Delivering Good and Bad News

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Summary: According to chapter 19 of The Prince, one way a ruler can avoid being hated is to delegate the task of making unpopular proclamations. This program explores the use of communication as a leadership tool, considering whether it's possible to stay in favor by timing the distribution of good news. With Danish politician Hans Engell, who comments on the practice of some governments of only issuing positive press releases, and Franz Beckenbauer, Dame Anita Roddick, John Dunn, Edward Ashbee, Lynda Curtis, Jim Buckmaster, and Bruce Cohen.

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Physical Description: 1streaming video file (28 min.) : sound, color.
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Holk and Lassenius, [2011]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2012.
Copyright: ©2011

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General Note:	Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 17, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Delivering Good and Bad News: The Mind of a Leader 1 (1:46) -- Effective Leaders Avoid Negativity (2:23) -- Politicians as Spin Doctors (3:17) -- Good and Bad News: Make It Work (2:17) -- Media vs. National Secrecy (1:09) -- When to Take Responsibility (1:31) -- Shared Leadership (3:52) -- Leaders and Staff (1:56) -- Only Good News (1:59) -- Bed News as Facts (3:32) -- Review Key Concepts of Chapter 19 (1:43) -- Credits: Delivering Good and Bad News: The Mind of a Leader 1 (2:48)
Target Audience Note:	10 and up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.