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The CEOs are tripping. Can psychedelics help the C-suite?
A growing cottage industry is dedicated to the theory that mind-altering drugs can improve business leadership.
- Emma Goldberg
How to audit your career before the new year
The prospect of higher unemployment next year means understanding and knowing how to showcase your professional value could soon assume greater importance.
- Euan Black
Is there a solution to skill shortages?
When migration is no longer the cure for skill shortages, where does the country turn?
- Julie Hare
Short courses offer an alternative for time-poor students
Students are choosing shorter higher education courses such as microcredentials from non-traditional providers.
- Sian Powell
What students want out of their uni courses
In a time-poor and increasingly competitive world, students insist on both flexibility and value for their money.
- Sian Powell
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November
Universities shifting from era of globalisation to intervention
These international institutions are being hit by a wave of forces that is changing the shape of higher education.
- Julie Hare
Demand for postgraduate courses on the rise
Students increasingly look for shorter and more industry-aligned qualifications, experts say.
- Sian Powell
October
- Research Category
- Best Business Schools
Research is the secret sauce behind reputation and success
Producing new knowledge is critical to an institution’s global standing, as Research category winner the Melbourne Business School demonstrates.
- Julie Hare
- Career Impact Category
- Best Business Schools
Macquarie leads the pack for Career Impact
Macquarie Business School, the winner of the Career Impact category, says students need to plan their futures from day one.
- Christopher Niesche
This is the top business school for the third year in row
University of New South Wales has been named The Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Business School for 2024, just ahead of University of Melbourne.
- Sally Patten
This is what my MBA taught me about management
In this MBA, each assignment was based on real-life projects, helping this chairwoman put learning into practice at the not-for-profit No Limits Perth.
- Alexandra Cain
Six ways my MBA paid for itself
It can be hard to know whether the financial cost of the qualification will be worth it. Luke Shanahan has the benefit of hindsight.
- Nina Hendy
- Teaching Category
- Best Business Schools
The best school for teaching takes a strategic, caring approach
The winner of the Teaching category has hired talent from around the world and established partnerships with many global institutions.
- Alexandra Cain
- Opinion
- Best Business Schools
Think hard: the best choice might not be the most obvious one
When it comes to choosing the right degree and right school, what is the best decision for one person might not translate to the next.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Best Business Schools
How we ranked the business schools
BOSS Best Business Schools showcases the strength and depth of schools across diverse institutions.
- Tim Brown
How this exec used his MBA to secure projects worth $21m
Scott Barker’s MBA from the University of Queensland helped him scale his business – but not in the way he had imagined.
- Euan Black
September
‘We’ve only scratched the surface’: How AI will change work
Artificial intelligence is set to reshape the jobs market and the nature of roles across many businesses. Here are some of the best ways to use it.
- Alexandra Cain
Setting homework the old way may be useless in AI era
Australian universities are navigating a period of radical change as artificial intelligence rewrites the rules of engagement.
- Nina Hendy
Meet the choir singer running the secret school for CEOs
Melbourne Business School dean Jenny George says leaders should start with a broad education and become more practical as they work out what specific tools they need.
- Patrick Durkin
The new corporate ladder is flatter than ever
What are the skills a modern-day executive needs, and if you have aspirations for leadership, how do you go about making it to the top?
- Therese Raft
The best time to upskill? All the time
Wanting to expand your skill set through executive education is one thing, but when is the best time to do it? At what point in your career is it most beneficial and what sort of timeframe should you set aside for it?
- Sian Powell
Master’s studies boost former tradie’s confidence as a start-up chief
It’s been a long journey from refrigeration mechanic into a series of senior management positions and then eventually into starting his own company.
- Alexandra Cain
The hottest courses to help keep up with the pace of change
Executive education spans an ever-rising number of subjects such as AI, the energy transition and data analytics – but which are most in demand?
- Sian Powell
How to navigate the alphabet soup of letters after a name
Don’t end up with your foot in your mouth when addressing others who have achieved a lot in their life.
- Nina Hendy
There’s still room for the MBA on the portfolio development journey
The MBA may not be the shoe-horn into the leadership seat it once was. However, it does send an important signal to current and future employers.
- Therese Raft