Fail often, stay humble: Lessons from a business academic

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Running Time: 11:03

Date: 01/10/2025

Professor Darius Pfitzner is one of Australia's leading business academics - and he has some fascinating lessons to share about success, including the value of failure.

Darius is the Academic Dean at the Australian Institute of Business. But's been a long and fascinating journey to get there - from serving in the Navy as an aircraft engineer, to selling fudge in his family's regional gift shop, to becoming a computer whiz and business developer.

Darius joins us today to share some of the key lessons he's learned on his journey from cockpit to campus. Failing often, learning humility, and focusing on the customer are just some of the core principles that have guided his success.

Darius Pfitzner, Australian Institute of Business