Professor Bob Garvey
Inaugural Lecture – Learning Business
This lecture was about learning business. There can be little
doubt that those that learn the fastest in business are often the
most successful. But, SME business leaders are often
patronised by public and private sector education providers alike
who assume they know what they need! There is research
evidence to show that entrepreneurs learn through practical
experience and prefer to learn from their peers. The lecture
challenged current frameworks for learning delivered by most
providers in the market and argues that we have been barking
up the wrong tree for years! Professor Bob Garvey offers a
new way of thinking and a new framework for learning business.
Professor Bob Garvey holds the chair in
Business Education at York St John Business School. He is one
of Europe’s leading academic practitioners of mentoring and
coaching. Bob has extensive business experience across many
sectors including large and small business, the public and
voluntary sectors. He has developed many training films and
contributed to international Webinars and developed interactive
training materials. Bob currently mentors and coaches a
number of people from a variety of organisations. He has published
extensively.