Library Team Work Videos

28 min. 1991 1/2" VHS

This video is a timeless classic on group communication. It shows why people say "yes" when they really want to say "no". Jerry B. Harvey notes that this inability to manage agreement, rather than conflict, is the primary hurdle most organizations must clear.

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Learn the teamwork and leadership strategies that brought the crew of Apollo 13 down to earth safely against incredible odds B strategies that you need to run your organization every day.

Volume I

75 min. 1988 1/2" VHS

This program includes highlights from most in-demand CareerTrack's topics including: assertiveness training, stress management, how to get results with people, power communication skills, presentations that win approval and business writing skills.

Volume II

75 min. 1989 1/2" VHS

Presents highlights from CareerTrack's seminars including: business writing, how to delegate work and ensure it's done right, getting things done and team building.

Volume III

80 min. 1991 1/2" VHS

This volume contains highlights from the following seminars: confident public speaking, how to give exceptional customer services, professional telephone skills and how to listen powerfully.

30 min. 1991 1/2" VHS

This program is based on a manufacturing company who "handed over" the decision making process to a team. This video discusses the team building process and how an employee who is confident and satisfied with his performance is going to improve quality and productivity.

30 min. 1/2" VHS

This program outlines the 4 stages and styles of learning to cope with change and how to change faster in order to be competitive.

15 min. 2001 1/2" VHS

Group decision making can be far more effective than individual decision-making, and can have many benefits. This program discusses the six different types of decision-making, and what results you can expect from each.

20 min. 1998 1/2" VHS

Delegating is a concept many people find frightening. Letting go of important projects or taking on someone else's project is scary, especially if you have been burned before. If it is done effectively, delegating can greatly improve productivity. This program will demonstrate six the six steps to the delegation process: analyse the task, select the delegate, pass the baton (but not the buck), look before you leap, execute the task and conduct regular feedback sessions.

20 min. 1997 1/2" VHS

A world without diversity would be bland indeed. Differences not only add spice to life, but they are key ingredients for building strong futures based on common goals. In order to grow as individuals and as a company, we must learn how to understand , value and manage diversity in the workplace. In addition certain communication skills can be developed that will aid us in this process.

13 min. 1/2" VHS

This video provides the viewer with information on how to develop facilitation skills and use them to solve a variety of problems. Organizations are stressing the value to teams, and there is an emphasis on facilitation skills as a vital managerial competency.

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Feedback for Performance is a series of two videos focused on the importance of effective feedback skills for managers and supervisors. The effectiveness of this skill will impact the manager's own performance as well as that of his/her team.

17 min. 1998 1/2" VHS

Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude with them each day. Fish is about attitude. It's about having fun at work. It's about the team at Pike Fish Market who enjoy their jobs so much, that office workers come and watch them work during their lunch hour.

This program explores the tremendous synergy that can result when people are committed to their jobs and their team members. It reframes the way we view our work, and show us by real world example what it means to be creatively engaged in work experience.

80 min. 2006 DVD

Conversations don't just impact your culture. They ARE your culture... Now, with FISH! Culture you too can experience a deeper exploration of how the four simple practices - Be There, Play, Make Their Day, Choose Your Attitude - can make a big difference in your company and ultimately help shape positive organizational change across the globe.

The power behind FISH! Culture is it's step-by-step process that will engage your employees in a 10-unit learning program. Focused on Conversation-Action-Reflection, you are able to journey forward with your organization one conversation at a time.

Come and experience for yourself the many benefits this program has to offer.

• Reduce employee turnover and improve morale
• Build relationships that encourage creativity, trust and respect
• Encourage commitment, accountability, and action with your team
• Create a culture that fosters success

17 min. 1999 1/2" VHS

This video is all about making a vision stick. It shows that keeping a vision alive is not only possible, but it's the whole point of having a vision in the first place. It demonstrates how attention day to day, even moment to moment, cannot only keep a vision alive, but make it powerful.

15 min. 1998 1/2" VHS

This program will help students, entry level and re-entry employees to understand the attitudes and work habits needed for success on the job. Viewers will learn the importance of being a team player, see why every job is important, discover why it's important to ask questions, and find out the six basic behaviours that can lead to dismissal or hinder advancement.

22 min. 1/2" VHS

This video provides specific behavioral techniques for dealing with the 4 most common difficult situations encountered when giving feedback. Learn practical techniques to use when the person to whom you are giving feedback is not motivated to listen, is uncommitted to action, is angry, shocked, upset or disagrees with you.

14 min. 1/2" VHS

This practical video demonstrates how to structure the feedback you give to ensure that it is specific, balanced and timely. This program is aimed at all levels of staff and encourages everyone to take responsibility for giving feedback to others. Ideal viewing for self-directed teams.

19 min. 1/2" VHS

The video shows how newly promoted team leaders learn that giving leadership away is not as easy as it seems. Once accustomed to decision making in teams, we may continue to do so and inadvertently prevent the team from doing its job. Learn how to provide the tools, motivation, and direction team members need to do the work.

198 min. 1992 1/2" VHS

This program is essential for managers who are considering implementing self-directed teams. It is also for educating and motivating members of existing or prospective self-directed teams. This program shows how to convert to self-directed teams.

18 min. 1/2" VHS

How do you get a "dead" group going? What about dealing with over-talkative trainees? How do you "steer" a discussion in the direction you want? What do you do if there are no questions? this programs answers these questions and many more.

60 min. 2001 1/2" VHS

This program is designed to motivate the audience on improving team performance. Discussed are ways to establish teamwork and leadership discussion points that can be used to address specific teamwork issues. While the program touches on some serious leadership and teamwork details, it also contains some laugh-out-loud humor and some amazing behind-the-scenes astronaut stories.

16 min. 1/2" VHS

Virtual teams coming together by technology are increasing, and these people have to be managed differently. Because of the distance, you have to learn to manage the output rather than the people. This video identifies the characteristics of virtual teams, and some particular challenges facing their team leaders and managers. You will learn about the different types of virtual teams and how to manage the cultural differences that will come up, to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts.

14 min. 1/2" VHS

Learn useful advanced skills for dealing with the 5 most common difficult situations encountered when receiving feedback. Discover techniques to use when the person giving you feedback doesn't say anything useful, criticizes you in public, is long-winded, is vague in their feedback or makes a personal attack.

15 min. 1/2" VHS

This video demonstrates basic skills to empower you to get feedback. It shows how to request it, how to ask probing questions to get more detail and how to make sure you can use feedback to improve your job performance.

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Build an organization that keeps customers coming back for more. Discover why leaders are the key to great customer-service, and how they can liberate the spirit within the organization and give the employees the ability to delight customers.

24 min. 1994 1/2" VHS

This video discusses how teams can build involvement, cooperation, and communication. When successful, they can reduce response times to changes in the marketplace, generate innovative solutions, and speed the implementation of new policies. Also discussed are the costs involved in developing a team and how not all problems are best solved by teams. Managers should weigh the costs and the potential benefits before assembling a team.

70 min. 1990 1/2" VHS

This program discusses the two ways of approaching teams as a subject. The one is as a management philosophy the other as a group of people brought together to carry out a specific task. Also discussed is the idea that affective team working stems from people complimenting each other, rather than competing or merely working alongside each other.

1990 1/2" VHS
Volume 1 - 99 min.
Volume 2 - 89 min.

This two volume video program is a helpful guide to the team-building process. Topics include building and managing a winning team, creating a motivating environment, and developing goals and strategies.

27 min. 1998 1/2" VHS

This two-video series looks at how to make the team environment better through creating synergy, and keeping your teams under control and on track.

30 min. 1991 1/2" VHS

The team solution is a spoof on the country house mystery genre. The inadequacies of inspector Gussett's rigid approach to using his team of investigators are pointed out by one Randolph Snape, distinguished American writer of crime novels. As Gussett reluctantly takes on board certain pieces of advice from Snape, so the team becomes more effective and eventually solves the crime. The story illustrates three broad areas of team working that contribute to the effectiveness of a team: purpose, people, and progress.

25 min. 1/2" VHS

This is a new video narrated by Dr. Margaret Wheatley. It uses selected clips from the classic video to demonstrate an example of a team clawing its way to success. Dr. Wheatley's narrative highlights five key messages showing parallels between the screen confrontations and the behaviors we see in group-work.

20 min. 1997 1/2" VHS

This video gives real world messages to managers and employees about understanding and working together.

25 min. 1/2" VHS

Self-managing Teams (SMT's) combine the benefits of empowerment with the effectiveness of working in a team. They enable team members to assume responsibility for their own work, leaving managers free for other decisions without getting bogged down in day-to-day technicalities. This video is an effective tool for building and running self-managing teams.

1991 1/2" VHS
Volume 1 - 27 min.
Volume 2 - 25 min.

This two-volume program presents two organizations that have made a serious commitment to establishing a team culture. Each volume documents the story from a different point of view: (V.1) from the team builder's and (V.2) from the team member's perspectives. A leader's guide provides the trainer with guidelines, discussion questions, and session exercises.