Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Crestcom : Bullet Proof Manager Course

Bullet Proof Manager Course (10 DVD Video)

You complete hundreds even thousands of hours of education to become a doctor, an accountant and in some countries even to drive a truck. How does the world prepare talented professionals (your most valuable people) for the critical role of leading people?

To address this vital learning need, Crestcom sought the input and experience of thousands of business executives in more than 50 countries to create the highly acclaimed Bullet Proof Manager course. 


How to Exceed Customer Expectations
Featuring Lisa Ford
   * Four levels of customer service
   * Exceed customer expectations
   * Recover customer loyalty
   * Empower employees

Recognition: The Key to Higher Performance

Featuring John Hersey
   * Three steps of Involved Recognition
   * Contagious Leadership
   * The "Recognize Five" strategy
   * The power of non-monetary recognition

How to be a Transformational Leader

Featuring Nido Qubein 
   * Dynamic questions of Transformational Leadership
   * The four forms of leadership capital
   * Grow relational capital investments

How to Become a Stress Buster

Featuring Amanda Gore
   * Identify physical and emotional warning signs of stress
   * Techniques to control/lower stress
   * Balance the relationship between excess input and productivity
   * Why different people react differently to stress

Negotiating to Win

Featuring Dr. Jim Hennig
   * The 16 strategies of bottom-line negotiating
   * Reach agreement in more negotiations
   * Obtain better negotiation outcomes

The Listening Advantage

Featuring Dr. Terry Paulson
   * Three keys of listening leadership
   * Listen "louder" in the workplace
   * The skills of listening facilitation

How to Tap the Creativity of your Management Team

Featuring Bob Johnson
   * Build and maintain a creative environment
   * Help employees use more of their creative potential
   * Embrace continuous improvement

Projecting a More Positive Self-Image

Featuring George Walther
   * Project positive expectations
   * Project the image of reliability
   * Use specific words and phrases to set a positive tone

How to Hire, Train and Reward Employees

Featuring Lisa Ford 
   * Five steps of effective hiring
   * Five keys to effective customer service training
   * Four strategies for rewarding employees

Creating Leaders Through Mentoring

Featuring John Hersey
   * Five steps of effective mentoring
   * Permission Mentoring
   * The most important job of a leader

Developing a Time Investment Strategy

Featuring Dr. Terry Paulson
   * The six-step strategic time investment strategy
   * Avoid the "kiss of yes"
   * Identify problems and manage priority shifts

Increasing Productivity Through Motivated People

Featuring Jim Cathcart
   * Four modes of performance
   * The first and second motivational jobs of management

Using Strategic Thinking to Improve Strategic Planning
Featuring Marcia Steele
   * Three steps to strategic thinking
   * Strategic posture
   * Align strategies to achieve maximum ROI
   * What makes something strategic?

How to Develop and Maintain Rapport

Featuring George Walther
   * Seek common ground
   * Active listening
   * Remember and use names
   * Positive body language

Seven Steps to Effective Delegation

Featuring Bob Johnson
   * Skills of effective delegation
   * Focus on the end result
   * Build trust, commitment and confidence

Motivating Through Positive Communication

Featuring Amanda Gore
   * Reframe comments
   * Eliminate critical words
   * Make people feel special

How to Deal with Difficult Customers

Featuring Lisa Ford
   * Deal with the emotions of a difficult customer
   * Find agreement with customers
   * Gently confront difficult customers
   * Explain the solution to the customer's problem

Leaders Make Change Work

Featuring Dr. Terry Paulson
   * Five leadership strategies of change
   * The challenges and responsibilities of change management

How to Connect: Communicate at a Higher Level

Featuring Nido Qubein
   * Make positive communication connections
   * Apply the five traits of connected communicators
   * The Law of Identification

How to Help Employees be their Best

Featuring John Hersey
   * Three steps of Looking to Greatness in people
   * The skills of Contagious Leadership
   * Identify employee strengths

The 70-Minute Hour

Featuring Dr. Jim Hennig
   * Twelve productivity time locks
   * Overcome productivity locks
   * Eliminate nonessentials
   * Make your time your wisest investment