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McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
Douglas McGregor, strongly influenced by the human relations movement in general and Maslow's work in particular, developed his famous "Theory X and Theory Y" to describe two basic (and conflicting) views of human behaviour...
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The Learning Pages Guide to Productive Meetings
Why do so many people hate meetings? Here are some tips on how to run meetings people want to attend...
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
"Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" was one of the first theories triggered by the Hawthorne experiments. It is often grouped together and labelled the "Behavioural Theory of Management".
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Using Flipcharts
The flip chart is one of the most important tools for facilitating meetings and group sessions. It can be used for...
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Earn with the Brave Browser
With Brave Rewards, you can earn BATs (Basic Attention Tokens) for advertisements you see in Brave. You can choose which kinds of Brave Ads you see and earn from, such as images on the new tab page and push notifications.
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The Fitness App I Forgot I Had
I had been experimenting with the Actifit fitness app until I realised I had been wearing a fitness app for four years! The Actifit app had been using my wearable device to collect data for its own use! The one I'll be describing is the Workout app that you can find on an Apple watch.
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Gantt Charts
Gantt charts are used to schedule project tasks. Invented by Henry Gantt, they take the form of a horizontal bar chart with time on the horizontal axis and tasks on the vertical axis. The ends of the bars represent the start and finish times of the tasks.
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The Possessive Apostrophe
Possessive apostrophes are used to show ownership or association, such as "Mary's book" or "Tom's dance club." Its use is the same in American and British English. However, the rules that govern its use can be somewhat complicated.
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Working in Pairs
Getting everybody to work one-to-one with everyone else during a course is one of those tasks that you think should be easy to arrange, but when you try to work out the pairings, the combinations never quite seem to work.
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Positive Reinforcement and Feedback
Managers have found the technique of Positive Reinforcement and Feedback to be an effective motivator of people. The basic principle behind this technique is the belief that behaviour is a result of its consequences. That is, a manager can increase the likelihood of a specific behaviour occurring by reinforcing the behaviour when it does occur. Feedback, therefore, is a powerful motivational tool.
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