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Business etiquette Business Vocational guidance Career development Career development Computer network resources Communication in organizations Communication in small groups Human communication Interpersonal communication Nonverbal communication in the workplace Teams in the workplaceSummary: Does giving a typical business presentation put a person in mortal danger? Of course not, but statistics suggest that many people dread public speaking more than they fear death. This program shows students ways to overcome that kind of paralysis and transform it into positive energy. These include thorough preparation (from learning the wants and needs of the audience to scoping out the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Requiring several applicants to complete some kind of shared exercise, the group interview is designed to assess collaborative and team-building skills as well as personal initiative. This program helps students prepare for joint interview situations and the demands they make on applicants. Starting with one-on-one and group case studies to illustrate specific contrasts, the video explores...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Students who've had a hard time with term papers and essay questions may be shocked to learn how much their postgraduation world revolves around writing. This program shows how effective written communication is possible for anyone, even those who struggle to complete a simple fax or e-mail. Methods for improvement include gauging the needs of the reader, keeping prose short and simple,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The first day on the job-not to mention the first week or the first month-can be an overwhelming experience. This program empowers job seekers as well as new hires as they explore the issues surrounding what is invariably a major life change. Students are introduced to the preparations typically needed to survive, and possibly even enjoy, their first day. These include planning transportation...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Is the hard part over once a person lands a job? No, the hard part has just begun! This program shows viewers not only how to survive on the job, but how to get ahead, too. Attitude, timeliness, dress, ethics, grooming, teamwork, conflict resolution, and getting along with co-workers are among the topics discussed in this video. Interviews with employers are interspersed with commonsense...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Every boss has unique expectations and every company has its own procedures and work environment. How can a new hire sort it all out? This program explores the crucial skills every new employee should develop in order to become a valued part of the team. Topics include logistical issues like punctuality and planning the best route to work as well as proper dress, orientation and training,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Highlighting the idea that a major part of good communication is good listening, this program enables students to improve their listening skills and absorb valuable information. The video identifies the best methods for giving coworkers the attention they deserve and provides eight simple tips that viewers can use to sharpen concentration. These include learning to focus, taking proper notes,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: A positive attitude is essential on the job. When Florence receives a negative performance review, she is forced to confront her weaknesses. Using humorous vignettes in the present and in her childhood, Flo demonstrates why she's in trouble. With a little help from an unseen narrator, Flo recognizes that attitude, responsibility, and communication are the key to her success on the job and takes...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program emphasizes the traits and employee skills needed to take an active role in career success and advancement. Through interviews with employers and employees from some of the world's most successful corporations, the viewer learns the essential qualities needed to succeed: Contribution, Teamwork, Attitude, and Organization. Part one demonstrates the importance of making a contribution...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: A lot of people think the best way to keep a job is to just do what you are told. That is part of it, but not all of it, by far. Today's employers are looking for people who can truly contribute to the company-someone who can handle responsibility, be flexible, and adapt! This enlightening program explores common-sense rules to follow and exactly what employers are looking for in the next...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Anthony, David
Summary: The heroes' baseball team, the Traverse City Salmon, are playing the Garden City Sprouts in the little league championship game. The Sprouts throw a curve ball and turn into pinch-hitting plant monsters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sigil Pub. 2009
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC ANTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC ANTCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ANTCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ANTLencioni, Patrick
Summary: After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and nothing excited her more than a challenge. What she could not have known when she accepted the job,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 LENTaylor, Charlotte
Summary: "In soccer and baseball, each player has their own job. They each do their part to contribute to the team. Teamwork is also important outside of sports. We use teamwork in our classroom, in our community, and at home with our family. In this book, readers are presented with different scenarios in which young people use teamwork to achieve a certain goal: When Nicole's neighbor becomes ill,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 158.2 TAYSummary: The relationship between supervisors and support staff members can often run off the smooth road of productivity. The major reason for problems between supervisors and staff is a lack of effective, open communication. This program is a dramatization of one employee's problems with his supervisor. The information he receives from the company's personnel manager gets him on track with how to cope...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Discusses the serious issues of professional etiquette in a comical fashion that will both entertain and instruct students and employees in the vital areas of etiquette and protocol. Prepares students for many different situations where a knowledge of professional etiquette will be essential. Includes inter-office etiquette, meeting protocol, introductions, dining etiquette, travel, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Video version. Viewers meet two young managers who help workers with appropriate responses to feedback in different work situations. Whether feedback is true, unclear, or downright false, we discover how to respond in a way that enables us to develop confidence, separate our reactions from our feelings, and learn from the situation. Using live-action video, the CD-ROM program guides the user...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: A bad first impression is hard to shake.something Jason, Marita, and Chris are about to find out on their first day at work. This video will save your students from common workplace blunders by showing them how to present a polished appearance, use positive body language, and demonstrate a can-do work ethic. Donna Panko, a professional corporate image consultant, shares her knowledge while the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: As the public face of the tourism and hospitality industries, front-of-house employees have the responsibility of providing the best possible service. This program interviews a number of people who work in the hospitality industry and deal frequently with the public. Highlighted occupations include receptionist, bellhop, duty manager, and food-and-beverage staff. Each section illustrates and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How is a good idea for a computer application turned into a tangible, functioning product? This program studies the iPod and iPad app development team at Bjango to show how an Information and Communication Technologies project is successfully managed. The video follows the stages from conception and planning to building, testing, implementing, and evaluating the finished product, looking at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Whether you work on an assembly line in a factory or write computer programs for a company's accounting department, you have a right to a safe and drug-free work environment. This program is designed to help viewers of all ages understand their rights and responsibilities on the job, to increase their protection from coworkers whose critical thinking and decision-making skills may be impaired...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The hospitality industry has long been at the forefront of diversity issues due to the very nature of the business-hotels and restaurants both serve and employ people from a variety of backgrounds. This program helps viewers understand the term 'diversity' and appreciate the benefits of respecting differences. The video explains primary differences and secondary differences, defines the four...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Guerin, Lisa
Summary: Worried that your company s employees might post trade secrets on Facebook, send harassing email, or text while driving on company business? Advances in workplace technology bring big benefits, but they can also bring legal exposure. Avoid trouble before it starts by developing clear, specific policies or updating the ones you already have. Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies provides a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 GUESummary: Whether or not the customer is always right, customer satisfaction is a crucial part of achieving success in the hospitality industry. This program provides several strategies to improve customer service, outlines the factors that may influence customer needs, and describes the traits and behaviors that are most important to cultivate when working with the public. The video also discusses...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Your Temperaments: Related to Work Situations is a fifteen-minute video which is part of the series, Career Guidance Videos.These five videotapes were developed for use with the CEPP Career Exploration and Assessment materials to deal with the topics of Career Exploration, Interests, Temperaments, Aptitudes, and Educational Planning. They also may be effectively used with other related Career...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008