Category: Blog

Amid a 13.6% resignation rate in 2024, Australian and New Zealand businesses are urged to boost retention through critical investments in staff development and leadership training, highlighting the high cost of turnover and benefits of growth-focused workplaces.

In today’s competitive job market, effective reward and recognition systems are crucial for employee engagement and organisational success. Here’s a guide for Australian businesses on designing impactful systems.

We sat down with recently awarded MFAA Life Membership recipient, Tony Schelling FIML of Mortgage Choice in Darwin to discuss his 30-year career journey.

In this month’s Member Spotlight, discover Kathy Meyer, Change Manager at the NSW Police Force. From starting as a secretary to leading state-wide projects, Kathy's leadership has been shaped by extensive volunteer work and mentors. Inspired by her father’s advice, she is driven by meaningful work and continuous learning. Her IML accreditation later in her career has validated her skills and reinforced her commitment to effective leadership.

Emotional fitness involves embracing challenges with resilience and enhancing our mindset through physical exertion, acceptance, conscious meaning making, perspective, and daily rituals, fostering mental health and adaptive capacity.

Whether you’re making staff cuts, restructuring or just keeping people at ease, you have a role to play in steering your people through the storm of change.

Olympian and disability advocate Dean Barton-Smith shares his insights on inclusivity and accessibility that leaders can implement in their own workplaces.

Member, Kathy Rimmer FIML, shares her insights on how managers can support themselves and their teams through major health challenges.

Disability does not, and should not, be a barrier that limits anyone. Through assistance, adjustments, acceptance and raising community awareness, the sky is the limit for people with disabilities.