Business Training Opinions

Change & Innovation through Brainstorming

2009-01-19T11:40:00.000-08:00

New Training Video! Change & Innovation through Brainstorming!

This new video from Media Partners is a 2-part program, which includes a high-energy video for all staff and a practical how to video for facilitators. The uses for this video are varied and timely, whether you're looking for a film on change, brainstorming, innovation, teamwork, communication, attitude, motivation, etc.

It is hosted by author and comedian, John Sweeney. John's enthusiasm and ideas are sure to inspire - which is essential in this time of change and when we're trying to accomplish more with less.

To preview or order this video, call 1-800-408-5657 or check it out online at: www.media-partners.com.

Your Summit Awaits

2008-09-25T07:03:00.000-07:00

Your Summit Awaits is a fine video production featuring Jamie Clarke, a mountain climber who has tackled Everest 3 times. This motivational video is effective for training sessions on goal setting, leadership, and teamwork.

This video's main training points are:

Make your dreams your goal
Care enough to confront
Follow your passion without obsession
Keep your promises through your actions
Face your fears, focus on what's important
Thank those who help you to the top
Look to the future, your summit awaits

Check out other training videos at Media Partners web site!

Without Regard

2008-09-25T06:51:00.000-07:00

Without Regard is a diversity/respect video that emphasizes the legal perspective and the consequences of inappropriate (wrong) work behavior based on someone's Race, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Age, or Disability.

It's an older video...so there are newer ones out there that you might also like to check out. But it does have a lower price point than most, so that's always a plus.

Other videos on the same topic to check out:

1) In This Together

2) Ouch: That Stereotype Hurts

3) Diversity: Face to Face

And as always, check out Media Partners' web site to see videos on all sorts of training topics.

Telephone Behavior: The Rules of Effective Communication

2008-09-14T18:11:00.000-07:00

Telephone Behavior: The Rules of Effective Communication features John Cleese, and whenever the talented Mr. Cleese is in a training video, you know it's going to be fun to watch.

Warning: This is an older film - circa 1997, but it is certainly entertaining and one of the few training videos out on the market on the topic of telephone customer service.

If you want to check out some other videos on this same topic, just click here.

And to see all of the videos carried by Media Partners -- whether your looking for a video on customer service, leadership, diversity, motivation, respect, etc., just check them out at www.media-partners.com.

LeaderFiSH!

2008-06-10T14:23:00.000-07:00

A training video for less than $250?! What? And it provides nearly 1 hour's worth of viewing...LeaderFiSH! I'm not the biggest cheerleader of the original FiSH, although, as a wise man once told me, 1000 Elvis fans can't be wrong, I gotta say that I think LeaderFiSH is definitely worth its $249 price tag.

The reason behind the low cost is that the producers who created this video thought that companies could purchase the video (which includes a great workbook) for each of their leaders...As opposed to getting everyone together and showing the film to all at one time.

Check it and other training videos out at Media Partners web site!

Is 'Good' Enough?

2008-04-29T12:30:00.000-07:00

Yeah! A new video from Media Partners! - Is 'Good' Enough?

This motivational meeting opener is priced at an affordable $295.00, and proceeds to share how many "problems" there would be if 99.9% were good enough. As a former perfectionist, I had just begun to believe that I didn't need to be perfect. But after watching this film, I'm may reconsider.

Thankfully, my job is not one that affects life or death...but many jobs do. And it is in those situations, you have got to ask yourself: Is 'good' enough?

Abilene Paradox

2008-04-09T14:26:00.000-07:00

Abilene Paradox is a classic training video...Currently in its 2nd Edition, it continues to sell well to those looking for training videos about teamwork, communication, leadership, and group dynamics.

The movie opens with 4 four folks sitting on the porch of their small Texas town. No one really wants to move a muscle. They'd rather sit and relax. But one person, probably fearing boredom in the others, suggests a 53-mile ride into Abilene for dinner. No one really wants to go, but all agree to go.

I have no problem with saying 'no,' but apparently that's not the case for some. People will often say 'yes' to things they don't want to do and/or even to things they disagree with because they think that's what the other person/people want from them.

So the Abilene Paradox is doing what you don't want to do -- because you think that's what others want you to do -- but others don't want to do it either -- so nobody is really happy.

Does this apply to the workplace? - It does! Think about how many things you go along with or do because you think that's what's expected of you as a member of the team. What are the businesses consequences of this acquiescence on your part? Are you being paid for passivity? to be a yes-man/woman?

More Than a Gut Feeling III

2008-03-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

If you're in the market for a training video on the topic of interviewing and hiring skills from the perspective of the interviewer (as opposed to the interviewee), by far, the best selling video out there on the topic is More Than a Gut Feeling III. It outlines the techniques needed to conduct behavioral interviews and is straight forward and practical in its approach. To find out more, click here.

Another video recently released on this topic is Behavioral Interviewing: Taking the Guesswork out of Recruiting. - This video makes many of the same points as More Than a Gut Feeling, however, has a much more humorous tone. To find out more, click here.

Ethics for Everyone

2008-03-26T15:20:00.000-07:00

There aren't all that many training videos on the market on the topic of ethics. (If you're looking for one, a recent release that you might like to check out is Moment of Truth.) But one that has been around for awhile and continues to sell very well is Ethics for Everyone. It is a solid, straight-forward ethics training video that covers issues ranging from insider trading to stealing office supplies...from making personal long distance calls on your work phone to keeping your promises.

This video provides training points to help employees make certain that their behavior is consistent with their values.

Everyday Creativity...by Dewitt Jones

2008-03-26T15:02:00.000-07:00

As part of my work, I watch a lot of training videos. - In my opinion, some of the most thought-provoking and motivational are Dewitt Jones's videos: Celebrate What's Right with the World, Focus Your Vision, For the Love of It, and the one I'm discussing today, Everyday Creativity.

Everyday Creativity is not your typical training video with Points A, B, and C to memorize. (This I find refreshing!) In this video, Mr. Jones takes a more philosophical approach to the corporate buzz phrase: thinking outside the box.

How do you look at things? - Are they ordinary or are they extraordinary?

Do you see a couple of options or do you see thousands of possibilities?

To find out more about this video and how to incorporate its message into your work and personal life, click here!