Participants enjoyed a lively time together on a recent Friday morning at the second program in the Avondale College LEAD program, aimed at developing new and existing leaders at the College. Program coordinator, Warrick long, from the Avondale Business School, emphasized the need for leaders to learn firstly how to …
ABS Impacting our Community
Wednesday, August 29, 2018It was a great day for Central Coast Business “Lasercraft”, when they celebrated 30 years in the manufacturing sector on August 28, assisted by ABS student Jessie. Lasercraft Australia Limited is an ‘Australian Disability Enterprise’ providing long term supported employment for people with moderate intellectual and physical disabilities. Our Marketing …
ABS Graduate Feeding the Hungry
Thursday, August 9, 20182018 Avondale ABS graduate, Daniel Lavaiamat, was recently chosen by the Greater Sydney Conference of the SDA Church to undertake a research project about programs for providing meals to the homeless and struggling in Sydney (Food Pantries). Daniel visited most of the existing programs and was able to develop a …
It’s All Just A Matter Of Trust
Wednesday, July 25, 2018If public trust is the not-for-profit (NFP) sectors most valuable asset, then why are directors and leaders of NFPs not doing more to safeguard it? The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s 2017 Australian Charities Report (find it here) reports that trust in charities amongst Australians has declined from 37% in …
The Importance of Urgency
Wednesday, July 11, 2018How do you become and maintain leadership in your industry when your industry is changing so constantly? McKinsey&Company report that the average large firm reorganizes every two to three years, and the average reorganization takes more than 18 months to implement! How can an organisation focus on strategy when reorganization …
What Does CEO Stand For?
Wednesday, July 4, 2018“Effective CEO’s should make as few decisions as possible!” This statements, taken from their book ‘CEO School: Insights from 20 Global Business Leaders’, authors Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Krachenko and Elin Williams come to the conclusion that CEOs should be Chief Enablement Officers. In a summary article in INSEAD Knowledge (click …