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If you're like most managers and things keep you up at night, now you can turn to a book that's designed especially for you! But you won't find talking rabbits or princesses here. (There is a cow, but it doesn't jump.) Henry Mintzberg has culled forty-two of the best posts from his widely read blog and turned them into a deceptively light, sneakily serious compendium of sometimes-heretical reflections on management. The moral here is this: managers...
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Channel 1
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In today's day and age, every caller likes to feel that they are dealing with a highly skilled and professional organisation.. In essentially every organisastion, the telephone is the first point of contact with the customer. How well we communicate on the telephone is crucial to the impression we leave with those customers and can ultimately affect whether they wish to do business with us.. Produced in Australia, this 12 part telephone skills video...
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Women hold over half of all professional jobs today, yet they represent just 4 percent of CEOs in the S&P 500. Even worse, that percentage has barely budged in a decade. In every industry, from private equity investing to network television, women are underrepresented in leadership and paid less than men for the same work. That's where The Influence Effect comes in. Based on recent research by the authors of the New York Times bestseller Break Your...
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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Has your organization lost trust in its leaders? Precisely when organizations need employee involvement, trust levels are low and people are disengaged. What can managers and team leaders do to regain trust? This video provides realistic methods for rebuilding trust and gaining employee involvement. "Leadership: Whats Trust Got To Do With It?" tells the story of a team leader who realizes that he cannot lead his team without first gaining their trust....
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Kantola Productions
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Susan Packard's three keys to great leadership: leaders are connected, leaders keep their organizations fresh, and leaders show courage. Easier said than done? Sharing lessons learned from failures as well as successes, Packard describes how to stay connected to customers and colleagues, always remembering that connections are reciprocal. She explains how innovation maintains your freshness while keeping your team motivated and engaged. And she details...
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Sharing discoveries from a groundbreaking study that separated the leadership skills that get results from those that are inconsequential or harmful, Leadership 2.0 introduces a new paradigm of leadership.
A passcode provides online access to the self-assessment edition of the bestselling 360° Refined™ leadership test. 360° Refined™ will show you where your leadership skills stand today and what you can do to begin maximizing them immediately....
10) Himalaya
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Kanopy Streaming
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Tibetan
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Academy Award nominated movie filmed over seven months in the forbidding Dolpo region of Nepal, Himalaya tells the story of a generational struggle for the leadership of a tiny mountain village between its proud old chief and a headstrong young caravanner.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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Key topics: Leaders, Managers, Autocratic managers, Democratic managers, Laissez-Faire managers, Paternalistic managers, Theory X and Y managers. What's the difference between a leader and a manager? What kinds of managers are there? What are the problems of managing in the real world?
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University of Toronto Press
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Leadership is a quality that is difficult to define. Some believe that it is innate, the gift of a selected few. Others believe that it is a skill that can be learned but don t agree on what, exactly, should be taught. In The Thoughtful Leader, Jim Fisher provides an invigorating, inclusive and positive framework for teaching current and aspiring leaders in all walks of life. The author has incorporated various apparently opposing leadership ideas...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
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There's no shortage of information for aspiring founders on how to start, fundraise for, and grow your company, but why aren't more women getting funded and growing companies? This talk with Jory Des Jardins -- co-founder of BlogHer and Global Head of Community at ConsenSys -- delves into the fundamental areas where female founders tend to do things differently than their male counterparts: * Women founders prioritize solving problems over cool new...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
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English
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Simply saying you have a women's initiative isn't enough. To create impact in your organization, you need support, structure, and development opportunities. In this talk with Director, Women's Leadership Center at American Management Association, Lauren McNally, and Learning Solutions Manager at American Management Association, Tammy Swed, teach you to: * Build or enhance an empowering program * Address unique challenges women face in the workplace...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
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Although women are playing an increasingly important economic role in their families, communities and society and often carry the burden of economic and reproductive labor, they are less likely than men to take time off, and their health and well-being is suffering as a consequence. This talk with Executive Director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Jessica González-Rojas provides: * Information regarding time off for the average...
17) Owning the Space
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
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English
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María Teresa Kumar shows you how to build your confidence as a speaker and prepare for public speaking. This talk is facilitated by author, activist, and strategist Rinku Sen as part of the Women's Leadership Online Summit produced by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
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English
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How do you define good leadership during times of uncertainty? President and Founder of Berkana Institute Margaret Wheatley explores the answer and shares her thoughts on what lies ahead and how we can contribute to the alleviation of suffering, and embodying the best human qualities so that people do not forget that all humans possess these, especially themselves. This talk is facilitated by Berrett-Koehler CEO and CFO David Marshall as part of the...
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The Great Courses
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English
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Logic should always guide the sequence of your thoughts, whether you're giving a sermon, a corporate report, or a birthday toast. Discover how to avoid digressions, offensive statements, contrarian views, and other pitfalls that may disrupt the logic of your speech, with examples from Susan B. Anthony, John Stuart Mill, and Chief Joseph.
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