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Can science make you a better leader?
Money & Business

Can science make you a better leader?

...managers, only 21% rated themselves as high on purposefulness. When we broke this down further, we found that 35% of leaders overall said that they had a strong vision for their team and were committed to a wide range of stakeholders. Just 8% said they had a strong personal moral compass. When we asked employees, only 40% said their manager behaved ethically. This...
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...Managing local libraries, cultural centers and archives; Promoting ecotourism in Emilia-Romagna; Launching communications campaigns for green and social justice causes; Running a radio station and publishing a newspaper and website devoted to local news and culture. “The idea of the radio station was to give voice to the voiceless,” says station manager Giusi...
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‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry
Society, Politics & Law

‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry

...manager that it was accepted policy to employ attractive female staff in scant uniforms, as this would bring the men to their bars. And I realised then that my body was being used directly as a way to make money for the company. I was on a par with the beer they sold or the crisps and nuts they stocked: my body was property, something which was commonplace across the...
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Article 10 mins
What's life like for Jordan's LGBTQ community?
Society, Politics & Law

What's life like for Jordan's LGBTQ community?

...manages to play out in the daily lives of LGBT persons. Nasser*, a 23-year-old who moved to Jordan about a year ago and identifies as a homosexual, has experienced being asked to leave an establishment for displaying affection publicly. “The manager of the bar approached us and told us that what we were doing is not allowed. I told him that that I know the laws, and...
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Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...Management Group. However, women with the appropriate skills and experience, such as career diplomats and former presidents and prime ministers, should also be given the same opportunities to be appointed Secretary-General as men. Historically, rarely have women been put forward as candidates by member states. This all changed in 2014 when civil society organisations...
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Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...managing, performance and development directors, and other senior leadership positions (Women in Sport, 2017). Closing the gender gap in sport has been a growing priority for those in government and in national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport but if sport is still an ‘old boys club’, who are the key decision makers who are driving this change and how much progress...
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Article 15 mins
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...Introduction - Energy from sources other than fossil or nuclear fuels is to a large extent free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterise those two sources. Each alternative source supplies energy continually, whether or not we use it. Many alternative sources of energy have been used in simple ways for millennia, e.g. wind and water...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs