Past Events

Wellbeing Leadership: modelling care in the workplace

Thursday, 10 October 2019, 5:30pm to 7:30pm: Pridham Hall

Leaders hear a lot about fostering wellbeing within their organisations but many neglect to take the time to steward it within themselves. In National Health and Safety month, we bring together some of Adelaide's eminent practitioners to discuss the importance of wellbeing for leaders. They will share ideas to help build resilience, support achievement at all levels within organisations and manage stress as well as strategies to support a positive workplace culture.

Resilience Resources from Karen Stevens, ProMind Psychology

Speakers

• Associate Professor Michelle Tuckey, University of South Australia
• Daniel Dymond, Consultant Performance Psychologist
• Karen Stevens, Principal Psychologist - ProMind Psychology

Leadership and failure: a powerful alliance

Thursday, 15 August 2019: 5.30 – 7.30pm: Bradley Forum

The University of South Australia Business School in conjunction with the MBA Alumni Mixer Committee, are delighted to welcome Professor Mike Shaner to present at our August MBA Mixer on Leadership and failure: a powerful alliance.

Professor Shaner is a Professor of Management at Chaifetz School of Business, St Louis University and has been exploring the link between leadership and failure for many years. 

An experienced teacher, coach and consultant, Professor Shaner is a regular visitor to the Business School and teaches our highly popular MBA course offering, Failing Forward: Leadership in Challenging Times. 

Videos:

• Mike Shaner
• Introduction
• Questions & Answers

Innovation for purpose: balancing social impact with enterprise

Thursday, 16 May 2019: 5.30 – 7.30pm: Pridham Hall

The dynamics of an increasingly activist customer and stakeholder community are shifting business thinking. Successful companies must manage more than ‘employer of choice’ goals and reputational impacts. The next wave of the workforce is more focussed on spending productive time meaningfully and many successful business leaders are trading the diminishing security of corporate employment to create enterprises driven by purpose. 

Great Governance: Boards and Directorship

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Are roles on boards losing their appeal? With royal commissions, diversity issues and issues around organisational integrity in the news, board roles may be losing their attractiveness amid the personal liability directors assume, however solid governance practice is exactly what companies need to navigate these risks.

Serving on boards is a natural progression for graduates of the UniSA MBA to extend their strategic experience and industry contribution. In partnership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the University of South Australia’s MBA offers its students a unique opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to support them in attaining board positions and navigating the challenges of the modern business environment.

Join us for the next MBA Alumni Mixer event, as we invite our panel of experienced directors to explore the current and ever-present issues that face new and experienced board members alike. With a range of experiences, stories and tips to share, the panel will assist you in making the next step in your journey or addressing the issues your business will be facing in the coming months and years.

Speakers:

• Alexandrea Cannon, Chair, Leaders Institute SA, SATAC, Director: Hood Sweeney, Credit Union SA, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Bizbuild
• Stuart Symons, Head of Public Affairs, Communications and Planning People’s Choice Credit Union
• Troy Mohler, IT Business Partner, SA Power Networks

Design Thinking - make creativity work for your business

Thursday, 16 August 2018

The South Australian economy is currently characterised by enterprises that are mastering agility and innovation to compete in National and Global markets. This approach cannot be enabled or sustained utilising consolidation strategies like cost-cutting, rationalisation of product lines or service reduction. Businesses that are succeeding in driving our State's future are employing innovative processes such as Design Thinking to imagine and materialise new products and services for evolving market needs.

Speakers:

• Dr Jane Andrew, Senior Lecturer and Founding Director, Match Studio, University of South Australia
• Scott Carslake, Voicedesign
• Chris Sampson

My career and my business in an environment of turbulence and disruption

Thursday, 17 May  2018

In a business or career, turbulence can be interpreted as unpredictable and swift changes in its external and internal environments affect its competitiveness. Sustainability and being able to adapt and take advantage of the technological, economic and political change is the key, but how?

To ride the ups and downs of the changing market conditions, both businesses and employees not only need to develop professional resilience and longevity, and foster strong, capable and adaptable teams who can perform effectively in an era of uncertainty, but to find solutions to respond to external challenges and threats.

Speakers:

• Michelle Bentley, General Manager, Hender Careers
• Andrew Downs, Managing Director, SAGE