Futura Film (Firm).
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English
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Management experts often point to America's role in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis as a prime example of productive group decision making. In 13 pressure-packed days, President Kennedy's Executive Committee debated and successfully crafted a response to the threat of Soviet-controlled nuclear weapons installed in Cuba, a mere 90 miles from the Florida coast. This video examines the leadership style, teamwork, and managerial processes that led to not...
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English
Description
What specific skills enabled a young state senator to become, in the space of four years, President of the United States? This program reveals a set of methods and attitudes at the core of successful communication. Presented by renowned public speaking coach Richard Greene, the video incorporates passages from many of President Obama's finest speeches-and uses these examples to explore tone of voice (varying volume, pace, pitch, and resonance); body...
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English
Description
Although most corporate managers don't have to wrestle with life-or-death decisions, the key to a company's success lies in the same kind of teamwork and problem-solving that enabled the rescue of 33 trapped Chilean miners in 2010. This video uses that inherently dramatic event to outline and explain several core principles of effective management, communication, and team-building. Viewers learn the importance of clearly defining a common goal and...