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Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...Business Review, ‘What effective general managers really do’, John P. Kotter examined the seemingly inefficient ways in which many managers appear to work. He kept records of what they did and he found that their activities are brief, fragmented and frequently unplanned. They spend 70% or more of their time in the company of other people, sometimes with outsiders who...
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...business better than they do. And it stands to reason then that they will be the people that will have the most insightful observations about how things could be improved. So my message to officers and staff would be to engage in this process. My message to leaders within the organisation is, let’s work to create the conditions that create platforms for people to be...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...business. An adult semi-professional football team has a new coach but the players are still disgruntled that their last coach was fired as they all liked and respected him. They do not feel the new coach has the experience and they do not like the fact that he has signed some new players to the club. Now consider whether you think that an imbalance is always present...
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...business ‘coaching’ and facilitated discussion. If you are interested in this kind of approach, you might like to consider studying our sister course BG023 Coaching for Performance...Difference and challenge in teams: 3 ‘X wants one thing, Y wants another, Z yet another – they’re all too obstinate to give way!’ - Sasha is a manager interested in developing a...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...busy life. If you're interested in exploring any of the topics in more detail, the references section at the end of each week provides sources of further reading. By the end of this week, you will be able to: recognise definitions of mentoring and coaching describe the differences and similarities between mentoring and coaching review and reflect on any mentoring and/or...
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...business’ and is undertaken by a wide range of people, not just in the health sector but in other sectors too. It is both ‘multi-professional’ – involving professionals such as police, teachers, housing officers as well as health workers – and ‘inter-sectoral’ – involving different government departments, local government, the voluntary sector, private...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...businesses. But at both rallies, nearly 80 percent of demonstrators were university graduates (in a city were only 28 per cent of the population finished college) and more than half earned above $15,600 a year (while only 23 per cent of São Paulo makes that much). All in all, it shows most people going to streets belong to the middle-class. But as the national crisis...
How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...business establishments that lead the country. Trust in institutions is at an all-time low and a majority of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.. The angry and volatile public mood made 2016 the ultimate change election. Amid such a potent anti-establishment spirit, Trump’s vulgar, intemperate and unorthodox style struck voters as far more...