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Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...Introduction - This free course, Three principles of a coaching approach, will give you a good sense of the three core skills required to be an effective coach: rapport, listening and reflecting. It should enable you to recognise the use of a coaching approach in your workplace, and to enhance your day-to-day interactions at work. Effective coaching depends for its...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...management and computing to creative arts and languages. Created by our leading OU academics, and with many courses endorsed by leading industry partners, you can be confident in getting world-class learning and practical skills that you can immediately apply in the real world. Julia Pennacchia, who studied a short course with the OU, said: From the very start of the...
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Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...Introduction and guidance: Introduction - This Principles and practices of peace education course is a collaboration between the Open University and Quakers in Britain. The course introduces the core principles of peace education to those working with children and young people. As well as practical ideas for everyday classroom practice, it links to materials for further...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Has London always attracted young Europeans to do its low-paid work?
History & The Arts

Has London always attracted young Europeans to do its low-paid work?

...manager told me this yesterday. These "clodhoppers", he says, are natural waiters. After a very few weeks experience they are perfectly capable of acting as assistants to older waiters and even, in a rush, of attending upon casual customers themselves. Their only fault is they are clumsy. They smash a lot of crockery, but then, as they hardly get any wages, and work for...
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Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...manage your OpenLearn statement of participation online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print them. Now watch the video where Bernie Hickman from Legal & General, introduces the course and explains the ways it can help you. Transcript...Session 1: wealth: where you’re at right now: 1 Introducing your wealth check-up - Welcome to the wealth check-up...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist
Society, Politics & Law

Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist

...management attempts to undermine trade unions and erode pay and conditions over successive decades. They also reflect historic resistance by BA workers. In this article I highlight my own involvement in some of the major disputes which across recent decades have come to characterise management-worker relations at the airline. I joined British Airways in August 1985. It...
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How is nylon made?
Science, Maths & Technology

How is nylon made?

...introduction it was used to make parachutes, ropes and tents during the Second World War, as well as nylon stockings and toothbrushes. It’s a strong synthetic fibre, which resists abrasion. Nylon doesn’t shrink or stretch through washing, but it is degraded by ultraviolet light. Nylon is made when the appropriate monomers (the chemical building blocks which make up...
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Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...introduction to this album Relationships in two settings Using two locations in the West Midlands, interpersonal relations are analysed in the context of everyday working practice, providing a unique look at intercommunication between agencies. Facilitating rehabilitation The central aspect of many social and healthcare initiatives is the patient, and this section...
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Audio 2 hrs 30 mins