Damien discusses the reading he did for Managing People which looks at the use of reward systems and how they don’t necessarily result in the desired outcome they were hoping to achieve. He discusses the work he needs to do for Data Analysis where he has the question to do before class on Thursday. He talks about his day at work having phone meetings with members of Kinaway, Victorian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and his upcoming Business Review meetings with members and potential Corporate Partner meetings. He also has an overdue library book of Gareth Evans Politcal Memoirs.
Monthly Archives: September 2019
20190930a- Social Responsibility and Ethics Assignment
A Framework For Making Ethical Decisions
Damien talks about completing his Social Responsibility and Ethics assignment as well as a recap of his weekend. He talk about his submission of his Managing People survey password, and completing the self reflection question, where he broke the self reflection into three components- Himself, his direct reports as individuals and as a team and the organisation. He has yet to do his Data Analysis class work for week 2, which he will commence after completing his Managing People readings. He also talks about his keeping up with his social life by retaining contact with his friends by phone and for brunch.
20190927A- Week 1 Of Data Analysis
Damien discusses his first class for Data Analysis. He starts with a review of his last couple of days doing the Social Responsibility and Ethics assignment, the Leadership assignment, interview Will Henderson. Then his day at work speaking with Kinaway’s Victorian Indigenous business members and presenting to a potential Corporate Partner. That night he had the Data Analysis class and Damien realised he needs to do more self study in using Excel and Pivot Tables. He talked with a Managing People Syndicate member who showed him to connect to their Slack team for communicating with the team. He also talks about the self reflection of the Managing People class. He then discusses his goals for the weekend being to complete his Social Responsibility and Ethics assignment, self study on Excel and Pivot Tables, completing his readings for Managing People, doing his Managing People Self Reflection response and the survey password submission. He will socialise tonight and catch up with his Doctor friend from Brisbane doing his Fellow studies. Today is an AFL Grand Final Day public holiday in Victoria.
20190925a- Interview with Will
Damien interviews Will who is an aeronautical engineer by day and part time MBA student at the Melbourne Business School by night. Will talks about his life growing up in Tasmania, moving to Melbourne to study at university and doing additional studies before getting a job at an engineering firm that works on aircrafts such as helicopters and jets. Will also does probono work for 180 Degrees Consulting, a probono consulting organisation that services the not for profit sector. Will talks about his experience of the MBA and why he decided to study at Melbourne Business School. He talks about his takeaways from the course in our brief 2 weeks to date.
20190924a- The Day in the life of (Damien Foley) A Part Time MBA Student at Melbourne Business School
Damien walks you through his day from waking up at 6am to hit the gym, traveling to work by tram and starting at 8:30am at Kinaway Victorian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce, having meetings with Corporates as part of Meereeng 50 at PWC with PWC Indigenous Consulting, Lend Lease, University of Melbourne, talking to Indigenous businesses and having internal meetings. Leaving work at 5pm to walk to the Melbourne Business school to start class at 6pm to finish after 9pm and leave at 10pm and be home by around 10:30pm. Do some more work before going to bed by 12am.
20190923a- Week 1- Managing People Readings Summary
Damien takes you through the reading summaries for the subject ‘Managing People’. He talks on the articles he has read about business books, best practice and leadership and management being based on scientific evidence.
20190922a- Data Analysis Excel Bootcamp
Damien talks on the Excel Bootcamp and the importance of Data Analysis going into other courses in the MBA. While Damien has an accounting background, he found it useful for the Pivot Tables where they are now a lot more easier to use then when he used them. Not everyone attended the Bootcamp as those who use Excel regularly for work don’t need to attend.
Damien finished the Bootcamp then came down to the Mills to finish editing the video updates for his MBA Journey at Melbourne Business School. He is in the Hub at 6:30pm on a Sunday doing this video which is the cafe and bar area of the Melbourne Business School campus. He will go home, do shopping for groceries and have dinner and then do some more study on his Social Responsibility and Ethics assignment and start the readings for Managing People which starts this Tuesday evening, as well as Data Analysis on Thursday evening. He will finish work, have dinner and then walk to Melbourne Business School to go straight into classes.
Damien went home last night, had KFC for dinner while watching some Netflix and then spent an hour on the phone talking to a friend from Brisbane.
20190921a- Day 3 of Social Responsibility and Ethics
Damien didn’t do a video for the day prior, 20 September 2019 as he finished class and came staight down to the Mills to do a reading for an in class exercise the next day. He went home after completing the readings and started watching “The Hitmans Bodyguard” with Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson (sorry Samuel L Jackson!!) and fell asleep half way through it at 8:30pm.
He woke this morning at 7am feeling a lot more refreshed. He came to the Melbourne Business School to commence class and there was a power outage. So the Syndicate Team had to work in rooms with a window for lighting. Check out Damien’ Instagram account at dgfoley to see his Syndicate Team at work.
He completed the class at 12pm and started his Social Responsibility and Ethics individual assignement in the Mills study area. In between study on the assignment he worked on the Syndicate Leadership assignment using Microsoft Team. Damien wanted to focus on the final review of the Leadership assignment that the team references to ensure there is no implications of possible plagiarism, which has academic implications to be failed in the assignment, the course or the MBA program.
Damien is in the Mills study area which includes paintings he assumes are former Deans of the Melbourne Business School. He intends to return home, treat himself to takeaway for dinner and hit the gym.
20190919a- Day 1 of Social Responsibility and Ethics
Damien talks about the readings needed for the subject. A group exercise on ethics for deciding if a tram was to hit either 5 people or hit 1 person. We discussed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the value add it brings to a business to have CSR as part of its business practices and the benefits to communicate this to its stakeholders. We also discuss the negatives of CSR being used as a public relations stunt.
We also did a Syndicate presentation of an ASX listed company in an industry with social unease or contention where Damien presented for this Syndicate exercise. This actually included the company’s Indigenous strategy, workplace OH&S and green house gas emissions. As Damien was across Indigenous procurement, he was able to speak on the supply needs of procuring from Indigenous businesses directly from his knowledge and experience. Damien’s Syndicate Team continued working on their Leadership assignment.
Damien finished study early that morning before going to bed and didn’t make it to the gym. He woke and went straight to Melbourne Business School for the class to return home, have dinner, then go to the Victorian State Library until 9pm to continue doing study to return home and do more study. He still hasn’t finished all the readings which are intensive and couldn’t discuss the next day’s activity due to confidentiality requirements for future classes. He recorded this video at 12:40am in the morning and couldn’t concentrate to continue study.
20190918a- Social Responsibility And Ethics Readings
Damien debriefs what he has been doing for his MBA. He has been staying up late until 2am to do readings for Social Responsibility and Ethics that are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This includes a case study reading for the afternoon. He has been continuing to work on the Leadership Syndicate assignment.
Damien was only able to do a 30 minute gym workout this morning. For work Damien has been having meetings with clients, both Indigenous businesses and corporates wanting to procure from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, especially some second and third tier corporates supplying into projects.
He talks about companies with good Corporate Social Responsibility and ethical investment. As a Melbourne Business School student he also gets free membership to the Lincoln Square Fitness gym.