Business Skills Training Videos

The Stanford Video Guide to Negotiating
Negotiating is the art of making better deals. Making the right deal can turn a small venture into a big one, or it can turn a quiet product into a blockbuster. Skill, preparation, and confidence are the keys to negotiating well. This program will keep you a step ahead of your negotiating counterparts.

The Stanford Video Guide to Financial Statements
Financial statements need not be an impenetrable web of numbers. Analysis can be both simple and logical. Whether you are an investor, lender, supplier, customer, or acquirer, this program shows how basic financial analysis can save you painful losses and win you big profits.

The Stanford Video Guide to Negotiating/Financial Statements Combination Package
Save money by ordering both tutorials. Learn how to get the upper hand in negotiations and how to get more out of financial reports with these two award-winning programs.

Be Prepared to Lead
Leadership development is a process of gaining self-understanding and confidence. Learn how to identify your own leadership style, how to capitalize on its strengths, and how to adapt your style to changing circumstances. Develop essential leadership skills and learn to avoid costly leadership errors.

Be Prepared for Meetings
Your staff may spend as much as one-fourth of every week in meetings. You might spend even more. Regain control of your workweek now, by regaining control of your meetings. This video provides a detailed overview of how to prepare for—and conduct—effective meetings.

The Team Approach
Good teams build involvement, improve communication and cooperation, and generate innovative business solutions. They streamline decision making and expand competencies. Use this video to assure that all your employees know both what to expect from teams and what their teammates will expect from them.

Price Negotiations
While we all believe in "win-win" agreements, sometimes it just comes down to price. In this entertaining program, Professor Ingemar Dierickx of INSEAD reveals essential elements of his expertise in game theory, and how the application of basic principles can help you get the best possible deal.

Be Prepared to Sell
Learn how to build powerful, persuasive psychology into every presentation you make. This video's five-step formula teaches how to structure your presentation in a psychological progression that leads to customer commitment.

Defining Business Casual
Lack of consistency is one of the greatest problems employers face when adopting a casual dress standard. Make this video available to employees who would appreciate guidance for looking their best. You can even use it to develop guidelines for your company.

Dining with Confidence
Etiquette expert Margery Sinclair provides clear advice on the do's and don'ts of business dining. The definition of proper manners has changed since our parents were teaching us the basics. Be confident so that you can focus on the conversation instead of on which spoon to use!

Cornerstones of Quality
The essence of quality management programs can be distilled into four cornerstone principles: continuous improvement; customer focus; employee involvement; and commitment to measurement and evaluation. This video bridges the gap between trendy phrases and actions that improve quality and help the bottom line.