“Sorry?” That is the reflex response from anyone in my family when one of us makes even a vague comment about ears or hearing. The goal is to try and get the person to repeat what they said. Silly, I know, but we’ve been doing it for so long it …
ABS Reports on the AICD Summit 2019 “Rising to the Moment”
Wednesday, March 6, 2019ABS Head Associate Professor Lisa Barnes attend the recent Australian Institute of Company Directors 4th Annual Governance conference in Sydney on the 4th and 5th of March. The opening panel was a debate on the future of corporate governance in Australia, with panel members Penny Bingham-Hall (non-executive Director), David Gonski …
Unlocking Your Team’s Creativity
Monday, March 4, 2019Creativity can be coached! A recent article by Rebecca Shambaugh (read it here) outlines both the importance of developing creativity in your teams, and some simple tips leaders can use to get the creative juices flowing. The compelling argument to focus on creativity comes from Shambaugh’ s assertion that with …
ABS Reaches Out Internationally
Wednesday, February 27, 2019International students from India, Vietnam, South Africa, Thailand and Philippines enrolled for the Avondale Business School’s Bachelors of Business Degree (BBus) program. Third party provider UIT (Universal Institute of Technology) had its Orientation day on Thursday, Feb 21, 2019. Fourteen new and returning students formed the Sem 1, 2019 cohort …
2019 Has Officially Begun
Wednesday, February 27, 2019Wednesday (Feb 26) marked the officially beginning of Semester 1 for students on the Lake Macquarie campus, and it is nice to feel the energy of students returning to campus. Students have been experiencing Orientation events, which culminated with the Opening Convocation held in College Church the previous day. Discipline …
ABS Welcomes New 2019 Student Cohort!
Monday, February 25, 2019At orientation week or “O”week, the ABS welcomed its new cohort of students, and they are from all parts of Australia. From Perth, Melbourne, the Sunshine and Cold Coast, and of course some local students, all were keen to start their Bachelor of Business journey. The students were introduced to …