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The Leadership Pickles!
Oct 2005
 

The aim  To help motivate leaders.

 

About the programme
What Bob Farrell did for customer service in the best selling Give`em the Pickles! he's doing again for leadership with The Leadership Pickles! A fun and exciting new video, The Leadership Pickles! combines Bob's passion for serving others with powerful leadership stories to create a memorable and motivating message for leaders of all kinds.
What defines a leader? "Leaders are those who SERVE the people who SERVE the customer." Just as customers need pickles - those special things you do for them to keep them coming back - your employees need their pickles too. They want and need certain things from you as their leader. If they get them, they'll follow you and achieve great things. If they don't get their leadership pickles, their belief and respect for you as a leader may begin to slip.

Being in leadership is a tough job. It requires you to be the best you can be. "The Leadership Pickles!" will inspire you to give your employees their leadership pickles!

The benefits

  • Spreads enthusiasm through creating a sense of urgency and making things fun
  • Inspires confidence by taking fear out of the future, communication and listening.
  • Demonstrates integrity at all times.

    16 minute programme plus leaders guide on CD-ROM.

      Price: DVD £799.00, Rental £299.00

    note price exclude VAT and delivery.

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    Painless Performance Improvement

     



    Have you ever given up on a poorly performing team member?

    Are you trying to manage a team member's bad attitude?


    Real change only happens when the decision to change comes from the person doing the changing. The Painless Performance Improvement training video provides managers with a simple and proven technique to help team members improve their own poor performance without the drama, pain or conflict often associated with performance issues.

    Managers and supervisors will learn how to:

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    Focus on PERFORMANCE - not ATTITUDE

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    INTERVENE rather than CONFRONT

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    RECOGNIZE and DEFLECT common SIDETRACKS

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    Follow the SIX STEPS to PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

    A training video comedy, Painless Performance Improvement combines highly entertaining hosts with dramatic and realistic coaching moments. Supervisors will relate to scenes of management gone awry as well as employee's favorite excuses and sidetracks. Used with the accompanying 85 page Manager's Reference Guide, leaders will find this package an indispensable resource for improving the performance of their team.

    Performance Improvement is Painless when you:

    bulletState what you've observed
    bulletWait for a response
    bulletRemind them of the Goal
    bulletAsk for a solution
    bulletAgree together on the best solution
    bulletFollow through to ensure success


    1 Painless Performance Improvement video
    1 Painless Performance Improvement Manager's Workbook (78 pages)
    10 Painless Performance Improvement Pocket Cards
    1 Leader's Guide on CD

    DVD includes full length Role Plays
    and a PowerPoint Presentation

     

     

    Learning resource pack includes:

    DVD (duration 22mins)

    Trainer's resources on CDROM

    Prices: DVD £799. Rental £299.00

    Prices exclude delivery and VAT.

     

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    Leadership: An art of possibility

    Ben Zander on Leadership

    Discover a new style of leadership that will give every employee within your organisation the ability to participate in the vision.

    About the programme
    Experience the phenomenon of Ben Zander, world-renowned conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, as he expressively teaches a new and improved style of leadership in the exciting video training programme Leadership: an art of possibility. Ben and his partner Rosamund coach leaders to speak possibility from any position, in any organisation, anywhere in the world.

    With Ben's new interactive leadership style, managers and supervisors in your organisation will learn to keep a possibility alive until every person involved in the project is enrolled. These top leaders will walk away from this training experience with the understanding that it takes everyone's participation to make their organisation a success.
    This new kind of leadership is dynamic, transforming, evolutionary. It is an art that brings out creativity and expression. This kind of leadership increases the resources of an institution immeasurably in terms of energy, flexibility, and speed of response to a fast-paced world.

    Key messages

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    Speak possibility

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    Recognise the downward spiral and enroll people in the journey to radiating possibility.

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    Lead by making others more powerful (The conductor does not make a sound)

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    Everyone gets and "A" (Give people a possibility to live into, not an expectation to live up to)

    content points

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    The art of practice

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    Who am I being?

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    Possibility is always one sentence away

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    Vision: the guiding force

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    Create

    Style: Documentary

    Programme includes: DVD(26 mins), Training leader's guide and Self study workbook on CD.

    Price: DVD £750.00, Rental £299.00

    note: price exclude VAT and delivery.

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    Attitude: Radiating possibility

    Transforming attitudes

    Learn to transform old attitudes of negativity and doubt to new attitudes of courage and possibility!

    About the programme
    Ben Zander, delivers a revolutionary approach for breaking mental barriers that prevent connection with others. In this video training programme Attitude: radiating possibility! Ben teaches all employees, from the frontline to top executives, how to discover a vibrant world of possibility that lies beyond these barriers.

    In this moving video program, Ben and his partner Rosamund expressively coach employees, students, teachers, and executives to accelerate their pace of interaction, have courage in the face of fear, and enter the dance.

    Key messages 

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    Sit in the front row of your life. Participate!

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    When you make a mistake say: "How fascinating!"

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    Quiet the "voice in your head" that says "I can't do it."

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    Live in radiating possibility. Become a part of the song!

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    Invent a new game: "I am a contribution." Ask yourself, "how will I contribute today?"

    Style: Documentary

    Programme includes :DVD (17 mins), Training leader's guide and Self study workbook on CD.

    Price: DVD £750.00, Rental £299.00

    note: price exclude VAT and delivery.

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    Jamie's School Dinners: A recipe for managing and living with change

    This NEW training programme from Video Arts Demonstrates how to manage change successfully and shows individuals how to respond to change when it happens to them.

    Part 1: A recipe for managing change
    This part is specifically aimed at those who need to manage change in their organisation. It uses the situations Jamie faced during his war against junk food and breaks them down into four key lessons to help you manage change more effectively:
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      Passion - the belief in what you are trying to achieve, coupled with a clear vision of how you are going to achieve it.
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      People - everyone reacts differently to change, there are three types of people that can be clearly identified.
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      Planning - careful planning is needed when implementing change and can determine whether it will be accepted or not.
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      Perseverance - with change you can nearly always guarantee resistance so determination is a must.
     
     

    Part 2: A recipe for living with change
    In this part we look at how change affects your workforce. Every employee will face change of some kind virtually every day, so it's vital they know how to cope with it. By showing your employees the four different stages of change, the change process will be much easier to embrace. The stages they can expect to go through are:

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      Reject it - the initial reaction to change is always the same ? denial. By denying change it's wrong to assume it will go away.
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      Resist it - I was right to think that' is the next logical reaction. Any explanation, no matter how implausible, can be used to rationalise the initial denial.
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      Reflect on it - at this stage previous judgement begins to be questioned. The mind suddenly switches on to the possibilities that change might bring.
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      Resolve it - change is welcomed with open arms. The challenge and excitement of new opportunities has triumphed over all the negative perceptions of change.

     

    Information: Programme footage from Jamie's School Dinners - 2005 Fresh One Productions and Channel 4. Based on the television programme - Jamie's School Dinners - Licensed by FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Fifteen Foundation, the charity that Jamie Oliver set up to train and mentor unemployed youngsters. For more details go to www.fifteenfoundation.co.uk.

  • Price: DVD £1,299

     

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    Jamie's Kitchen-Fifteen Lessons on Leadership

    You don't have to be Jamie Oliver to become a better leader. In 'Fifteen Lessons on Leadership' Jamie proves that leadership is an activity and not a
    position. We demonstrate this thinking and back it up with real examples. This programme aims to show how to become a better leader.

    Jamie is a natural and instinctive leader. And anyone who takes on a leadership role can learn a lot from watching him in action. Part of the new two-part Jamie's kitchen training series, 'Fifteen Lessons on Leadership' demonstrates that leadership is an activity and not a position. Leaders and potential leaders will identify with Jamie's honesty and openness.

    The programme covers five key learning points backed up by real examples from Jamie's journey:


    Lead the way - Jamie shows how a good leader makes sure everyone is clear about what is expected of them. He also has a clear vision of where he wants the project to go and can communicate this in a way everyone can understand.
    Show them how - Jamie is a highly visible leader who sets a great example to his team. He knows that when it comes to leadership, actions speak louder than words. He demonstrates how a good leader is prepared to tackle the unpleasant tasks as well as the pleasant ones.
    Believe in them - Jamie shows total belief in his team. His positive approach to coaching, always looking for things to praise, really pays off. Even when his team mess up, he gives them the message that they can and will get it right. He is not afraid to delegate.
    Deal with it - Jamie shows enormous responsibility throughout the project, personally, professionally and financially. He understands that if things go wrong, he-and no one else-will carry the can. His honesty in sharing how this affects him will strike a chord with all leaders.
    Learn and adapt - Jamie learns continually throughout the project. He learns about himself and about his team, discovering which techniques of leadership work best for each team member. If one way of tackling a problem doesn't work, he tries another.

    Why choose Jamie's Kitchen-Fifteen Lessons on Leadership?
    Believable example of a leader in action
    Positive role model to inspire your audience
    Will improve skills of both new and existing leaders
    Pressurised role reflects real life for today's leaders
    Energetic style will keep audience engaged

    Pricing
    Both of these courses are available for purchase on DVD £1,099, Rental £299.00 (5days).

     

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    'FIND YOUR VOICE' now available

    Angel Productions’ long-awaited new ‘toolkit’ for people managers is now available. Launched at the HRD Exhibition, FIND YOUR VOICE is an essential resource for anybody in charge of a team for the first time (and useful for many with more experience too). Available on video and DVD, it shows all the main skills and processes involved in managing people, from managing performance to dealing with grievances.

     

    If you are new to the business of managing people at work, perhaps as the owner or manager of a small business, or someone who has acquired a ‘team’ to look after for the first time, there are certain essentials you need to know.

    Angel Productions’ new ‘toolkit’ for people managers is an essential resource for anybody in charge of a team for the first time (and useful for many with more experience too). Available on video and DVD, it shows all the main skills and processes involved, from managing performance to dealing with grievances, and can help take the anxiety out of managing people.

    Designed as a primer, rather than an in-depth treatment of the many issues it raises, the package helps pinpoint users’ further training needs.

    The new toolkit will be valued in any organisation where:

    bulletNew managers need induction
    bulletExisting managers have gaps in their previous training

     

    Video 1 - Getting into Harmony

    Video 1 is built around our new 'VOICE' acronym, summing up the essential skills for managing people:

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    Vision

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    Organisation

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    Involvement

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    Communication

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    Enquiring  

     

    Video 2 - Dealing with Difficulties

     

    Video 2 presents some of the more challenging tasks likely to face anyone with a team to manage sooner or later:
    bulletDealing with performance problems
    bulletDealing with inappropriate behaviour
    bulletManaging change

    The videos or DVD are accompanied by a training manual, in print or on CD-rom, with a workbook, handouts and everything a trainer needs to deliver a two day introduction to people management course.

    Price: £795.00 (Prices exclude delivery and VAT).

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    Delegation Skills Double Film Pack
    Comprising 'You Can't Do It All' and 'Delegating'
     

    You Can’t Do It All
    This programme tackles the five common barriers to delegation head on. The storyline centres on David, a young, newly promoted manager who believes that his job is to do all the work that crosses his desk. Pretty soon things start turning sour as the effects of his inability to delegate manifest themselves - missed deadlines, long hours and de-motivated staff are just a few of his problems.

    Learning points:

    The film highlights the five common barriers to delegation and shows how unfounded they are:

    • It’s my job to do all the work - I’m the manager
    • How do I know what to delegate?
    • By the time I’ve explained it all, I could have done it myself
    • How do I know that the work will be done properly?
    • If I show them what I do, they’ll be after my job!

    Delegating
    Delegating explores the hidden traps to delegating; how to recognize our failure to delegate effectively, why we behave in the way that we do, and how to deal with the problem. Using a variety of dramatised examples, the film explores lack of trust, holding on, refusal to delegate, interfering, dumping and the effect that these have both on the manager and the person to whom they are trying to delegate.

    Duration:
    You Can't Do It All 20 minutes; Delegating 28 minutes

    Contents
    Support material:
    The Leader's Guide includes a synopsis of the film, background theory and three sample training designs.

    Price: VHS £199.00 (Prices exclude delivery and VAT).

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    Empowerment Double Film Pack
    Comprising Managing Empowerment and The Empowered Manager
     

    Managing Empowerment
    Over-management prevents people from making an effective contribution to the organization that they work for. This film demonstrates how, once you remove the barriers to empowerment - encourage people to relish extra responsibility and persuade managers to stick to doing their own jobs - you’ll notice a real difference in the way people work, their motivation and productivity.

    Learning points:

    • the benefits of empowerment
    • the manager’s role in the empowered organization
    • the employee’s role
    • creating a climate for empowerment
    • managing people for empowerment.

    The Empowered Manager
    AT & T store manager, Nicky Gloviak learns from her area manager that changes are coming to her organization. Faced with new responsibilities for stock control, hiring and ensuring profitability, along with the threat of closure, Nicky is angry and scared. She feels she's being set up to fail. Her first tentative steps to involve her own team in the new way of working just seem to confirm her fears.

    Then, with the advice and support of Cory Brewer, the new zone manager, Nicky and her team start taking small steps towards empowerment.

    The Empowered Manager is a powerful programme that will help managers, and their staff, recognize and leave behind their fears about the process of empowerment, in favour of a new approach to work involving personal dependency and responsibility.

    Duration:
    Managing Empowerment 25 minutes; The Empowered Manager 30 minutes

    Contents
    Managing Empowerment Support Material:
    The Trainer's Guide explores how to get the most out of the film; includes a synopsis of the film with key learning points; detailed background on the theory of empowerment; a checklist of critical success factors; along with six training activities around the empowerment process.

    The Empowered Manager Support Material:
    The Discussion Leader's Guide for this film includes suggested workshop applications; guidance for post-film discussion; and discussion questions for viewers.

    Price: VHS £199.00 (Prices exclude delivery and VAT).

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