Justin MacDonald is currently over halfway through his MBA and is a great asset to the QUT program. As part of his studies, Justin chose to be part of the QUT exchange program with Hochschule Kempten. While enrolled, Justin has also established a social enterprise called One Volunteer. …
Art Hunt Uncovers City’s Hidden Treasures
The Art Hunt is a strategy game and experiential learning activity developed by the QUT Graduate School of Business. Originally inspired by a treasure hunt activity, the Art Hunt twists the concept and takes it to a new level.
Leader: First disrupt thyself!
Katie Nohr recounts an inspirational journey of personal growth and challenge as she tackled her life long-dream of completing an MBA. In 2017 she was awarded the QUT Business School Women in Leadership Excellence Scholarship to fund part of her studies and she graduated with an Executive MBA…
Risk Management Executive Advisor Forum
Irrespective of orientation or approach, risk cannot be ignored – and furthermore, seems to be of increasing concern to people from a variety of backgrounds.
Fit For the Future
QUT celebrated its largest ever Canberra Graduation 26 March, reflecting the Australian Public Sectors’ (APS) increasing investment in preparing staff for a rapidly advancing workplace that can deliver on its promises.
EMBA 2019 Cohort Mixes it up
The fast-paced, “disrupted” modern world doesn’t need better spreadsheet analysts, it needs highly proficient leaders capable of crafting a sustainable, productive and more decent society.
Learning is a very powerful tool – but don’t just take our word for it!
I recently caught up with Peter Carne, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Public Trustee of Queensland. In this role, he oversees more than 600 staff across 15 regional offices. One of the things I quickly realised, is that, despite holding such an important position, Peter is…
QUTeX at TEDxBrisbane
The most recent TEDxBrisbane event was held last Sunday, 9 December with the theme of “What’s Next” and QUTeX was a major partner. In true TEDx style, the speakers were inspiring, the participants were excited and the advocates were amazing.
Artificial Intelligence and the leadership challenge
The emerging spectre of Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot be ignored. In a space with views ranging from Vladimir Putin’s claim that whoever becomes the leader in AI ‘will be the ruler of the world’ to Jean Baudrillard’s view that AI ‘lacks artifice and therefore intelligence’, it was timely for the…
What the MBA means to me
When Jane first applied for the program there were some concerns – Jane was already highly accomplished in her role and had a very strong track record of success. While we felt that she would offer a huge contribution to the cohort we were unsure because of her…