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Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...think trust is absolutely crucial to the way in which all organisations function. All organisations thrive and rely on the relationships that they have internally and the relationships that they have externally. Without trust, you have no business. Feedback The interest in the concept of trust within organisations has not occurred in a vacuum. A number of specific...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...think that a foul-mouthed, thrice-married, New York billionaire and reality TV star would resonate with arch-conservative voters in the Deep South. But in South Carolina on Saturday, that’s exactly what happened. Trump carried most major GOP constituencies in South Carolina, including the two most important Republican demographics in the state: evangelical Christians...
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Article 5 mins
How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...systems, platforms) alongside the all-important ‘softer skills’ that all employers are looking for. Creative industries CV With the expansion of digital and creative industries over recent years, CV formats have become more imaginative in these sectors. A highly creative CV format can be suitable for some roles in creative and artistic sectors such as marketing,...
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Article 5 mins
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...think are creative? Which ones are not? Is it easy to put them into these two categories? [Described image] Figure 1 Examples of creativity? Look over them again and think about what made you decide that some of them are creative and others are not. What aspects of the examples suggest creativity? Discussion Your answers may differ from these, but we thought that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...think critically and challenge ideas and received wisdom. ...This free online course, Contemporary issues in managing, introduces three contemporary approaches (managing through organisational culture, managing through internal marketing, and managing through collective leadership). These approaches require you to think critically and challenge ideas and received wisdom....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...think about obtaining a copy of The Sciences Good Study Guide by A. Northedge et al., published by Open University Worldwide. Where particular skills, such as reading, note taking and using diagrams may be needed to help your study, you can read the appropriate section. How often you will need to do this will, of course, depend on your existing skills. Finally the course...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...thinking about the causes of crises and unemployment. Keynes's thinking on how to reduce these problems was very influential with economists and policy makers for several decades following the 1930s. The economic downturn that started in 2008 led to a widespread revival of interest as economic conditions seemed to resemble those seen in the 1930s. This OpenLearn course on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...systems of employee relations appreciate the impact of structures of management and ownership on employee engagement reflect on the current state of employee engagement in an organisation...Employee engagement: 1 Experiencing engagement - Most people who have worked in different jobs in different sectors will have different experiences of employee engagement. Moreover, as...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs