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Why is ball tampering such a big deal for cricket?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is ball tampering such a big deal for cricket?

...leadership group in the decision to do so. Altering the condition of the match ball is against the rules of the sport, contrary to “the spirit of cricket”, and deemed to be “unfair”. It is a form of cheating. What is ball tampering? Cricket is not only controlled by a set of rules but, according to the sport’s laws, it should also be played “within the spirit...
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A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis
Nature & Environment

A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis

...Leadership Training (GLT) from the Spirit in Education Movement (SEM), a Thai based NGO, where I could deeply connect with nature and realised how I could work with my people on promoting environmental awareness and behaviour change through Deep Ecology and Socially Engaged Buddhism. I believe that societal change is made more possible through numerous, sustained small...
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...leadership. A resilient community of practice must be able to develop design leadership whose work and guidance is respected and appreciated even without the convenient meter of coding meritocracy. Scaling subjectivity It comes down to the deep paradox at the heart of design (whether for interface, architecture, product, etc.). We are trying to create a subjective...
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28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...leadership of Oglaigh na hEireann has formally ordered an end to the armed campaign. This will take effect from 4.00 p.m. this afternoon. All IRA units have been ordered to dump arms. All Volunteers have been instructed to assist the development of purely political and democratic programmes through exclusively peaceful means. Volunteers must not engage in any other...
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British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Education & Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

...leadership Organisational and workforce development IT and technology Corporate social responsibility At the bottom of the list you'll find a selection of badged courses. These courses take 24 hours to complete and provide a free digital badge on completion which you can download, display and share as a mark of your achievement. The badges are not accredited by the Open...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...leadership roles to understand and address complex and sometimes even ‘wicked’ problems through provision of expert systemic analysis, advice and facilitation’. We at the OU have been teaching and researching systems thinking in practice for 50 years. Many of our staff and students have played significant roles in many different organisations and in many different...
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International Management
Money & Business

International Management

...Leadership and management in intercultural contexts... Introduction to International Management In this series we are going to take a look at three different perspectives on managing across cultures. In each we will hear from experienced international managers and from academics around the world who have studied these problems. Cultural Differences Culture affects how we...
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Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?
Money & Business

Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?

...leadership which recognises the potential inherent in co-ownership and which animates that potential by continual supportive steps to make it real. [John Lewis motto on employee happiness] This finding sat alongside a mixed set of outcomes with regard to measures of productivity, absenteeism, employee attitudes and employee turnover. Workers in both firms demonstrated...
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