Category: Manage myself

By Bernadette Uzelac FIML   Last week I participated in IML ANZ’s Great Debate in Melbourne – one of many events held throughout Australia to mark International Women’s Day. The topic was “Her aspiration needs his cooperation.” I was on the affirmative team and our underlying position was that we need all people on the […]

Derek Parker reviews the latest essential reading for Managers and Leaders Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness By Rick Hanson (Penguin, $33) A critical area of study that has emerged in the past few years is the intersection of thinking – how you experience things and make sense of them […]

By Geoff Cohen FIML There you are – a hard-working team player in your thirties determined to have a successful business career. You want to leave a positive mark, your “footprints in the sand”. With outstanding performance reviews as a technical specialist – complemented by competitive salary packages and bonuses – all your painstaking years […]

Taking the helm as licensee of TEDxCanberra has been a rewarding journey for Wisdom Learning consultant Ingrid Tomanovits AFIML, on both a professional and personal level. By Lisa Calautti When Ingrid Tomanovits sat among the audience at her first TEDxCanberra event six years ago, little did she know she was about to embark upon a […]

At just 24 years of age, Brad Fenech CMgr AFIML, senior consultant at Approach ICT, has already enjoyed a flourishing career in Canberra’s public and private sectors. He says the key to being a good manager is practising what you preach. we asked him to share six lessons from his career to date. As told […]

Dr Daniel Jolley IMLa is no stranger to the fine art of decision making. As a consultant anaesthetist, he is called upon to demonstrate leadership and make life-saving decisions in an environment where split second timing can be critical. Story by Nicola Field // Photography Peter Whyte Dynamic decision making is the name of the game […]

Scott Stein, renowned business coach and author of Leadership Hacks, Clever Shortcuts to Boost Your Impact and Results, shares some tips to boost the productivity of you and your team. By Nicola Field You know the drill. Deadlines are getting tighter, resources are being squeezed and you need to motivate your people to do more […]

By Brian Dorricott FIML So, you’ve been thinking and working on an idea – something that might bring some extra income. That would make life easier. And, you never know, might mean you could give up the day job and gain autonomy and control over your working life. However, leaving the day job is a […]

In a fearful world, leaders need to embolden their people to swim against the tide. By Jane Caro A few years ago, I used to teach a subject of intense academic rigour (not) at the University of Western Sydney. ‘Advertising Creative’ was an elective in the Communications degrees offered by the School of Communication Arts. […]