Category: Professional Development

Good leaders capture your attention, harness your motivation and lead you in a particular direction. They are great communicators, honest and can clearly define and share their vision. But not everyone is born with such attributes. They are skills which must be developed. As a new manager who wants to create an impact, here are […]

Commentators from the New York Times to your local community Facebook page are arguing that there is a crisis of leadership across politics, society and around the wicked problems that face the world, like climate change and the growing terror threat. There appears to be a loss of confidence in leaders globally. But does that mean […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jane McNeill, a director of Hays, points out: “While strategies such as career progression, rewards and recognition, mentorships and flexible working have been the focus of many retention plans in the past, staff engagement is also now recognised as a very important tool.” Research by Hays has revealed a disparity of up to 13 per […]

CINDY HOOK, CEO DELOITTE AUSTRALIA When Cindy Hook, a long-time Deloitte employee, learned the top job would be vacated a year ahead of time, she swung into action with an external career coach. First she needed to decide if she wanted the role and to figure out if her personal values aligned with the firm’s. […]

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 […]

Mariam Issa and her family fled Somalia when civil war broke out in 1991, and spent the next seven years in Kenyan refugee camps. A family reunion visa brought them to Australia in 1998 when Issa was pregnant with her fifth child. Early on, life in Melbourne was tough for the Somalian family of seven. […]

– Chris Burnett, FAIM Does your business have a clear vision? Where is it headed? Where are you hoping to lead your team? Do you have an answer to these questions? Is it clear, concise, aspirational, shared? Does the team get it? Are they on board? Congratulations, you’ve got that vision thing nailed. Move along. […]