Presents strategies for conducting performance appraisals including preparation, separating the person from the behavior, setting goals, and using appropriate praise.

As a manager, reconizing a potential troublesome employee situation, then quickly take steps is key to keeping the team running smoothly and staying motivated.

A video training program that provides an honest look at what employees really think about their leaders and how that affects their work. The video illustrates 2 leaders : one ineffective and the other effective in 6 key areas of leader/employee interaction.

"Today's young workers are a new breed, thanks to two unique forces in their upbringing. Raised during the self-esteem movement, they are often self-confident and used to attention. And the first generation to grow up with technology, they work fast and expect fast results. In the workforce, they can seem demanding, even disrespectful of authority, with an inflated sense of entitlement"--Container.

Alec Levenson, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California, gives a talk on the characteristics of the Millennials and how to manage them. "New generations have always caused disruption for coworkers and created challenges for managers from previous generations. The Millennials now entering the job market are no different. They share the tendency of previous generations of younger workers to change...

Academy Award Winner Javier Bardem stars as Blanco, proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable...

After a disastrous screening of his latest movie at the Cannes Film Festival, Vince Chase must find a way to rejuvenate his career. His best friend and manager Eric is determined to get Vince back to the top, while struggling with his expanding management company. Ari, meanwhile, is having a few career conflicts of his own, and fights to deliver for Vince. Turtle is forced to reexamine his contribution to it all.