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Closer to Truth This site has a range of interviews with leading experts in different fields, along with videos and transcripts. One area of interest for management is the section on Creativity. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 30, 2005 at 5:30 p.m..


NASA Leadership Model For those interested in becoming a manager or for those who must evaluate managers, the NASA Leadership Model is a good starting point for a full assessment of leadership roles. Three leadership roles were identified in development of this assessment instrument--influence leader, manager/supervisor, and senior leader. Each of these leadership roles are further defined through six performance dimensions reflecting varying levels of responsibility. This assessment tool can be used to assess one's readiness to accept a leadership position or to assess how you are doing for one already holdin From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 30, 2005 at 5:30 p.m..


CHESS GAME AS MINDTOOL FOR TEACHING SCIENTIFIC THINKING ORGANIZATION (Please note. The information is mostly attainable only after purchasing the author's book.) After a long practice as engineer, organizer and manager, I have discovered that ALL IMPORTANT CONCEPTS REGARDING ORGANIZING ACTIVITY ARE INTEGRATED NATURALLY INTO A DOUBLE FEEDBACK CYBERNETIC LOGICAL SYSTEM IN CONFORMITY WITH A MODEL I NAMED "THE UNIVERSAL MODEL OF ORGANIZATION". For us, it is a powerful mind-tool to analyse in a systemic vision, organize and manage efficiently all kind of activities. My book: CHESS AND CYBERNETICS show how we can do this, takind the chess game as demonstrating m From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 30, 2005 at 5:30 p.m..


A CASE STUDY UNIVERSAL MODEL OF SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION (Please note. The information is mostly attainable only after purchasing the author's book.) After a long practice as engineer, organizer and manager, I have discovered that ALL IMPORTANT CONCEPTS REGARDING ORGANIZING ACTIVITY ARE INTEGRATED NATURALLY INTO A DOUBLE FEEDBACK CYBERNETIC LOGICAL SYSTEM IN CONFORMITY WITH A MODEL I NAMED "THE UNIVERSAL MODEL OF ORGANIZATION". This model - a simple scheth - is a law of nature, always the same, whereever in universe. For us, it is a powerful mind-tool to analyse in a systemic vision, organize and manage efficiently all kind of activities. If yo From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 30, 2005 at 5:30 p.m..


The Cultures And Histories Of Americans The Jay I.Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress here is a superb example of how digital exhibits are preserving history and opening it to a world audience. This hardcopy exhibit can be seen at the Library of Congress until September 24th; the world can see it online for years to come. Thanks to the [...] From Golden Swamp on July 30, 2005 at 9:30 a.m..


Notebook DJ Rocks the Disco The laptop DJ is spinning records from the comfort of the bar, to rescue us all from our nightclub blues. From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on July 30, 2005 at 4:30 a.m..


Turkish Tutor Turkish Tutor consists of interactive lessons in which you watch short video clips from a popular Turkish TV show and listen to clear audio clips of dialogue and vocabulary. You can test your listening comprehension with exercises in English and Turkish that are linked to each scene, as well as other types of exercises that cover the lesson as a whole. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 30, 2005 at 3:21 a.m..


PESO: Programa en EspaƱol de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo de Oregon Occupational and Health Division (OR-OSHA) The OR-OSHA site provides a Spanish section in its webpage with programs to teach employers that occupational safety and health is their responsibility. The site provides a Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary of safety and health terms and, eleven Powerpoint modules on related topics, e.g, Accident Investigation. (The Powerpoint slides are designed to be made into Spanish/English booklets.) The site also includes links to pdf files, videos and other related material. These workplace related materials are invaluable in the area of Spanish for Special Needs. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on July 30, 2005 at 3:21 a.m..


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