MGMT 400 Leadership and Management Skills

Films on Demand (17:30 min)
This program examines five widely recognized management styles, commonly identified as autocratic, persuasive, consultative, participative, and laissez-faire. Viewers learn about each style’s characteristics, advantages, drawbacks, and practical applications. The video also emphasizes that while a leader may prefer a particular style, different management approaches should be used depending on the culture of the business, the unique nature of the workforce, and the specifics of the work required.

Films on Demand (40:20 min)
How does a leader differ from a manager? This program looks at the qualities required for leadership. It differentiates among management styles, discussing autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, paternalistic, and theory x and y managers.

Films on Demand (8 min)
Experts agree there are four broad categories of management styles. In this program, we examine the first two types—paternalistic and collaborative. Observed through the eyes of a waiter, as two groups of employees and their managers arrive for their regular Friday business lunch, the characteristics, benefits, and disadvantages of each style are examined.

Films on Demand (9 min)
Management styles can be broadly categorized into four types. In this program, we examine the second two styles: authoritarian and delegative. As two recruitment companies meet for their annual bowling showdown, the characteristics of each management style are examined.

Films on Demand (53 sec)
Management expert John Kotter talks about the role organizational culture and climate play in an organization's overall performance, as well as its ability to adapt to change.

Films on Demand Segment from "The Human Element" (4 min)
Suzy Welch and Ranjay Gulati discuss innovation and innovators in corporate America. Innovators speak up and challenge the orthodoxy. How can corporate managers make it safe for people to innovate?

Films on Demand (26 sec)
(Dr. Stephen R. Covey, leadership expert and chairman of the Covey Leadership Center, examines the roles of management and leadership in organizations. Dr. Covey argues that, while both are important, management always follows leadership.

Films on Demand Segment from "Leadership/Management Mix: Supernova Collection" (2:37 min)
A management team considers two potential candidates to head the new customer contact center. Ben discusses the three main areas of managing people: setting targets, reviewing progress, and motivating/developing staff.

Films on Demand Segment from "Leadership/Management Mix: Supernova Collection" (5 min)
Ben discusses three main leadership qualities: articulating a vision, inspiring commitment, and challenging the status quo. Compare Helen and Nisha's ability to work with other people on the new database and training.

Films on Demand (10:15 min)
By the end of this episode, viewers will better understand the four key principles for leaders at any level; leadership is an activity not a position.

Films on Demand (10:49 min)
In this video, you will discover how compassionate leaders care about their team's emotional and life needs and recognize that happier employees are more engaged and perform twice as well as those whose staff feel unvalued and uncared for.

Films on Demand (19 min)
Is leadership just a fashionable name for management or are the skills of leadership distinctly different? If leadership is different, what is the best mix of management and leadership for your job? This workplace drama, written by experienced trainer Larry Reynolds, focuses on good and bad examples of management and leadership in action.