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Reflecting on Race at The Open University
Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...leadership development. Transcript Race Equality Charter: Lessons Learned The next session involved a presentation by Professor Marcia Wilson from the University of East London on her experience of leading a successful submission for the Race Equality Charter. Marcia gave a very engaging presentation that outlined the two-and-a-half-year journey to a successful...
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Have the Tunisian elections have started a new democratic era?
Society, Politics & Law

Have the Tunisian elections have started a new democratic era?

...leadership of the government until the end of 2013. Ennahda relinquished power to a non-partisan in 2014, after a troubled year and two political assassinations. The party had also failed to alleviate the dire social and economic situation in the country, after having made grandiose promises. Unemployment in Tunisia remains stubbornly high at 16%, and averages 40% among...
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Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...leadership in 2013, and quickly established a name for himself through controversial statements and positions. He called for the legalisation of marijuana, and remarkably for any modern western politician, not only admitted that he had smoked pot in 2010 but declined to apologise for having done so. The new Liberal leader took a strong position on the right of women to...
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Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...leadership change, two things in fact emerged - a deepening of uncertainty in Zimbabwe and the never-ending ambition of Mugabe to continue his presidency. But then again, a day is a long time in politics. November 21st came, and as his own ZANU PF and the opposition were in the process of impeaching him, the tenacious leader resigned, and a new era was ushered in. The...
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The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...leadership that is similarly committed to open-minded investigation and which places the interests of patients above those of meeting financial or efficiency targets. If staff are afraid of the results of not meeting targets, they are not likely to be open about problems they are aware of, which could lead to errors. This leads to a further precondition – that patients...
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Past and present: A 50-year celebration of British Sportswomen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Past and present: A 50-year celebration of British Sportswomen

...leadership of Tracey Neville, the England netball team gaining Commonwealth Gold in 2018. In a positive move for women’s sport the England women’s rugby team, who won the World cup in 2014, have all been awarded professional contracts for the 2019 season and not to be outdone, in 2017 the England women’s cricket team also achieved World cup success. There are of...
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Collective Creativity
Money & Business

Collective Creativity

...leadership. Giving both leaders and creatives leeway and support and by providing an environment within which honest feedback can be given will enhance collective creativity. Despite the need for collective creativity, this does not mean we should renounce our fascination with talented, skilled and creative people. Nor should we be denying the importance of the creative...
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COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...leadership ambitions is not out of the question. At some point, one of the major oil-exporting countries must announce plans to leave some of its commercially recoverable oil permanently untapped. COP28 provided an ideal platform. A participating country may make such a commitment with the caveat that it first needs to build infrastructure powered by renewable energy and...
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