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What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...manage to get a good work/life balance, most find it much harder to achieve. Dr Susan Himmelweit, an economist from The Open University, discusses this issue: "One group who often can get a good work/life balance is people who work for large organisations whose jobs are not particularly skilled and where the organisation is well-meaning. Some of the big retailers for...
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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...managers to stick by what the OU declared to be its HR policies and guidelines. And he knew the rule book backwards. Highly principled and uncompromising, he could be a thorn in the flesh of management. However, if you needed a champion and your cause was just, you could have no better friend. John was born in Cupar, Fife, Scotland in 1946 and educated at Bell Baxter High...
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Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities
Money & Business

Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities

...management structures. Consequently, middle leadership roles such as the Associate Dean (AD) have gained in importance. Below the level of Dean, but above the level of department head, ADs are involved in largely strategic as opposed to operational duties. In supporting the Dean, they can have a critical effect on success and provide a link between the academic voice and...
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Exploring leadership for inclusion
Education & Development

Exploring leadership for inclusion

...managers, with the aim being to consider how you might develop your own capacity in this regard. The courses will look towards practical approaches which place relationships at the heart of the leadership process, encouraging all of us to be confident, successful, responsible and effective within the learning situation, not only for ourselves but as advocates and...
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Ecosystems: living communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Ecosystems: living communities

...the role of the sun, carbon, and energy interactions between organisms in ecosystems Humans enter the equation How human activity affects the delicate energy balance in an ecosystem with often adverse consequences Managing or meddling? How ecosystems need careful understanding if we are to sustain them for the future whilst using them to our economic advantage...
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What makes a great speech?
History & The Arts

What makes a great speech?

...manage to strike a chord that continues to resonate with people today? With contributions from Tony Blair’s ex speech writer Simon Lancaster and Tom Clark Editor of historic 20th Century speeches, this audio collection explores the methods and techniques used in great speeches that have allowed them to stand the test of time. This material forms part of The Open...
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Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?

...managers on its books. Staff costs per hour are higher but patients need 30% to 40% less contact time every month, the company claims, because care is directly responsive, changing on a day-to-day basis depending on what the patient needs. Nurses work in teams of ten, each serving a particular community and working closely with local GPs and services. They see themselves...
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COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...management now aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement under the GFANZ. [A row of flags at the COP26 event in Glasgow 2021.] Plurilateral deals Outside of the formal UN process, Nations are free to sign up to other ‘plurilateral’ agreements. Significant progress was made on a sparkling array of these under the management of the UK Presidency including:...
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