Family Business Australia Conference

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Family Business Association Conference. Glenn Cooper, Executive Chairman of Coopers Brewery was the first speaker. I know Glenn from another life pre The CLF and he is a real gentleman. Glenn also heads up the marketing for Coopers and previously he explained to me that the main purpose of their marketing is to give the appearance that Coopers is a much bigger brewery than they are. Seems to work well given the number of people that enjoy a pale ale. Our executive Chairman Ralph Kerle was also a keynote speaker, just before lunch. Ralph firstly gave an overview of the research he has done on 'Is Australian Management Creative and Innovative'. He then proceeded to launch our Creative Leadership Index and The Creativity Zone

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The AGSM Executive Programs in collaboration with The Creative Leadership Forum

The Creative Leadership Forum and The AGSM Executive Programs are collaborating together to develop a two and half day program for executives on Leadership, Creativity and Innovation.

Following on from the AGSM Executive Roundtable on Leadership, Creativity and Innovation on 20th February 2009, this program caters for the needs of executives that emerged.

Rosemary Howard and Ralph Kerle have produced a podcast below that provides a fantastic insight into the background and importance of this program in our current challenging times...

Moving Forward Together: Leadership Spotlight

How will the Studio enrich and transform the educational experience of our students? What will they able to do there? The Noel Studio will provide a unique opportunity for EKU students to improve their communication skills. Students frequently encounter assignments that require them to write a paper or to give an individual or group presentation. Most of these assignments require incorporating good information. Rather than go to individual centers that focus on one aspect of the assignment, students will be able to work in the creative environment of the Studio to develop, refine, support, organize, and articulate their ideas. There will be spaces to creatively and tactilely envision and revision their ideas; to video themselves as they practice their presentations; and to find credible and relevant information for their projects. Trained Studio staff will be available to guide students through all of these activities.

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Serious Games for Business, and more...

Gaming is entering the commercial field - seriously

Just check out this link from the ABC for more information

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/video/default.htm?pres=20090323_2030&story=9

Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Chip Heath and Dan Heath have introduced a new "sticky guide" on making your ideas stick, and eliminating the ones that ought to die. How do you make your ideas stick or prevail (without being a dictator)? Just today, I was trying to make my thirteen year old son do some backyard work (cleaning the table, chair, moving the garbage bins, and picking up our dog's poop). As a dad, I asked him twice to do this chore (and forgot that this was a weekend when he wanted to relax a bit). He told me he already did the work (he had only partially done the work). Finally, I had to raise my voice and even yell at him to get up and go out, and finish the work. Which he did, albeit grudgingly.

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