Case studies

Real stories from clients and students.

How Glen Eira City Council negotiated a tricky period and changed their trajectory as a result

Working in local government, you’re bombarded by demands from every angle. One key difference between an effective Council and an ineffective Council...

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Mildura Rural City Council reset their decision-making mojo after an organisational review

In 2022, Mildura Mayor Liam Wood, and Council CEO, Martin Hawson met Alicia at the Australian Local Government Association’s National Assembly....

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How City of Mitcham transformed their annual budget planning and became inspired to think big

In November 2022, the south Adelaide suburb of Mitcham re-elected Mayor Heather Holmes-Ross to their progressive Council. Mayor Holmes-Ross and her...

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Sarah Manley, Deputy Chief Executive at St John NZ

Sarah Manley was Not An MBA’s very first enrolment, hitting the ‘go’ button just minutes after we launched the public. She was ready to break out of...

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Karla Davidson-Brown, Head of Procurement at Landcorp

Taking on a key senior leadership position meant Karla Davidson-Brown was looking for executive education - but she didn’t want to waste time on the...

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Guy Beatson, General Manager at Institute of Directors

Guy is an experienced senior leader who’s worked in public, private and not-for-profit entities in New Zealand, Fiji, Mongolia, Australia and the...

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Chris Jones, Regional Manager, Downer NZ

Your life story is your leadership story. Not An MBA goes deep on your individual leadership development - something that Chris Jones, Regional...

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Hamish Thompson, New Product Development Manager at HamiltonJet

Hamish Thompson from Hamilton Jet leaned into the Not An MBA community thanks to the comfort and connection he felt with the rest of the cohort....

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Arie Hutflesz, Contractor at Ministry of Justice

Not An MBA is a refreshing change for people who’ve had their fair share of professional development: no lectures, classroom time, or tedious theory....

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