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Traveling Through History in Malta's Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
The Maltese Archipelago, located in the central Mediterranean Sea, is known for its rich history stretching back over 7,000 years. It is home to some of the world's oldest freestanding stone buildings, including the enigmatic Hal...
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The Legendary Cartoonist Changing the Face of Comics
Discover the remarkable journey of Daniel Clowes, an influential figure in the world of comics whose creations like 'Ghost World' and 'Eightball' reshaped the landscape of graphic storytelling. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, this...
Great Big Story
Beware the Executioner at Harlem’s Apollo Theater
Experience the electrifying and dramatic world of the iconic Apollo Theatre and its notorious Executioner.
Great Big Story
The Legendary Cartoonist Changing the Face of Comics
Discover the remarkable journey of Daniel Clowes, an influential figure in the world of comics whose creations like 'Ghost World' and 'Eightball' reshaped the landscape of graphic storytelling. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, this...
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Revolutionizing Sports with Technology: The Future of Athletic Performance
The video explores how technology is revolutionizing the world of sports, from advanced training aids like Dartfish for elite athletes to intelligent running shoes that adapt cushioning levels based on terrain. Companies like Nike are...
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Evolution of Mobile Phones: From Wireless Telephones to Lifestyle Devices
The video explores the evolution of mobile phone technology, from the earliest wireless telephone invented by Nathan Stubblefield in 1902 to modern advancements like biometric security features and fitness tracking capabilities. It...
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Exploring the World of Gaming: From Professional Competitions to Machinima
Machinima is a unique style of filmmaking using video game technology to create custom environments and characters. Gamers utilize level builders and real-time rendering capabilities to produce their own movies within the gaming world....
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Revolutionizing Surgical Training: The Next Generation of Medical Simulation
Revolutionizing surgical training, researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a cutting-edge simulator that combines 3D computer graphics with tactile technology, allowing surgeons to feel as though they are operating on...
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Relationships and Immunity: The Impact of Happiness and Stress on Flu Vaccination Response
This video discusses how happiness, particularly in the context of a happy marriage, can impact immune response to the flu vaccine. Research conducted at the University of Birmingham found that individuals in happy marriages showed a...
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Protecting the Purity of Muskoka's Lakes: A Community Effort
Join environmental scientist Mike Logan and his dedicated team of volunteers as they work tirelessly to protect the pristine waters of Lake Rosso in Muskoka, Ontario. Through rigorous testing and monitoring, they strive to maintain the...
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Exploring the Layers of a Tropical Rainforest
This video provides an educational tour through the different layers of a tropical rainforest, explaining the unique environments and diverse wildlife found in each layer. It highlights the emergent layer, canopy, understory, and forest...
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Appearance Matters in Influence & Persuasion
First impressions matter. My father said: ‘you only get one chance to make a first impression’. And we judge each other when we first meet. So, let’s look at why appearance matter and how to optimize your appearance for persuasion.
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WIIFM? How to Use Self-interest to Influence and Persuade
Self-interest is a given and goes without saying. It is obvious that people do what they see as being in their best interests. So, why am I bothering with it? Because appealing to self-interest works. It is the ‘What’s in it for me?’...
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The Complex Sale: 101
Complex Sales are, by nature… Complex. And that means this is a big topic. In the late 1990s, I went on a 2-day course, so this video is, necessarily, the 101 version of what has stuck with me.
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What are an Organization's Social Responsibilities under CSR?
The Triple Bottom Line that I discussed in an earlier video suggests businesses focus on Profits, People, and Planet. So, what is the Corporate Social Responsibility toward our society (people)?
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What is Leadership? and Why do We Need Leaders?
In this video, I answer two questions, to kick off our series on Leadership: what is leadership, and why do we need it?
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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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Situational Leadership: A Generic Day-to-Day Model
In this video, I will explain the basics of situational leadership, using generic terminology. Oops! at 08:40, the words 'High Instruction' pop onto screen. They should say 'Low Instruction, of course. My bad! What I say out loud is...
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What is Monkey Management? How to Deal with a Monkey on Your Back
Do you ever find yourself taking on other people's work, and then finding it's like having a monkey on your back? What you need to learn about is Monkey Management. And that's the topic of this video.
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Non-verbal Aspects of Negotiation: Negotiating Body Language
Do not underestimate how important the non-verbal aspects of negotiation are. In this video, we look at body language and other non-verbal cues we give, while negotiating.
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Listening Skills - Negotiation Tools
The number one skill for negotiators is communication. And listening skills are the most important aspect of communication. If you want to succeed in negotiation, you MUST get good at listening. So, this is what I talk about here.
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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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What is the Team Leadership Continuum? [Tannenbaum & Schmidt]
Robert Tannenbaum and Warren H Schmidt set out a range of leadership behaviours. This model gives us a powerful team leadership continuum.
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William Ouchi: Theory Z Organizations and Motivation
One of our most popular videos is the one about Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. As a result, people have asked me about Theory Z. Theory Z, which was developed by William Ouchi, to describe the adoption of Japanese ideas of...