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Business - Project Management
Featuring John Cleese
This training resource will...
Enable people to organise and chair meetings that are more effective and more motivating for those who attend.
"I've got to go to a meeting"
It's a phrase that makes most people's hearts sink. It echoes with boredom, frustration and a general waste of valuable time. And yet, we all know you can't manage without meetings. A team isn't a team unless we all get together to discuss problems, share ideas and come to decisions. And whilst they continue to take place 'face to face' we are increasingly using technology to meet with colleagues online as 'virtual teams'.
The answer of course is to have efficient, effective and productive meetings but we all know that's easier said than done. A recent survey revealed that 49% of managers felt they were wasting at least 3 hours a week in meetings. And 21% believed that 4 out of 5 meetings were a total waste of their time.
Indeed, a meeting is often the only time the whole team comes together and is the only place where the leader is seen as a leader rather than 'the official' individuals report to. If they feel their time has been wasted, they lose respect not just for the leader but also for the wider organisation that put that leader in place.
However many leaders aren't even aware that running meetings is a teachable, learnable skill. But of course, it's not a gift, it's a technique. In fact, a technique with five key elements that apply to both face to face and virtual meetings. These five elements supply the framework of the Video Arts most popular programme ever and one of the most widely used training videos of all time.
Learners will come away with the ability to better prepare, structure, manage and control effective meetings.
John Cleese returns in the classic role of the Judge and demonstrates how the rules for running a meeting parallel those of a court.
Learners will be able to:
Organise and chair meetings of any kind
Meetings will become productive, efficient and effective
DVD / 2012 / 30 minutes
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By Jeffery Long
How to Create and Implement an Effective Risk Management Plan provides a detailed overview of how to assess the potential risks at a facility, including recommendations for drafting and implementing an effective risk management policy. The DVD emphasizes strategies for the adoption and implementation of policies and procedures aimed at reducing risk. The DVD also addresses how to respond to incidents to limit liability exposure after an incident has occurred.
Among the topics covered:
Lawsuit basics - negligence
Risk management steps
Step one - identify
Step two - analyze
Step three - develop measures
Step four - implement
Developing a facility audit
Transferring your risk exposure
Waiver and release agreements
Typical lawsuit
Accident response
Additional risk management tips
DVD / 2011 / 81 minutes
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With Bonnie Biafore
Author Bonnie Biafore lays out a set of principles for efficiently managing projects. The course examines the concepts of project management, from defining the problem, establishing project objectives, and building a project plan to meeting deadlines, managing team resources, and closing the project. The course also provides tips for reporting on project performance, keeping a project on track, and gaining customer acceptance.
DVD-ROM (SingleUser, Closed Captioned) / 2011 / 127 minutes
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By Mike Moran, Mike Clark, John Engh, Lisa Licata
Although the majority of youth sports programs currently screen the adults who volunteer, the standards that adult volunteers must meet, in this regard, differ dramatically from organization to organization. Screening Volunteers-Updating the NAYS Guidelines provides an update of the NAYS screening guidelines. The DVD details what a thorough screening process should include, as well as identifies what criminal history should exclude a volunteer in youth sports.
Among the topics covered:
The nine-step screening process
Simplifying the process to determine eligibility
Recognized standards for volunteer screening
What is an SSN identity trace?
Protect youth sports minimum recommendations
DVD / 2011 / 83 minutes
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By Tom Griffiths
After preaching "constant, vigilant supervision" as the number one drowning prevention strategy, the available evidence on the subject suggests that such an objective is nearly impossible to achieve. The Supervision Myth examines the false premise that underlies such a strategy. Although supervision is needed, the DVD details practical and affordable ways to prevent drowning, including supplementing supervision with technology, developing a better design, and ensuring better engineering of aquatic facilities.
Among the topics covered:
"Constant, vigilant supervision"
Changing the culture to supplement supervision
Body blindness
The instinctive drowning response
Root cause analysis
Safety signage
Drowning detection/prevention technologies
DVD / 2011 / 88 minutes
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Featuring James Dreyfus, Francis Barber and James Lance.
Most organisations recognise that exceptional service is vital to winning and retaining customers - but very few treat their internal customers with the same level of respect and support as they do their external customers. Those that do are stronger, more effective and more productive.
The performance of every individual within the organisation depends upon the performance of others and, unfortunately, a 'silo' mentality is all too common. Mistakes are seen as the fault of other groups, and problems as the responsibility of other departments.
This programme is suitable for all those who want to break down 'silos' in their organisations and build productive working relationships with people from different departments. It will show learners what internal customer service is and why it is important, how to communicate with internal customers and meet their needs, and, ultimately, how to work together with a sense of trust and shared purpose.
DVD (With Leader's Guide, Workbook) / 2008 / 27 minutes
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Featuring Kris Marshall, Pippa Haywood, Mark Heap and Mina Anwar.
This entertaining programme looks at the advantages and disadvantages of passive, aggressive and assertive behaviour. In a series of different situations - from the office, within meetings, and even within a hospital - the techniques of assertive behaviour are explained, together with how to get your inner dialogue right, and how to communicate what you want with honesty and relevance whilst respecting the rights of those you are addressing.
DVD (With Leader's Guide, Self-study Workbook) / 2007 / 38 minutes
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Compare management and leadership styles by describing a need for personal management philosophies, as well as emphasize the need for liaisons - primarily with other community organizations. Students learn communication functions for both external and internal audiences, as well as learn to identify communication barriers and possible solutions. This Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation illustrates a business plan and details financial, marketing and supervisory functions.
CD-ROM (Win, PowerPoint Presentation (76 slides)) / 2004 /
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This easy-to-follow, five-step programme will help managers to deliver world-class performance. Meet David (IT Manager) and Louise (Marketing Manager). David is laid back, too friendly, lacks consistency and is unclear about what he wants. In contrast, Louise is highly organised but does not involve her team.
Both David and Louise learn an easy process which goes beyond the appraisal, and begin to put this into practice. As a result, they start to see real benefits - both to the performance of their teams, and to the output of their project.
DVD (With Trainer's Guide, Workbook) / 2003 / 25 minutes
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Featuring Dawn French, Jaye Griffiths, Julian Kerridge, Jeremy Swift and the voice of Tony Hawks.
Not everyone who has to manage a project knows how to do it well. Bad management skills can be a costly drain on time and money, causing frustration and stress for everyone concerned. This programme provides a complete solution to these issues, exploring the techniques for project leaders to better manage their team, and so meet the project's objectives.
Meet the manager who is organising an office move and has made some common mistakes. She has failed to define the objectives of the project properly, her team's responsibilities are not agreed and the project is in danger of failing. Once she is shown the right way to do things, she learns the key stages of successful project management.
Suitable for anyone running a project, whatever its size, this highly watchable programme focuses on project teams, as well as project mechanics, and offers clearly illustrated techniques to put into practice. It is a comprehensive pack, suitable for formal training and individual self-study.
DVD (With Leader's Guide, Workbook) / 2000 / 40 minutes
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This motivational drama, addressed to individuals and team members at every level, focuses on three essential elements of time management; prioritising and planning, dealing with people and working procedures.
In a realistic office setting, meet one individual who is totally disorganised; one who is so organised that she spends too much time rescheduling her personal organiser; and another who is let down by the first two!
DVD (With Guides, Workbook) / 1998 / 20 minutes
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To show what it takes to be a successful team.
Forming an effective team-based structure is the best and most rewarding way for people to work together, ensuring that team members are motivated, satisfied, productive and flexible. Businesses that use this model are more responsive to change and perform better than traditional hierarchies.
Through a combination of drama and documentary, this programme effectively illustrates how team working avoids duplication of effort and allows members to share knowledge and experience.
Comprising of two programmes, the first looks at what it really means to work as part of a team and the second focuses on the relationship between two team members, and how to analyse and resolve conflict. The programmes show that managing and participating in a team involves more than merely bringing people together and following instructions.
The key outcomes
Build and manage positive teams of people who work well together
Recognise and utilise the key strengths of each individual in the team
Improve productivity by ensuring teams are working efficiently and for the good of the organisation
DVD (With Guides) / 1994 / 37 minutes
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Have you ever wondered what is involved in insuring a business? This Microsoft® PowerPoint® will teach students the knowledge and skills associated with planning an insurance program for a business. Additionally, students will obtain a full understanding of the various types of insurance needed for businesses and the consequences of committing insurance fraud.
CD-ROM (Win, PowerPoint Presentation (68 slides))
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Featuring Suzie Blake.
To give individuals the skills and confidence to plan and make an excellent presentation.
Making a presentation to a group of people, even if you know them personally, is a challenge for anyone: for many people it is an ordeal, which they usually approach with anxiety and often fear. This practical and informative programme outlines a four-point structure for making presentations, and offers plenty of tips on how to overcome nerves, order the material and give the presentation.
The key outcomes
People at all levels will be more confident when making presentations
Good research and communication means a better informed audience
DVD (With Leader's Guide) / 25 minutes
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By Paul G. Ranky
This publication, tested on many undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the USA, UK/Europe and Asia, is an excellent introduction to Project Management, and on How to Prevent & Avoid Project Failures, with an international lean six-sigma focus. Project managers, auditors, quality assurance engineers and managers, product, process designers and managers, system designers will find the honest, direct and helpful approach very useful. Also ideal for undergraduate / graduate education and research. Several sections and cases could be used for technicians.
This DVD presentation is based on over 500 projects, and 35+ years of national and international project management experiences. Having worked through the 65 minute video, the user will have a clear understanding of the principles, methods tools & technologies on How to Prevent & Avoid Project Failures.
DVD (With DVD-ROM) / 65 minutes
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