Single Curriculum: Brian Tracy's Excellence In Management - Part 1
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Single Curriculum: Brian Tracy's Excellence In Management - Part 1
Brian Tracy's Excellence In Management - Part 1
The Essence of Leadership

Leadership is the single most important factor in success or failure. Leaders are made, not born. You will learn the key qualities like vision, courage, integrity, responsibility, foresight, cooperation, and commitment to winning that will make you a successful leader.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:12

Course Highlights:
• Leadership Qualities
• Successful Leadership
• Vision
• Integrity
• Courage

The Leader as a Strategic Thinker
The ability to set and achieve strategic objectives is the key skill; the ultimate test of leadership. Leadership is results, more than anything else. You will learn: your most valuable asset; four reasons for setting strategy; five key questions in strategic planning; and the key to strategic planning.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 24:36

Course Highlights:
• Competitive Advantage
• Strategic Planning Basics
• The Leader As Strategic Thinker
• Strategic Planning

Entrepreneurial Leadership
The race is on! Product and service cycles are accelerating faster and faster. Learn creative and innovative ways to stay ahead of your competition. You will learn: The purpose of a business; The keys to entrepreneurial leadership; Creative marketing; and Entrepreneurial strategies.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 24:59

Course Highlights:
• Entrepreneurial Leadership
• Keys to Entrepreneurial Leadership
• Entrepreneurial Strategies
• Creative Marketing
• Creative Thinking

The Art of The General
Desert Storm is a brilliant example of the use of strategy and tactics. See how this textbook example of strategic principles can be applied to business today. You will learn: Corporate strategy versus military strategy; Principles of military strategy; The most important quality for successful management; and How to apply the material from this course.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 24:03

Course Highlights:
• Corporate Strategy vs. Military Strategy
• Principles of Military Strategy
• Thoughtfulness
• The Seven Principles Review

The GOSPA Method
The more accurate you are in thinking about yourself, your goals and the activities necessary to accomplish them, the more successful you will be in everything you attempt. In this course, you will learn how successful individuals accomplish far, far more than the average person by planning their goals and activities in advance. You will learn: The GOSPA method of strategic planning; How to write goals, objectives and strategies; and How to set plans and activities.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:07

Course Highlights:
• GOSPA Method
• Goals
• Strategies
• Plans
• Skill Application

Leadership Styles
Leadership is a key factor in your success or failure. The style of leadership you use depends on factors like the maturity and personality of your subordinates or the type of decision under discussion. Learn the appropriate leadership styles for maximum results. You will learn: decision-making styles; leadership qualities; personality styles of your subordinates; and when to use different leadership approaches.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:08

Course Highlights:
• Leadership for Maximum Results
• The Follower
• Decision-Making Styles
• Leadership Qualities
• Skill Application

The Manager's Roles and Goals
Your success, as a manager, depends upon the people you have working for you. You must learn how to move from operating to managing; from doing to controlling. In this course, you will learn: Planning; Organizing; Staffing; Delegating; Supervising; Measuring, and Reporting.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:49

Course Highlights:
• The Manager's Roles and Goals
• Planning
• Delegation
• Measuring
• Vital Functions In Management

Five Steps To Self-Directed Work Teams
The average person works at 50% of capacity. Only people can be made to appreciate value. Your job is to get the maximum return on human assets. You must create a structure to release individual potential. You will learn: About teams and people; How to motivate people; How to have clear team goals and objectives; How to lead teams, and How to apply the material from this course.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:53

Course Highlights:
• Teams
• Goals and Objectives
• Plans
• Lead
• Skill Application

Interpersonal Communication Skills
Fully, eighty-five percent of your success will come from your ability to communicate effectively with others - a skill that can be learned. You will learn: How to make people feel important and valuable; Key principles of communication; How to show acceptance and appreciation; Why approval and admiration are self-esteem builders; and Why attention is a key communication skill.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:04

Course Highlights:
• Communication
• Skill Application
• Acceptance
• Approval
• Attention

The Critical Focus - Customers!
All strategic planning is ultimately customer planning. How does your customer define value? What type of service does your customer require? What is your customer's definition of quality? How do you apply the answers to these questions? These questions, and many more, are addressed in this important course.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 24:48

Course Highlights:
• Customer Planning
• The Most Valuable Asset
• Your Future Image
• Strategy Rules
• Questions To Ask Yourself

Meetings That Produce Results
As much as 40% to 60% of a leader's time is spent in meetings - of all kinds. Unfortunately, 50% or more, meeting time is wasted. Meetings are a vital skill; a key tool of leadership. Learn how to: Make your meetings more productive and valuable; Set a purpose and agenda, Run a meeting, Participate in meetings, and Correct ineffective meetings.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:48

Course Highlights:
• Meetings That Produce Results
• Running A Meeting
• Problem-Solving Meetings
• Maximizing Effectiveness
• Meeting Management

Creating A High Trust Environment
People perform best when they feel safe, secure, respected, appreciated, and valued. Your job as a manager is to bring out the best in your people. In this course, you will learn: The key to motivation; The relationship between self-concept, personality, and attitude; The greatest enemies of personal performance; and How to create a high trust environment.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:24

Course Highlights:
• Creating A High Trust Environment
• Self-Concept
• Fear And Doubt
• High-Performance Environment

The Fundamentals Of Motivation
One of the hardest jobs in the world, today, is motivating your people - motivating them to continuous improvement, motivating them to excellence. The core of the motivation challenge is individual self-esteem. In this course, Brian Tracy discusses the fundamentals of motivation for higher productivity. By the end of this course, you will learn the seven levels of motivation and five motivational theories.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:39

Course Highlights:
• The Fundamentals of Motivation
• Theories of Motivation
• Basic Motives
• Motivation

Improving Employee Performance
Many employees need direction and help to achieve the goals and objectives of their positions. Your job, as a manager, is to help them achieve these goals and objectives. You will learn: Why Feedback is so important; The two key problems with employees; The Law of Situation; Company created problems; and How to conduct a performance appraisal.

Faculty: Brian Tracy
Length: 25:38

Course Highlights:
• Feedback and Problems with Employees
• Law of the Situation
• Company Created Problems
• Performance Appraisal
• Skill Application