Category: Blog

How managers and leaders can navigate AI’s workplace risks while pursuing its productivity potential AI smart glasses could soon be restricted in Commonwealth workplaces, as the federal government responds to privacy and security concerns about devices capable of recording people without their knowledge. The review comes as the government develops Australia’s first best-practice guidance for […]

Many managers are highly capable in their day-to-day roles. They hit deadlines, manage their teams, and keep operations moving. But when the work shifts from operational delivery to strategic thinking, a different set of skills is required. Stepping back from the immediate to assess complex information, weigh competing priorities, and make decisions with longer-term consequences […]

Leadership expectations have changed. Managers are no longer expected to simply oversee tasks, manage workflows and keep teams moving. They are expected to lead through hybrid work, support performance, maintain engagement, manage change, communicate clearly, and help their teams adapt to new ways of working. This is why choosing the right leadership training provider matters. […]

When I sit down with executive teams to diagnose why performance has stalled, the conversation almost always starts in the wrong place. Leaders assume skill gaps, process breakdowns, misaligned strategy, or the wrong people in the wrong seats are the cause of their performance challenges. However, after nearly two decades as a performance coach and […]

Promoting strong individual contributors into management is still one of the most common leadership decisions organisations make yet remains one of the least supported.  A high performer delivers results, earns trust, and gets recognised. The next step seems obvious: give them a team. But the move from doing the work to leading people is not […]

Leadership training is one of the most common investments organisations make and one of the least interrogated. Courses are rolled out, workshops are delivered, and managers are given frameworks for feedback, delegation, and communication. On paper, capability is being addressed.  But when organisations step back and look at how leadership actually shows up day to day, the same patterns […]

Return to office has become one of the most debated people issues of the past few years, especially with the current fuel crisis where several governments are mandating that workers stay home to save on fuel and the cost of living pressures. For many Australian leaders, the tension is real. Teams are harder to connect, […]

As we step into 2026, leaders face familiar challenges but in a world shaped by hybrid work, AI, and shifting expectations, old problems demand new approaches. At IML, we see this as an opportunity: to rethink leadership and set the agenda for the year ahead. At our recent Leadership Outlook 2026 webinar, we invited Jacqueline […]

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