Our most read articles of 2024
It was a year filled with zombie leadership, fearless female leaders and cutting-edge research. Catch up on our most read articles of 2024.
The five leadership articles you should read in 2024
Discover the pitfalls of 'zombie leadership' and why leadership teams fail, with this reading list from one of Australia's top academics, Professor Alex Newman.
His selection includes a mix of easy-to-access academic and practitioner articles. The final two articles in the MIT Business Review and Harvard Business Review may require a subscription or purchase to read.
The best way to repair conflict at work, based on research
Relationships are central to workplaces, and there is growing recognition that organisations operate more effectively when ties between colleagues are strong. But even our most stable work relationships can encounter threats that risk throwing these connections off course.
This research by Professor of Management Mara Olekalns looked at over 100 research papers to reveal five steps for rebuilding a work relationship after a disruption, conflict or threat.
Why Chief Executive Women is calling for 40-40-20 targets
Despite some progress in the past few years, women are still significantly under-represented in leadership positions in the Australian workforce.
To try and address this, one of Australia’s most influential business groups is calling on organisations to set a new target for gender balance in leadership.
Meet the MBS MBA veterans redefining career success
Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day commemorates members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who served at Gallipoli in the First World War, and more broadly, the service and sacrifices of all members of the defence forces.
To mark the occasion this year, we asked veterans in the Melbourne Business School community to share stories from their time in service and how their experiences have shaped their careers today.
Meet the first recipient of our CEW and HMST Scholarship
Lea Vesic is challenging stereotypes in aviation as a pilot, CEO and industry advocate. Her motto? ‘The sky isn’t the limit. It’s just the view.’
She is also the inaugural recipient of the Chief Executive Women and Helen Machperson Smith Trust Scholarship, which was launched last year to support women making a social impact.
How the right to disconnect could benefit workplaces
This year we saw the introduction of a right to work from home, with the Federal Government’s Closing Loopholes Bill No 2: the ‘Right to Disconnect Bill’ coming into effect on August 26. There has also been a review into modern awards, including whether the right to work from home should be included in the minimum terms and conditions of employment
In this article, Professor of Management and Associate Dean of Research Jennifer Overbeck discusses how smart organisations will use these two new rights to their advantage.
We’re launching a Master of Applied Business Analytics
Over the past 10 years, Melbourne Business School’s Full-time Master of Business Analytics has become one of the most popular and acclaimed programs of its kind, consistently ranked as the best in Australia and among the best in the world.
From 2025, the new Master of Applied Business Analytics degree will make studying cutting-edge business analytics techniques accessible to working professionals as well.
#CountHerIn: Five impactful ways to invest in women
The theme for International Women’s Day this year was about driving women’s economic empowerment, removing obstacles to equal participation in the economy and embracing gender-responsive financing.
To mark the occasion, we asked Melbourne Business School faculty members to share ways that leaders and organisations can help make these aspirations a reality.
How the Women in Leadership Program helped Latoyah Forsyth rise from usher to board chair
After seeing Bon Jovi, KISS and David Bowie as a child, Latoyah Forsyth knew she wanted a career in the music scene.
We spoke to her about her journey from ushering crowds to their seats as a teenager to heading up the Marketing and Visitor Experience at the Melbourne Recital Centre, and sitting on the boards of Music Victoria and the Emerging Writers’ Festival.
How NAB is helping Australian farmers tackle climate change
NAB has been working with the Centre for Sustainability and Business to improve the climate capabilities of key bankers for the past three years, including a bank-wide training program to increase climate capability in support of its Climate Growth Strategy.
One of the targeted initiatives was a program to deliver climate risk and adaptation training to 350 of NAB's agribusiness bankers, which has led to new products and a renewed sense of purpose among the participants.