employees.