Professor Clive Smallman started his tertiary studies and career in Artificial Intelligence but changed course. He moved into an academic life focusing on sustainability, leadership and risk management.
He spent some time in British business schools, including Cambridge. His work preference is in research and writing.
He then moved with his family to New Zealand to take up a professorship and provide a better life for his family. After his children were grown up, he moved to Australia to develop his career. He started in Western Sydney University, setting up a new business school and working with the Vice-Chancellor. After this assignment, he moved into the private sector, essentially self-employed, doing a range of projects which included research, course development and consulting for a range of institutes.
Currently, he is developing a new MBA school called The International Institute for MBA studies.
When developing new programs and business schools, he is always trying to relate it to where work is heading and whether the skills are relevant for the future.
Clive is a very passionate person. He is passionate about several things. These include:
Encouraging people to get over telling everyone how they should live, what they should believe in, how they should live, what they should do, what they should believe in. Let people live their lives.
People and educating people. Specifically:
Education around creativity and innovation.
Making better decisions and business ethics.
Leadership focused on better communication.
The modern leadership offering is focused on a more empathetic style. Not every leader can make the change. It’s a combination of personal choice and psychology. There are a proportion of leaders who sit at the sociopathic end of life. They are never going to be able to make the transition to the new requirement for leaders. The majority of leaders are open-minded and capable of change.
A lot of leaders or aspiring leaders are very concerned about their status. For many, becoming more empathetic is a loss of status. This concern is known as status anxiety.
The requirement for an empathetic leadership style increases with the rise of remote work and hybrid work environments.
Technology is getting in the way of humanity. Some cafes proudly advertise that they do not have free wifi. Despite this initiative, the conversation is happening less. At home, at meals, coffee sessions and work. Safe place