Category: Professionals

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 […]

Dr Dharmica Mistry has spent the past eight years researching and developing a simple blood test for breast cancer. The new diagnostic test will be available to people of all ages, replacing mammograms, the most common tool currently used for early detection that is limited to women over the age of 50 (breast tissue is […]

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. […]

Lina Ranieri AIMM explains why her job in a public sector agency with 18,000 employees is a perfect fit for a ‘people person’. 1. On the job I’ve been with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) since 2000. I look after things like recruitment, strategy for leadership and culture, and secondments with the private sector. I also […]

– 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. […]

When Melitta Hardenberg launched her own consulting business, Get Fit and Focused, which specialises in employee wellbeing programs, her mentor, Richard Keeves, founder of Smarter Web Strategies and a fellow West Australian, helped her to avoid a disaster or two. They began meeting regularly last year while Hardenberg found her feet with the business. Here’s what […]

Susan King is the sole proprietor of Susan King Consulting. Kate Goodman is Executive Manager for TheBumpWA. Paired together in IML’s WA’s mentoring program, they reveal the fruits of their six-month relationship. Tell us a little bit about your job and career background Susan King: My career has been rather serendipitous and varied in nature, involving an unusual mix […]

Ian Mathieson FAIM, Managing Director at Mathieson Management, mentored Dr Sashi Sivathasan FAIM, the Deputy Director at the Faculty of Engineering, Science, Architecture and Industry at TAFE Queensland in AIM’s mentoring program. The pair discuss the benefits of their mentor-mentee relationship. Tell us a little bit about your job and background… Sashi Sivathasan: I completed […]

On the job I manage a team of 11. I’m responsible for HR functions, such as recruitment, industrial relations, performance management, plus ICT responsibilities and administration requirements, like insurance, procurement, purchasing and even events managements and fundraising. It can be hard to juggle each responsibility, so excellent time management and organisational skills are essential. Career progression […]

Gold Medal Paralympian Chris Bond has learned a lot about leadership and overcoming adversity since he met AIM CEO David Pich, thenhead of marketing at CanTeen, a charity that supports young people with cancer. At the time, Bond was a 22-year-old member of the board. At 19, Bond became ill with a rare form of […]