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Unearthing the Significance of the Jiroft Civilization
The Konar Sandal archeological site in the Jiroft area of southeastern Iran, is a Bronze Age urban settlement revealed after flooding in 2001. This site has challenged conventional understanding of ancient civilizations, with some...
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The Nampa Figurine: Hoax of Key to History?
A small clay figure discovered in 1889 in Nampa, Idaho at a depth of 300 feet within a stratum dating back about 2 million years, has sparked controversy and debate over its origins and implications for human history. While some see it...
Great Big Story
Reaching New Lows With the Queen of Limbo
Explore the captivating world of limbo dancing through the eyes of Shemika Campbell, the world-class limbo dancer who shattered records and hearts with her incredible talent. From the shores of Trinidad and Tobago to the global stage,...
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The Champions of Hollerin
Explore the rich tradition of hollering, a unique form of communication deeply rooted in rural American culture. Meet champions and enthusiasts who share their passion for this art form, its history, and its significance in preserving...
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The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating
Discover the vibrant atmosphere and rich history of Cascade, the epicenter of Atlanta's roller skating community. Dive into the evolution of Cascade from its origins during the era of desegregation to its present-day status as a beloved...
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Hip Hop and Horses
Meet Baldenna Tha King, a trail ride rap artist from Houston, who is revolutionizing the music scene with his unique genre. Explore the essence of trail riding culture, a cherished lifestyle in the community, characterized by riding...
Great Big Story
Reaching New Lows With the Queen of Limbo
Explore the captivating world of limbo dancing through the eyes of Shemika Campbell, the world-class limbo dancer who shattered records and hearts with her incredible talent. From the shores of Trinidad and Tobago to the global stage,...
Great Big Story
The Champions of Hollerin
Explore the rich tradition of hollering, a unique form of communication deeply rooted in rural American culture. Meet champions and enthusiasts who share their passion for this art form, its history, and its significance in preserving...
Great Big Story
The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating
Discover the vibrant atmosphere and rich history of Cascade, the epicenter of Atlanta's roller skating community. Dive into the evolution of Cascade from its origins during the era of desegregation to its present-day status as a beloved...
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The Mojave People: History and Resilience
This video explores the Mojave tribe's history, culture, and struggles against colonization. It details their origins, societal structure, and the impact of encounters with trappers and the U.S. military. The video also covers the...
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The Navajo Nation: Resilience and Heritage
This video explores the Navajo Nation's history, from their ancestral roots to modern governance. It highlights key events like the Long Walk, internment at Bosque Redondo, and the 1868 Treaty allowing their return to ancestral lands....
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What is Globalization?
In this video, I want to answer the question, what is Globalization?
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The Leadership Skill Set: What Every Leader Needs to be Able to Do
In this video, I look at the leadership skills a leader needs to acquire in a workplace setting. It’s a long list, so buckle up.
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10-Step Leadership Process: A Simple Model for How to Lead
In this video, I offer you a ten-step Leadership Process.
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Leadership Behaviors: Task and Relationship Focus
In the middle of the 20th Century, researchers turned their attention from how leaders are, to what to what they do. With a suitable behavioral theory of leadership, we can more easily train leaders. They found the key concepts are task...
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Action Centered Leadership - A Roles-based or Functional Leadership Model
Roles-based approaches to leadership focus not on the leader’s traits nor their behavior. Instead, they focus on their functions: what they need to do, to lead. And none is better, nor more accessible, than John Adair’s Action Centered...
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What is Visionary Leadership?
Visionary leadership is transformative. We could argue that it is one aspect of transformational leadership. But I want to consider it as a specific style, because we find many leaders who seem aim for this style as their default.
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Tannenbaum & Schmidt: The Leadership Continuum
Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Leadership Continuum is a situational leadership model, offering a range of styles and ways to select among them. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals...
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What are Morgan's 8 Organizational Metaphors? An Organization is Like a...
Sometimes the best way to understand something complicated and abstract is with a metaphor. Gareth Morgan suggested we can gain some good insights into the nature of organizations from 8 organizational metaphors.
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Teamwork: Essentials of Working as a Team
You want to encourage good teamwork. You know how valuable it can be. But what are the essential disciplines a team leader needs, to get the best team working from your team?
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The Features of Organizations: What an Organization Needs
What does an organization need to have... The features of Organizations? Let's look at what organizations (almost) always need, if they are to work effectively.
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What are Edgar Schein's Two Organizational Cultures?
In this video, we look at two opposed cultures that Schein defined, to give us our first, and simplest, introduction to the many different organizational models available. Schein's two organizational cultures have either an authority...
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What are Charles Handy's Gods of Management?
In Charles Handy’s 1978 book, Gods of Management, he articulated four organizational cultures or models for how the organization works.
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Teamwork: Team Celebrations
Team celebrations are not just a ‘nice-to-have’ add on to teamworking. If you want to encourage great teamwork, then celebrating your team’s successes is a necessary part of the process.