Category: Leadership Matters

The Australian men’s basketball team spends less than a month together in any given year, but training drills and what people may describe as traditional teamwork have not figured prominently in the Boomers’ preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “At our skill level, we are not going to make a player […]

The premise: up to 65,000 of Australia’s graduates – nearly a third – will be unemployed four months after they finish their tertiary studies in 2016, says the federal government. So, how useful is a degree? THE CONSULTANT Paul Peterson Training consultant and facilitator. We no longer accept that some people are born effective leaders. […]

In Hobart’s tourist hub, Salamanca, sits a shop devoted to all things fishy: whacking great whole salmon, fillets – raw, smoked and unsmoked – and all manner of associated products, even fish-shaped (but thankfully not flavoured) biscuits. This retail outlet, run by the country’s largest salmon producer, Tassal, and its sister store in Melbourne represent the […]

AIM CEO David Pich and Deakin University vice-chancellor Jane den Hollander discuss the different ways leaders make an impact. Jane den Hollander, vice-chancellor of Victoria’s Deakin University, is seizing the future of tertiary education with both hands, with her ambitious plans to transform the institution into the best cloud-based university in the world. The daughter […]

Leadership is all about the impact. A leader without impact has no followers, creates no change, delivers no outcomes. But what kind of leadership impact do you aspire to? At AIM we have a vision of the enormous positive impact that strong ethical leaders can have on the communities they work in and the people […]

After 6 years as CEO of Jetstar, Australia and New Zealand, and 10 years with Qantas, David Hall resigned at the beginning of this month. Before leaving, David spoke to AIM about the purpose and impact business leaders have, and his special interest in developing a mentally healthy workplace for the whole Jetstar team, as […]

Australia may be experiencing a patch of weak wage growth, but you can still try to do better for yourself at work. “We have a culture in Australia that says to get a better job title and increase your take-home pay, you will more likely have to change employers,” laments Kelly Magowan, an executive coach and […]

What are the checkpoints a new leader should address if they want to succeed in their first 100 days? 1. A clear mandate A new leader must understand their going-in mandate – is it big, medium or small? It’s very possible to overreach and be too aggressive or underreach your mandate, cautions Robert Hargrove, an […]

Networking is not an easy task, which might explain why some people are uncomfortable doing it. Some feel networking is a distraction, while others prefer to rely on their technical expertise to get ahead. But networking can be a mutually beneficial exercise that helps you achieve your goals. Networking is something that is incredibly powerful […]