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What's next for British wages?
Peter Bloom looks at the future of wages in Britain.
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Innovative efforts to raise wages
Peter Bloom investigates the innovative efforts to raise wages that are happening around the world.
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The reason for low wages
Peter Bloom outlines the current reasons for low wages and how the issue can be addressed.
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Managing virtual project teams
Many projects are now ‘virtual’, i.e. some or all of the team are located remotely and may be working in different time zones. The project manager needs all the traditional soft skills, and more. This free course, Managing virtual project teams, looks at knowledge and techniques which underpin team selection and then consider the additional ...
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Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Whether a project is large or small, innovative or similar to other projects, governance and administrative support will be needed. The type of governance, and level of support, will vary considerably between projects of different types and complexity. This course, Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO), considers project ...
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Understanding different research perspectives
This free course, Understanding different research perspectives, explores the development of the research process looking at the different perspectives from which an issue or phenomenon can be investigated; and highlights the main methodologies that can be used to investigate a business issue. By looking at different perspectives/approaches to ...
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What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
When businesses or economists talk about "a transformation process", what does it mean?
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Difference and challenge in teams
This free course looks at how teams ‘travel’ together on a journey of development. Those journeys are hardly ever smooth. The course encourages you to recognise difference and challenge amongst individuals in the team who are pulling in different directions. It will help you identify where such challenges can be embraced for the benefit of your ...
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Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Do you want to gain some fantastic resources to help aid your understanding of leadership in the public service? OpenLearn has a range of courses, articles and more to give you a real flavour for the subject.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Why has the diving pool gone green? What does 'your team' mean in 2016? Will hosting the games make people happier? How sexist are the Olympics? A round up of academic insight from the first week of the Rio games.
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Taking part in the voluntary sector
This course is for people who are interested in being involved or progressing in the voluntary sector.
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Planning a better future
This course is for anyone considering changing jobs, wishing to move up the ladder or return to work after a break.