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By Ben Ready
Wayne Bryant could never have imagined where his career would take him after starting as a delivery driver at automative engineering and parts company Repco more than 25 years ago.
From humble beginnings behind the wheel, he has worked his way up the ladder and now drives business success and performance as Executive General Manager of Sales and Operations, overseeing nearly 350 stores instead of a truck full of spares.
By AIM Education & Training
What do Shakespeare, Budweiser and Pixar have in common? They are all amazing storytellers. From Toy Story to Hamlet, with a few hilarious adverts thrown in for good measure, these three storytellers understand what it means to spin a yarn.
Marketing your brand can be as easy as telling a human-centric story.
So when it comes to communicating your brand, why not go with storytelling?
What is a brand narrative?
By AIM Education and Training
While many people think creativity is a trait best suited to the art studio, it's also valuable in the office. Whether you're trying to develop a unique strategy to deal with an unforeseen contingency, or creating novel work processes to improve efficiency, creativity can add value to all manner of work.
Managing creative talent is an essential leadership skill.
By AIM Education and Training
Back in 2014, the San Francisco Giants did the unimaginable, they won the Major League Baseball World Series. While they were ranked lowly when the season started, the Giants were able to drag themselves to the final against the odds. Facing off against the American League champions Kansas City Royals, the series went down to the final game.
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By AIM Education & Training
One of the key goals of a manager is to reduce conflict and facilitate collaboration and communication. Effective management training can help develop approaches to conflict that mitigate the impacts on organisational health and employee engagement.
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By AIM Education and Training
The AIM Business School is proud to present the first episode of our new AIM Business School podcast series: Conversations with Thought Leaders.
By Sue-Ellen Watts
According to Google a mentor is: A person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and modelling positive behaviours. An effective mentor understands that his or her role is to be dependable, engaged, authentic, and tuned into the needs of the mentee.
In the business or career world, my definition of a mentor is: Someone who is where you want to be and is willing to spend their limited and important time, sharing with you how they did it, warts and all.
By Alison Vidotto
Respect is a fundamental ingredient if we want to be successful, whether as a leader or as a business owner. If those who answer to you do not respect you, “Houston you have a problem!”