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Business > Management (Other) Is leadership an instinct or learned?

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The debate on leadership turning on whether it is learned or instinctual seems to be misguided. For a start, instinct seems to be the wrong word.An instinct applies to ability to do a thing without instruction. Dogs for instance, have the ability to swim at birth. They do not require learning to achieve this skill. People are... More..

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Capitalism vs. Communism: Which do you prefer?

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Making the choice between Communism and Capitalism requires an examination of human nature. Making that examination, the rational choice is a preference for Capitalism. Capitalism reflects the reality of what it is to be human.The primary requirement of the human condition is liberty. That liberty is not some notion of positi... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Comparing the election process: US vs England

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Although the American electoral system was in fact developed from English thinking, there are considerable differences. The differences are significant in the way that the leadership is elected in particular.The British system of elections is a parliamentary system. In fact, the British Parliament at Westminster is often call... More..

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy The core democratic value of equality

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The notion of equality is at the core of western understanding of liberal democracy. The understanding of what this equality means is critical.The US Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. The key this section is that all men are created ... More..

Business > Staffing Issues Management tips: How to manage people

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Whenever I am asked for advice on how to manage people, my singular first advice is to change that way of thinking. It is not uncommon to be asked this. It is simply the wrong question.The simple reason that this is the wrong question is that one manages things one does not manage people. People require leadership rather than... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies What kind of official government information should be available online, and what do you consider to be off limits?

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The availability of public information is generally seen, as it should be, as a public good. In a free society the public requires information in order to make informed decisions on issues that impact them. This need has always been subject to some limitation. Making the information availableonlineis simply a different means ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Democrat vs. Republican: Political philosophies

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In a discussion of the Republican and Democratic parties in terms of philosophy it should first be noted that they are unique in the world. In most countries, with Britain as the best example, parties are much more ideologically oriented. With recent exceptions, traditionally the British Labour Party and the Conservative Part... More..

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