Delighted to be made a Fellow of the British Academy of Management (BAM) at the 2018 annual conference in Bristol
Winner of the Pearson-sponsored 2013 ANZAM Management Educator of the Year
Introducing Henry Mintzberg as the 2012 MED Keynote speaker
Organisational Fit: Key Issues and New Directions is published
Winner of Academy of Management Learning & Education's 2012 Outstanding Reviewer award
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Celebrating with my co-organisers (Ken Brown, Amy Kenworthy, and George Hrivnak) after the Research in Management Learning and Education (RMLE) Unconference at Bond University. A wonderful day.
Paper accepted in JMO on teaching leadership from a social constructionist perspective
2012 Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand: Autumn colours in Christchurch
Paper on business school accreditation has just been accepted by the British Journal of Management
Moving Images: Effective Teaching with Film and TV in Management is available in all good book stores

 

 

MPR721 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

I redesigned the Organisational Behaviour residential school in 2011. I ran it in 2011 with 48 students, 2012 with 36 students, and 2013 with 29 students and on three occasions the SETU score (i.e., students' satisfaction ratings) were above 4.8 (out of 5). This makes the course one of the highest scoring course in the faculty.

The residential school is mainly taken by students taking the MBA, the Master of Leadership, or the Master of Personal Injury. It begins at lunchtime on a Sunday and runs through to Friday lunchtime. It is an intense, but fun, school that introduces students to the following topics:

  • Personality
  • Motivation
  • Learning styles
  • Theories and arguments
  • Careers
  • Communication
  • Perception
  • Leadership
  • Groups and teams

Almost all of the sessions have a strongly practical feel to them. You will develop some interpersonal skills, such as listening skills and how to form arguments, find out about your own approach to managing, learning, and career progression, and engage in some creative practical activities, such as producing a short video.

The residential school runs in the third trimester, usually in November. There is usually a little bit of pre-work, but once the school is finished, there is no further work.