Management/Leadership/Entrepreneurship
Doctorate leads to fundamental shift in thinking for business expert
For Dr. K. Kayani, studying for a doctorate in strategic tourism management alongside industry professionals and academics at MGSM taught him to keep striving for his goals, no matter what obstacles he encountered. He says that this has been the key to professional achievement. Currently employed at the Commonwealth Bank Australia, Dr. Kayani also sits on the Board of technology firm Konced...
A picture is worth a thousand words if you want to change the world
If you want to get your message across, be an agent for organisational change, or be elected to public office, then finding a story that resonates with your audience is crucial. “A lot of people think that we communicate through facts but if we really want to persuade people, we need to tell a good story,” says Dr Richard Badham, Professor in Management at MGSM. “That goes for whether...
Alumna Megan Dalla-Camina headlines this year’s Women, Management and Work Conference
Macquarie alumna Megan Dalla-Camina will be speaking on Friday 6 November 2015, at Macquarie University's 27th Women Management Work Conference covering the topic The Power of Inclusive Leadership through Collaboration. Dalla-Camina, who studied Management at MGSM, is the best-selling author of Getting Real About Having It All: Be your best, love your career and bring back your sparkle. A...
World Business Forum
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role as Vice-Chancellor is representing the University and its community on the world stage. On a recent trip to Hong Kong to meet with alumni, I also had the opportunity to take part in the World Business Forum and lead a Q&A session for Sarah Lewis, a renowned curator, DuBois Fellow and Assistant Professor at Harvard University. More than 1200 del...
Women in business
Innovative programs are not only helping women students juggle multiple commitments to get the education they seek, but are also empowering students and alumni to make real differences in the lives of underprivileged women around the world. Of the 20,000 or so Australians who graduate from MBA programs each year, less than one third are female. It’s a depressing statistic, and one that th...
MGSM announces alumni scholarship
Professor Alex Frino, Dean of Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) is proud to announce the upcoming 2015 MGSM Future Leaders Scholarship Competition, created exclusively for high performing Macquarie University alumni. The competitive program will provide two exemplary students a fully-funded scholarship for the MGSM Master of Management (MMgmt). MGSM, renowned for exceptional...