February 13, 2001

West Des Moines, Iowa -- In 450 BC, Plato said, "All learning has an emotional base." Over 2000 years later corporate America has yet to acknowledge, let alone embrace this simple yet powerful concept. Now Stan Slap and VisionPoint have teamed up to deliver a straight-talking video presentation that screams "We Get It," and we want you to get it too!

Stan Slap, management guru and noted international consultant-has one key message for employees-"Stop working and start leading. And if you do this, you will love your work and your organization will flourish."

In Bury My Heart at Conference Room B, the razor sharp new video program (24 minutes) developed with VisionPoint Productions, Slap takes a "no holds barred" approach to making leaders out of managers. "Leadership is an emotional commitment, not simply an intellectual one. Companies will be most successful when managers make that emotional commitment," Slap says. "And as we enter tougher economic times, good leadership is more important than ever."

Jay Margolis, chairman of Esprit, a national chain of specialty retail stores, says, "I had to experience it to believe it. Everything we'd heard about Stan Slap's work was true and everything we'd hoped it would be was exceeded. Leading edge? He can see leading edge in his rearview mirror."

Stan Slap provides clear, uncompromising talk about what it takes to not just survive in a management position, but to create personal leadership that works and thrives. This "in-the-trenches" training teaches managers to focus on and use their core values to inspire a frankly cynical workforce - a critical attitude in a market atmosphere of competitive hiring and retention.
"Stan's message is original, pragmatic, entertaining and compelling," says Michael Cowman, president of VisionPoint Productions, who partnered with Slap to produce Bury My Heart at Conference Room B. "Stan's message literally galvanizes employees into renewed commitment to their organizations and to outstanding performances. If an organization is looking to increase loyalty, job satisfaction, retention and productivity, this is the message I'd want every employee to hear."

Bury My Heart at Conference Room B is very innovative thinking for managers who have been fed a steady diet of management over leadership, work over the meaning of work, and celebration of profitability over the people responsible for it. "This approach to leadership is based on what the greatest leaders in history have always done to achieve what they've achieved," says Slap, "It's teachable and relevant to every manager, it speaks to the issues of company growth and profit, and learning it is simple and engaging."

"It is crucial for employees to understand that they have custody of their thoughts, feelings, and actions. Generally, it is difficult for them to accept that they have this choice. Only from this awareness, though, can they appreciate real accountability and success." Slap concludes.
Bury My Heart at Conference Room B received the Crystal Award of Excellence in the Communicator Awards 2000 video competition in the Training category. The award is presented to programs "whose ability to communicate elevates them among the best in the field."

Bury My Heart at Conference Room B may be previewed and purchased from VisionPoint by calling 800-300-8880 or by e-mailing them at info@vppi.com.

Vision Point (www.vppi.com) specializes in creating video and multimedia-based products that help organizations improve the performance of their workforce. With over 15 years of experience producing award-winning products for the performance improvement marketplace, Vision Point routinely produces as many as 70 proprietary and custom titles per year and works with the top names and companies in the training field. Vision Point may be reached at 800-300-8880 or 515-334-9292, by fax at 515-334-9009, writing to 9379 Swanson Blvd., Suite C, Clive, IA 50325-6919 or e-mail info@vppi.com.