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Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...leadership. The image of the rational executive is undercut by a much more troubling reality. Boards of directors and shareholders are commonly duped by charismatic executives who promise the world while financially gutting the company. The “win at all costs” mentality has infected liberal democracies, as shown by the success of Donald Trump in the United States. By...
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Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...leadership by repositioning and reinventing itself in embracing what is African, while keeping globally connected. It is a delicate balancing act of identifying what is useful from the past and integrating it with the new focus. One of the most important attributes that the OU brings as a partner in developing and widening Open and Distance Learning (ODL)-based higher...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...leadership, resilience and communication skills. [Graphic depicting an open badge and the data associated with it, name, URL, criteria, issuer, date and recipient]Representation of the digital nature of open badges. Source: Bryan Mathers.Digital badges are digital because, unlike a PDF or paper certificate, achievements are baked into the badge and are verifiable to the...
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Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...leadership campaigner) Jeremy Corbyn has been outlining his plans for a new digital deal should he ever become Prime Minister. His speech was a bit entwined, mixing his plans to use technology to campaign for a Labour victory with plans for what a Labour government would do with technology if it was in power. (Effectively, it was like announcing a plan for repainting...
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App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers
Nature & Environment

App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers

...leadership, and how that needs to be applied to an issue like climate change.” “You can’t see or smell or taste carbon. But glaciers are a proxy for carbon, because they’re tangible.” He believes that too much of the environmental movement spends its time talking to the converted. “People are too busy for statistics and hockey stick curves, andpolar change is...
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The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...nurse/patient ratios and good leadership are all important factors in ensuring person-centred nursing practice. References Price, B. (2006) Exploring person-centred care, Nursing Standard, 20 (50), pp.49-56. Tetley, J. and Draper, J. (in press) ‘Slaying the myth’ of the over-qualified nurse: The graduate nurse and older people, International Journal of Older People...
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"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school
Languages

"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school

...leadership is key to tackling this issue and how getting it right can lead to significant whole school improvement, including increased attendance and performance for pupils When making a judgement on safety and behaviour of a school, OFSTED inspectors will consider: Pupils’ behaviour towards, and their respect for other young people and adults and their freedom from...
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Impossible Peace 2: "The taigs are getting everything"
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: "The taigs are getting everything"

...leadership. On the Springfield Road, on September 10th 2005, and just before the mayhem of that day, I spoke briefly with ‘Tomas’ (the IRA ‘P O’Neill) and in a corner of my diary page that day, I wrote the words - decommissioning by the end of the month. It would be a new page after a day when some in this place momentarily lost the plot and lost the peace. [Photo...
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