40 Ideas to Get You There calls upon both our featured entrepreneurs as well as a number of other successful jewish entrepreneurs to provide 40 great insights that can be called upon at anytime during your entrepreneurial journey.

In September 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers was the biggest bankruptcy in history that sent shockwaves throughout the global financial market. Inside The Storm: Lessons from the Boardroom tells the story of what went wrong within America’s oldest investment bank and how it devastated even the common people living in Asia.

Eager to please an important new client, an advertising agency faces some difficult decisions involving a clash of personal values, loyalties, and the company's interests. Among the key questions: What happens when a pledge of confidentiality conflicts with company needs? Does a romance between a worker and a client constitute a conflict of interest? Where should one's loyalties lie: with a friend or with an employer? Moderated by George Fletcher,...

In today's world, economic and financial factors dictate the need to communicate with our international counterparts. With the enormous growth of its economy and its increasing business and diplomatic connections with the United States, China commands primary consideration in the 21st century. However, our ability to communicate with this emerging economic power is hampered by our divergent cultures and distinctly different views on the role of communication....

We make plans based on events proceeding as they should, but, in reality, problems arise more often than not. One of the most important sets of skills, in or out of the office, is problem solving. This program, presented in seminar format, addresses the creative and efficient channeling of energy to resolve problems. A unique five-step method for solving problems is described, and detailed exercises are presented.

Trust in most traditional institutions is down-government, religious organizations, and higher education-and there's a dark cloud hovering over technology. But this is precisely where companies come in; as peoples' faith in establishments deteriorates, they're turning to their employer for stability. In Intentional Integrity, Chesnut offers a six-step process for leaders to foster and manage a culture of integrity at work. He explains the rationale...

This program deals with the nature of biases and preconceptions, pointing out that almost everyone sees the world from his or her own perspective and stressing the need to examine one's own thinking about "us" and "them. It covers the subjects of being "in" and "out" and the role of peer groups, community institutions, schools, and the media in determining what is "good" and "bad"; permits members of minorities to speak out about how bias affects...

New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons exposes how the "new oligarchs" of Silicon Valley have turned technology into a tool for oppressing workers in this "passionate" (Kirkus) and "darkly funny" (Publishers Weekly) examination of workplace culture. At a time of soaring corporate profits and plenty of HR lip service about "wellness," millions of workers--in virtually every industry--are deeply unhappy. Why did work become so miserable? Who is...

Billund, Denmark is home to the original Lego factory that producers over 1 billion bricks per week. Lego is a brand that stretches beyond the children's market and has a huge following of AFOLs (Adult Fans of Lego). This film follows Justin and Mark as they attempt to become part of the Lego company. Justin aspires to become a Lego designer while Mark wants to launch a magazine marketed to adults who enjoy building with Lego. See inside the Lego...

In recent decades, franchising has become a popular and highly successful business model for many enterprises. Some of the world’s best-known brands have become household names through extensive international franchising. This film looks at various aspects of franchising, including: how the franchising business model works, attributes of a successful franchise business operator, and benefits to franchisors and franchisees. A range of business operators...