Category: Manage myself

Decision making is a challenge that faces us daily. For organisations, poor decisions can damage corporate reputation, decrease profit, undermine employee wellbeing and distort the organization’s strategic direction. Unfortunately, there is no formula for always getting decisions right; however, there are some ‘do’s’ to promote more reliable and sustainable decisions. In this article, we describe […]

  Dominique Layt CMgr AFIML, Head of Stores and Speciality Banking Delivery at Suncorp and Board Director has built her leadership career from the ground up, over 30 plus years in the financial services industry. After finishing Year 12, Dominique’s parents encouraged her to take all the Banking entry exams, which lead to her first job […]

NEUROSCIENTIST DR HANNAH CRITCHLOW SAYS THAT MANAGERS AND LEADERS HAVE A DUTY TO GET THEIR HEADS AROUND HOW THE BRAIN WORKS. By Lachlan Colquhoun // Photograph by Paul Musso OF ALL THE ORGANS, the brain has always been viewed in a different way, and with special reverence. Weighing only 1.5 kilograms, or around 2 per […]

FIVE THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN TAKING A SIDEWAYS OR DOWNWARD STEP IN YOUR CAREER. Margot Smith Careers can sometimes be like Snakes & Ladders. You take on a high profile project and overachieve, and you climb up the ladder. Next thing, you realise you are becoming too technically specialised, and you decide to take […]

In just a matter of weeks I’ll be taking to the sky, travelling from Cambridge UK to the other side of the world, visiting Australia for my first time. I’m incredibly excited about my trip hosted by the prestigious Institute of Managers and Leaders. I’ll be visiting the East Coast cities: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and […]

It goes without saying that human behaviour is incredibly complicated. It’s determined by an intricate combination of factors, and – as you can imagine – trying to predict how a person is going to behave, or react, or perform is no easy task. Enter psychometrics, whose goal is to get accurate and unbiased insight into […]

after Swiss IT expert Gunnar Habitz became a self-described “accidental manager” he chose to undertake professional development in management and leadership. story lachlan colquhoun // photograph Girish Verma the first time Gunnar Habitz CMgr FIML experienced Australia was a picture postcard arrival in Sydney’s Circular Quay on a cruise ship. “It is one of […]

BY PETER CULLEN MIML Stepping out of your comfort zone and into the unknown It is quite normal to have our thoughts and emotions hijacked by anxiousness when preparing to take on a new role, project or team. We can become overwhelmed with these thoughts and emotions to the point where we are not thinking […]

Why become a Chartered Manager? Why did I bother? After all, I already have a Masters in Management (MMgt), and numerous other accreditations in coaching and human behaviour assessments. Well, while that’s great underpinning theory, we all know that it’s hands-on experience, proven results, and continual learning to stay current that matters most. Just like […]