Team building videos LO2594 - Summary

Jean-Marie Bonthous (jmb@Leonardo.net)
Sat, 26 Aug 1995 10:28:28 -0700

Replying to LO2484 --

I am posting the summary of responses to my question about team videos.

Thank you very much for your kind assistance.

Jean-Marie:
"Do You Believe In Miracles" ABC Sports Video 1982 is one of my all time
favorites. It appeals to all people sports and non sports enthusiasts.
"Do You Believe In Miracles ?....is a testimony to the power of teamwork and
the indomitable human spirit. The US hockey team proved that nothing is imposs
ible, that you don't know how good you are until you try". Distributed by
Cor Vision Tele 708-537-3100.
Thank you,
Mark
usmarbg7@ibmmail.com

From: szpak@cam.org (ANIA SZPAKOWSKI)
Subject: Re: Teams videos
Hi Jean-Marie,
What we use is "The Power of Teams" and "Me and We", both videos are very
good.
You can get them at any trining video place.
Ania

>Jean-Marie
I find 'Twelve Angry Men' the most powerful video to use with senior people
when covering group dynamics. It is a long movie (about 2 hours) but is
well worth the time if used comprehensively.

I start the full day session by introducing the topic of group dymnamics and
team leadership using an experiential exercise, 'Lutts and Mipps'. By
processing the exercise, we interpret what happened in the team using Coggs
model of group development - Forming, norming, storming and performing ...
We then identify the roles people played in the exercise and categorise them
as 'Progress', 'Anchor' or 'Blocking' behaviours, i.e. how the various
behaviours added value to the team objective. We then view a short extract
from a video called 'Meeting in Progress' to see the various characters
playing the roles we have identified.

The group is now ready for the '12 Angry Men' video case study. I usually
do it in small teams. The objective is to anticipate which character will
tea " by doone 100 mi and mani The

John Wilter and Associates Mail: jwilter@aztec.co.za
Management Training Consultant Phone/Fax: +27. (0)21.5315134
15 Dagbreek Pinelands 7405
Cape Town South Africa

Jean-Marie:
I would strongly reccomend two tapes developed by Harvard Business School
Management Pproductions from Katzenbach & Smith's Discipline of Teams.

I've used them with a range of managers within my organization with strong
impact. Each tape present 3 ~15 minute pictures of a team in action. Not
all are presented as smashing successes, but each represents a slice of the
work of teams and the potential for real benefit.

Marty Levine
martyML@aol.com

Jean-Marie
We have recently added Smart Choice Media to our Business Showcase -
Training & Development. Browsing the online catalog, I've extracted this
list of the training materials available from Smart Choice re teams.

Keeping Teams Together - Teams - Video : $89.95 ( AM02X )

Love them or Hate them? - Teams - Video : $195.00 ( ST04X )

Team building - Teams - 3 Videos : $199.95 ( CA19X )

Team Leadership - Teams - CBT : $149.00 ( CR17X )

Team Problem Solving - Teams - CBT : $149.00 ( CR19X )

Toastmasters The Team Approach - Teams - Video : $89.95 ( KA09X )

If you'd like more information, e-mail Matt at schoice@ix.netcom.com or call
the toll free number, (800) 294-1140.

TARGETED COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT - CANADA
" Enhancing Corporate Communications with Technology "
120 Holland Avenue, Suite 302, Ottawa, ON Canada K1Y 0X6
aim@tcm.com (Eric Snyder) (613) 722-3751; Fax: (613) 722-7981
============== http://www.tcm.com/trdev/ ==============

Hello -- I am a marketing coordinator for Pfeiffer & Company and would
like to recommend a video we carry for your executive group. The video
is hosted by Ken Blanchard and is based on the classic movie, The Wizard
of Oz. It was created by CRM Films and is very well done. It uses the
movie to depict how to build and maintain a high-performing team. Ken
Blanchard uses the movie to illustrate five keys to powerful teamwork:

1. Find a common goal that will benefit all members

2. Small successes reinforce the commitment of team members

3. Honesty is essential to successful teamwork

4. Adversity strengthens the bonds of the team

5. Leaders must recognize the team's real and symbolic needs
If you need more information about the movie, just let me know. I would
be happy to send you our catalog with a more detailed description if you
will send me your address. My eMAIL address is
cassw@pfeiffer.mhs.compuserve.com.

Jean Marie:
For something highly interesting, if a little long, try the Appollo 13
film: it's very clear from watching it that not only the astronauts in the
damaged space vehicle, but also the (multiple) teams on the ground must
work together effectively to solve a host of potentially fatal problems to
get the astronauts back safely. There's much of traditional team work -
and a lot of the difficulties: learning to trust a new guy, the habits of
command versus what morale and the situation require; figuring out a
horrendously complex problem and devoting one's best efforts, despite deep
disappointment; having to leap into an unknown solution space knowing that
lives depend on your efforts - and that if you fail, it will be very
public; figuring out how to transcend what you know is your absolute
bottom line, in order to make a workable solution. The list goes on, and
on.
Besides all that, it's a treat to see people achieving something
extraordinary!

Sam

MXJELI@MAIL.WM.EDU
Mariann Jelinek
Richard C. Kraemer Professor of Business
Graduate School of Business,
College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, VA 23185

Tel. (804) 221-2882 FAX: (804) 229-6135

Jean-Marie,
I have used two videos that I feel will work welll with the executive level.
They are
Hidden Assets -Empowering America's Workforce (this video is a bit dated -
but the message of the video still holds true today - I don't know
of an update. Sorry I lack info on how to purchase it - will forward it when
I find it.)
Do Right! and Do Right II by Lou Holtz - Coach of Notre Dame (even if not a
N.D. fan
this is a high-caliber video). Contact Washington Speakers Bureau -
Alexandria, VA.
If these "sophisticated" executives are sports minded, this will be a good
one for them.
Good luck!

B. Wendell Jones
TQM/TEAM Facilitator
Litton Poly-Scientific
buddyj1@bev.net

Jean-Marie,
There was a series by public television in San Francisco entitled
"Growing a Business." The moderator is Paul Hawken. One of the segments
(about 25 min.) is on a company named "Quad Graphics" located in
Wisconsin. The video covers organizational culture, orientation and
training, and leadership effects on team building.
Mel

Mel Schnake
Professor of Management
Department of Management & Information Systems
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698-0076
(912) 245-3822 office
(912) 245-6498 fax
mschnake@grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu

From: clarep@ns.net (Clare Poe)
Subject: Re: Team video
Hi Jean-Marie:
Blanchard's group has a great program on change, and the video they use is
a powerful tool for "team learning" and team building aspects for use in
training or "executive briefings" [as some execs don't need or want to be
trained! ]. The Program is entitles "Managing the Journey" and they
use a powerful video about a team of whitewater kayak'ers going down
treacherous rapids in the Andes. They may sell or rent the video
separately?? Several different applications to generate discussions, team
awareness, team learning, and leadership dynamics with in teams!

Hope this helps. Would like to see your summary, to see what others are
using in "team" focused trainings and learning applications.
Clare

Organization: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
MIME-version: 1.0
The video we use for team building is Together We Can by American Media.
Also would recommend Be Prepared for Meetings by Toastmasters International.
Good luck,
Nina Crawley

A video that I have been using very successfully with various audiences,
including executives, is "Team-building: Making the task the boss" from
CRM. It runs 18 minutes, is cleverly conceived, has some humor, and gets
good reaction. I use a handout--summary of the salient points--and do a
thorough briefing *before* and after showing the video.
Would like to know about other videos and other people's experiences.

Fred Tesch
Management Dept
Ancell School of Business
Western Conn. State Univ.
Danbury, CT 06810

Check out Coastal Video Communications Corp. Ph. - 800. 285. 9107 x260. Tell
Melissa I said hello.
Paul Hicks
Payroll Masters
St. Helena, CA 94574
PWH fNY@aol.com

Jean-Marie,

What are you trying to accomplish? My experience is that you cannot do
"teambuilding" with a class or a video. Just learned that again the hard way
when I let a client talk me into doing a half-day class because of time
constraints then advertised that I was going to show them how to solve their
"trust" problems. I can certainly help them overcome trust problems, but not
in a class. Classes and videos only engage one of the domains of human
learning -- Knowledge. If you want people to become a team, you must engage
them in the domain of Attitudes and help them practice new behaviors in the
domain of Skills. Classes and videos just can't do that. I am cautioning
you because they may SAY they want "teambuilding training," but if they
don't, they really want to learn how to operate as a team, you will be the
stuckee in the end.

Duane Tway
C.O.R.E.
7022 E. Hacienda Reposo
Tucson, AZ 85715-4919
Ph 520-721-6642
Fax 520-721-1398
DuaneTway@aol.com

From: Glen Shull <shull@hou.moc.com>
Subject: Re: Teams videos
To: Jean-Marie Bonthous <jmb@LEONARDO.NET>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Video: flight of the buffalo

My own preference is The Commitments, which carries the team through all
the stages of development (as described by Tuckman) and very beautifully
portrays the common tension between task and process that bedevils all
teams. It's also a wonderful essay on leadership, much more useful in the
right environment than that old clinker 12 O'Clock High...
Jack Hirschfeld
jack@his.com

Replying to LO2484 --
The videos I would recommend are those published by Harvard
Business Graphics, which take real, timely situations or
teaming events and describe what went well and lessons
learned.
Lori Norton Pedri