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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...work, join a relevant LinkedIn or other social network group and look out for someone who has interesting things to say about their own leadership experiences. Top tips for finding a mentor include: It must be someone with more experience than you. It will be easier to build rapport if you choose someone you respect and who shares your values. The relationship must be...
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Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...work, rattled the national economy to its core. The country has enjoyed few sporting achievements during a 25-year independence that began with a bloody civil war and has continued on through poverty, corruption and authoritarianism. No surprise, then, that Nazarov is being placed on a pedestal with the same pride he exhibited when he topped the podium on a sweltering...
How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target
Society, Politics & Law

How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target

...works with “the market” when it comes to oil or weapons. [The Casa Nostra, Paris, scene of one of the terror attacks of 13-11-15] People gather outside the Casa Nostra, one of the sites of the November 13th attacks Music But then what is it that makes each of us the target of their blind and appalling cowardice – as a result of which we’re at war? Beyond the...
Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...social background. They are joining Labour, the SNP, UKIP, the Greens and even the Liberal Democrats. [George Osborne] Supported in the polls, but not attracting followers There is, though, an exception to the trend. Conservative Party numbers seem to be stuck. The ruling party still only has around 150,000 members – more than 100,000 behind Labour, and not very far...
The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...social and professional benefits of being able to use several languages, being a polyglot also has some rather useful psychological benefits. Indeed, the act of learning languages helps the development of competencies such as tolerating ambiguity and managing emotional skills. Multilingualism research indicates that a high level of multilingualism and multiculturalism...
What is inclusive design and how are Microsoft using it to make the XBox better?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is inclusive design and how are Microsoft using it to make the XBox better?

...social gaming experience..."It's really just about a design process that meets everybody's needs..." Inclusive design is a step beyond taking a design and making it accessible - as the XBox team explain, it's about rethinking how you design altogether. Transcript Full transcipt - and much more on Microsoft's approach to inclusive design, including a set of toolkits to...
My town, your town, whose town?
Society, Politics & Law

My town, your town, whose town?

...Town with Nicholas Crane. Take your learning further with our Introduction to social sciences course. Try these free OpenLearn tasters. Acknowledgements: Academic advisors and copy editors: Gerry Mooney and Matt Staples Copy suppliers: Arlene Crampsie, Graham Day, Alison Gilmour, Harman Murtagh, Graham Neilsen, Mike Robinson, Peter Tregenna. Interactive designed by Cimex....
PodMag December 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag December 2016

...Social Sciences and Arts (FASS) at The Open University...In this edition of the PodMag, the theme is human rights. You may be aware that December 10 is Human Rights Day, which calls upon everyone to stand up for someone’s rights – whether that’s defending the rights of a refugee, a woman, a child, an LGBT person, indigenous peoples, or anyone at risk of...