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Systems Practice case study - The CEO
Money & Business

Systems Practice case study - The CEO

...Project work We do a lot of project work, each project can last up to five years and we work in project teams and each consultant strikes a balance between engaging with projects that interest them, supporting those that need additional effort and dealing with 'chores'. Nobody told Cliff this and so he spent three months waiting for someone to tell him what to do. It...
Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion
Nature & Environment

Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion

...projects, conservation volunteering, green gyms, open water swimming or arts and cultural activities which take place outdoors. Many green social prescribing activities are led and supported by volunteers. What is volunteering and why volunteer? Volunteering is considered an act of social service whereby individuals or organisations provide services and support without...
My town, your town, whose town?
Society, Politics & Law

My town, your town, whose town?

...Town with Nicholas Crane. Take your learning further with our Introduction to social sciences course. Try these free OpenLearn tasters. Acknowledgements: Academic advisors and copy editors: Gerry Mooney and Matt Staples Copy suppliers: Arlene Crampsie, Graham Day, Alison Gilmour, Harman Murtagh, Graham Neilsen, Mike Robinson, Peter Tregenna. Interactive designed by Cimex....
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...Management Masters pathways....Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change: Introduction - This course will help you to think about your professional educational situation and the nature of leadership within it. It will provide you with a better understanding of models of leadership and the challenges and opportunities to lead in an inclusive way. This course will enable you...
A new union flag
History & The Arts

A new union flag

...project in which academics and artists together ask who – during a time when the lines marking out citizens, borders and nations are being redrawn, or drawn more starkly – 'we' are, and who gets to decide. About the authors Marcia Chandra is a visual storyteller with a background in ethnography and development. Much of her work focuses around migration, identity and...
What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...Management courses and qualifications [A ray] Is this ray wise to keep things flat? Where there is a large number of levels in the management hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘tall’. This will tend to result in narrow spans of control. Where there is a small number of levels in the hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘flat’. Flat organisations will...
How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?
Nature & Environment

How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?

...managing and reducing digital carbon footprints is one that requires changes in policy, procedure and behaviour. This path begins with two fundamental activities that underpin and facilitate the other tips I will share later. First, we must seek to gain an ever-improving snapshot of the organisation’s carbon status quo, or ‘carbon baseline’. Second, we must raise...
Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Politics

...introduction to this album. GM: The UK debate An introduction to the UK government's handling of the GM debate and a look at the economic review carried out as part of the consultation process. GM: Science review panel The formation of the science review panel and its role in the decision to reject or accept GM crops. GM: the GM Nation review The GM nation review process:...
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