Category: Blog

In a competitive talent market, positioning your organisation as an Employer of Choice is crucial for attracting top-tier candidates. By enhancing both personal and organisational branding—through platforms like LinkedIn and strategic storytelling—you can build trust, showcase leadership, and stand out in the eyes of prospective employees.

Future leadership demands a shift from traditional methods to approaches that embrace complexity, agility, and inclusivity. These five strategies focus on fostering resilient mindsets, energising growth, and prioritising wellbeing to cultivate leaders who can navigate change and drive meaningful impact.

In a rapidly evolving and challenging world, effective leadership requires a dual approach: being both a scientist and a leader. By understanding the neuroscience behind human connection, leaders can foster trust, belonging, and performance.

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.