Welcome to the business literacy skills program
You have decided to join this program for a reason. You might be interested in starting on a journey as a clinician entrepreneur, now or in the future, or you might be someone who wants to know how to talk 'business', or you might be ready to commercialise your idea and just need to brush up on your business / entrepreneurial literacy skills. That's what we will be doing here! For you to be involved in starting a business or improving someone else's business, you must be able to speak and read the language of business. By engaging with the material on this platform, you will be able to participate intelligently in a business conversation, have the confidence to discuss business, and feel competent in participating in the discussions.
Program Overview
Business literacy is a fundamental skill that is required of all business people, no matter what their background. We have adopted a layered and funnelled approach to building your business literacy along the entrepreneurial continuum. We have built a self-paced program for participants who are new to the world of business or for those who would like a refresher course. Participants can dip in and out at their own pace and where applicable can complete self-reflection tasks to build up to a digital badge.
Program aims
- To provide knowledge and information about the basics of business.
- To develop skills in the financial, operational, and legal perspectives of a business.
- To be confident in conversations around business.
Program Outcomes
- Participants who are competent in participating in business (be it in conversation or running a business)
- The establishment of meaningful skills
- Create opportunities for establishing a business as an intrapreneur or an entrepreneur
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Meet our team of experts
PROFESSOR NAOMI BIRDTHISTLE - Program leader
Naomi has entrepreneurship in her blood having started her first business when she was in primary school and went on to work in her family business for over 20 years. She ran her own business for 10 years – Mind Your Own Business Ltd – which was a family business consulting firm. Naomi has studied in Scotland (Stirling University - BA Hons) Ireland (University of Limerick – Masters by Research and PhD) and America (Babson College [1-year undergraduate program and an Executive Education program] and Harvard University [Summer school and an Executive Education program]). Her passion for entrepreneurship is evident by her research outputs. She has published 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, three books; 17 book chapters, 59 conference papers and an abundance of national and European reports.
DR BRENT RICHARDS
Medical Director of Research Commercialisation, Adj. Professor of Critical Care Research, Gold Coast Health. Striving to continuously improve patient and system outcomes in healthcare, this former Director of Intensive Care and now Chair of the Queensland AI Hub Advisory Board, has a passion for the power of AI in medical innovation. Brent is the clinical conduit and will lead a Datathon.
DR AMIE SHAW
Dr Amie Shaw is a Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of Department, Director of Engagement in the Department of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management at Griffith University. Amie’s discipline research is in the broad field of Human Resources Development (career development and employability capital) with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Successfully leading commercial consultancy-based grants and executive education programs to enhance the leadership, human resource development, well-being and career success in the areas of Health in Australian and developing counties (South-East Asian region).
DR JULIENNE SENYARD
Skilled in analytics, research design, qualitative and quantitative research in entrepreneurship, lecturing, and public speaking, Julienne is an experienced academic with a demonstrated history of working both as an entrepreneur and in the higher education industry. Her work showcases crossovers with social entrepreneurship and social marketing. Social marketing is critical for motivating behavioural change and Julienne applies this view in entrepreneurial settings and conducts research in decision making in social entrepreneurial start-ups. She is passionate about creating impact and engaged scholarship within various social communities.
DR SARA EKBERG
Dr Sara Ekberg is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship. She received her doctoral degree in Business Administration from Jönköping International Business School in Sweden. Her doctoral education was a double degree and also has a PhD in Communication, Media and Journalism from Queensland University of Technology. Sara’s dissertation focused on how newspaper organizations manage changes caused by digitization. Her dissertation was awarded the Oskar Sillén Award for the best doctoral thesis in Business Administration in Sweden during 2017.
DR ANYA PHELAN
Dr Anya Phelan is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation within the Griffith Business School. She has a diverse background, both from industry and academia, which includes engineering, business development, the circular economy, business model innovation, and entrepreneurship. Her expertise lies at the intersection of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and social impact. Anya’s ongoing research efforts focus on sustainable economic development, and the role entrepreneurship plays in responding to social and environmental challenges.
DR ANDREW RIXON
Dr Andrew Rixon is a Senior Lecturer in Leadership at the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation within the Griffith Business School. Andrew has gained global experience in executive education, innovation, leadership and change, working with internet start-ups in the USA and Netherlands, to corporate, government, not-for-profit, tertiary, and healthcare sectors in Australia, UK and China. Andrew’s focus is now on health systems leadership working to help clinicians become better medical leaders who can innovate and re-imagine their medical departments, hospitals and health systems.
Key contact
If you require assistance during the program please contact Professor Naomi Birdthistle