Category: Leadership Development

The demise of the annual performance review is imminent, according to recent headlines about various multinationals announcing changes to their employee appraisal process. Many experts are scathing of this traditional corporate rite. “They should be thrown out,” says Dr Tim Baker, author of The End of the Performance Review and director of Winners At Work, who […]

Melissa Hardy AIMe, manager of corporate planning and implementation at Queensland Investment Corporation in Brisbane, was looking for a fresh perspective when she joined AIM’s mentoring program, Member Exchange, last year. Chad Renando AIMM, community manager of Ipswich City Council’s innovation hub, Fire Station 101, helped her to shift her career focus.   Why did […]

What is the circular economy? The term ‘circular economy’ has been around since the 1970s, but was popularised in 2012 when the Ellen MacArthur Foundation charitable organisation teamed with McKinsey & Company to determine the economic and business opportunities of eliminating waste and optimising resources in the European Union (EU). Their report, Towards the Circular Economy, […]

Across the globe, people recently celebrated International Women’s Day on or around March 8. IML hosted almost 2,000 attendees and engaged 25 speakers across five events in four days for our International Women’s Day Great Debate. IML has been a proud supporter of International Women’s Day in Brisbane for the past 19 years and we successfully […]

You don’t have to be the former CEO of Volkswagen to know how devastating being caught doing the wrong thing can be for your business. Doing the right thing, being ethical, isn’t just about not getting caught and having to pay the price. Research in Australia and internationally suggests that ethical businesses are more attractive to […]

“When I park the car at the factory, there’s a piece of gaffer tape they’ve put on the floor, I’ve got to walk from the gaffer tape all the way through to my office without talking to anyone at all. Apparently I keep interfering.” That’s one approach an Australian family business has recently resorted to, […]

Macro and micro managers are generally maligned. In extreme cases the former give staff little support while the latter sit constantly on their shoulder, but both types of manager have great attributes. What is micro management? A micro manager asks questions around deadlines, involves the team in the project’s progress and encourages feedback. What is […]

Was Steve Jobs a micro or a macro manager? How about Richard Branson, Warren Buffett and Martha Stewart? Find out the management style of these celebrity business leaders. BY CAROLYN BOYD     FAMOUS MACRO MANAGERS   WARREN BUFFETT Buffett is known for his laissez-faire management style. This macro approach works well because he buys […]

Susan King is the sole proprietor of Susan King Consulting. Kate Goodman is Executive Manager for TheBumpWA. Paired together in IML’s WA’s mentoring program, they reveal the fruits of their six-month relationship. Tell us a little bit about your job and career background Susan King: My career has been rather serendipitous and varied in nature, involving an unusual mix […]