Peter McManners author of Green Outcomes in the Real World published by Gower.

Watch this conversation between Gower Commissioning Editor Jonathan Norman and author of Green Outcomes in the Real World - Peter McManners. In this first three minute extract they discuss the aspects of Challenges of Economic Globalization and Sustainability, the limits to resources and the effect on the environment, along with engaging your people to buy-in to sustainability and localism.Carry on and watch part two  (4 mins) where Peter discusses the diminishing power of traditional Nation States  and the growth of huge multinationals - is that a threat to sustainability? He also discusses cradle to cradle production systems and how it is being driven by sustainability.  In part three (3 mins) Peter  looks at other forms of payment apart from money – swapping work – is this a black economy or does it energise communities?

Recently, Gower Commissioning Editor Jonathan Norman, sat down with Nigel Povah, co-editor of Assessment Centres and Global Talent Management and asked him how assessement centres address the issues of diversity. We filmed as they continued to discuss how Assessment Centres can find talented individuals, and then broke the discussion down into three section so you can watch in chunks.

Do let us know if you find our short chats interesting and useful.

Part one of three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj_8_1Le1-Q  (5mins)

You can view part 2 of the interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmzzlPrIgI8 (5 mins) and part 3 here: http://youtu.be/-y5aFNLgRnI (4 mins)

Paid for content versus everything for free
Free stuff is always welcome but without question, you do get what you pay for, and innovation, creativity and new content all have a cost. Personally, I think that, while new models will continue to emerge (who could have imagined the mobile apps model 10 years ago!), the need for curation of content and information will mean that customers will still be willing to pay. In a world where digital content is exploding, the value of rigorous, consistent and well signposted content is surely very significant;

New shared models
Crowdsourcing is attracting a lot of attention, but there are other more mainstream opportunities for businesses to create and innovate that don’t involve the mass market. Collaborative business is on the rise and with it comes a need and an aspiration for organizations to share risk and, consequently, share reward. That must point towards some new models that enable practical shared ownership of IP rights between different organizations, companies, governments and NGOs.

A collaborative approach to publishing
I am very proud of the fact that Gower has always worked with our authors and editors on the basis of licensed rights. We have never insisted that authors assign their copyright as part of a publishing agreement nor have we sought to bind them to us with restrictive arrangements for their future books. We are already developing new collaborative models for publishing in the future – models that enable us to contribute and profit from those aspects of a work’s intellectual property where we can add value through editing, distribution and marketing, whilst at the same time, enabling authors to exploit their own IP in directions and media that are outside our (realistic) reach.

A handful of Gower and Ashgate titles on intellectual property:

Together, the authors have created an enormously rich resource base for transformation agents in the field of business and economics, but also within society at large. The series provides new, integral approaches to business, management, finance, economics, development, research and other related fields – while consistently combining theory and practice. It draws on different cultural knowledge bases, enabling the reader to effectively contextualize and practically engage in transformation processes leading to new sustainable realities in business, economics and beyond.

Embodying an enormous cultural diversity, together the series represents 12 countries, spread across Africa, Asia, Europe and USA. With each author working with and highlighting her or his particular cultural and societal context, we can proudly speak of a truly transcultural series.

The home page for the series includes prologues to read, and each book below has a free chapter to read on our website.

AN OVERALL INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE:

…and the forthcoming: Integral Development: Realising the Transformative Potential of Individuals, Organisations and Societies

A MIDDLE EASTERN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE:

…and the forthcoming: Transforming Trade Policy in an Arab State: A Postmodern Approach

AN ASIAN SPIRITUAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE:

…and the forthcoming: Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society: An Indian Approach to Human Values in Management

AN AFRICAN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE:

…and the forthcoming: An Integral Approach to Development Economics: Islamic Finance in an African Context

A EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE:

…and the forthcoming: Crafting an Integral Enterprise: Towards a Sustainable Telecommunications Sector

AN AMERICAN SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE:

Jane believes it is essential that managers have the confidence and capability to be great engagers and this is the only way to truly build and sustain a high performance culture. Within the webinar, she will provide proven and practical strategies for HR Professionals which they can use in order to support their managers and use throughout their organisation.

You can register for the webinar here.

Jane is author of The Culture Builders.

You can read more about this subject by author Andy Lake, who has written a recent blog for HRZone. Simply register your details online for free.

Andy Lake’s book Smart Flexibility is available here, you can also read chapter 1, at your own convenience.

Some of the topic areas covered:
Introduction to Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing ~ Role of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ~ EU Directives ~ The US and its Effect Internationally ~ UK Legal and Regulatory Requirements ~ Customer Due Diligence ~ Ongoing Monitoring ~ Record Keeping ~ Suspicions and Reporting ~ Money Laundering Reporting Officer ~ Senior Management Responsibility ~ Training and Awareness ~ Sanctions ~ Interrelationship Between Financial Crime/Fraud And Money Laundering

If you would like to know more, you can download the Mastering Anti-Money Laundering brochure, or ring to speak to one of our consultants on +44 (0)20 7017 7190.

This course has an impressive agenda which you will find on the course website.  The course leader is a Gower author Doug Hopton who is a Consultant and Trainer on money laundering and financial crime prevention.  Before establishing his company in 2003, he was with Barclays Bank for over 37 years for many of which he was Head of Group Fraud and Money Laundering Prevention.  All of his years of knowledge will be condensed into your two days training.

Information about Doug’s book Money Laundering including a PDF of the whole of chapter one to read at your leisure can be found on our website.

The deadline for submitting entries to the awards is 17th February 2013. Entering is easy – all the details are available on the Awards website.

The Awards offer an opportunity for public bodies, private companies and not-for-profit organisations to gain international recognition for the projects they have undertaken in the field of Design for All. In addition, any individual or organisation can send their ideas for user-centred design projects in Living Labs, in order to find the best design solutions for everyday problems through the involvement of real-life end-users.

The Award ceremony will take place on 20th March 2013 during the International Design Biennial in Saint-Étienne, France.

The Founder and President of the Design for All Foundation is Francesc Aragall, who is co-author of the Gower book Universal Design.