Category: Leadership Matters

Understanding the difference between the four types of teams, and then fostering the optimal type, has a direct impact on the team’s performance – and that of the wider organisation. Let’s look at each of the four types of teams.

Bold strategic moves involve a decision to do things differently or a decision to do different things. The more resourcing you invest in big strategic decisions, the higher the stakes. Not everything is within your control, however, so even the best-planned strategies carry some risk.

Long term Institute Member, Wendy Quinn CMgr FIML, is our latest Member in the Spotlight. We recently sat down with Wendy, where we asked her questions about being a leader in the healthcare sector. She shared with us her views on transformational leadership, lifelong learning and the importance of always paying attention.

We asked 4 IML ANZ Members to share their top tips on how they lead through challenging times and how they maintain momentum.

Could a professional network be the answer you’re looking for? Not everyone is a ‘joiner’ – in fact, some people even dread the idea of talking to strangers at professional events! But no matter what industry you work in, networking is almost inevitably something you’ll need to do at some point. The good news? By […]

By Nicola Field | Photo by Michael Bowers   Laura Tingle has a celebrated career as a journalist and author. Formerly the Political Editor of The Australian Financial Review, Tingle is currently the Chief Political Correspondent of the ABC’s 7.30 program. Leadership Matters caught up with Tingle to seek her views on the changing nature […]

A reorganisation within a business can be undertaken for a range of reasons — but understanding how to manage the human element is critical, no matter why the project has been undertaken. By Derek Parker // Illustrations by Dane Mark once upon a time, a good manager was seen as one who kept things flowing […]

Although she was an experienced professional in her chosen field, Julie Fallon MIML felt she needed some mentoring input when she moved into a new role. She reached out to IML ANZ’s Member Exchange program and was paired with Melbourne-based leadership coach Ross Montalti FIML. By Lachlan Colquhoun Why did you join the Member Exchange program? […]

By Jane Caro, Author, Journalist and Broadcaster Are you quick to judge? You may be projecting your own shortcoming on to others. Try a dose of self-awareness. I THINK IT was US comedian Sarah Silverman who pointed it out first: President Donald Trump’s tweets criticising others for failings and wrong-doings are not actually accusations but […]