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Guest post by Rob Davidson
In 2010, Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyard released 'The 2020 Workplace' outlining their predictions for the future of work.
Their views received critical acclaim at the time. Given we are now near the end of 2015, it is interesting to reflect which of their predictions are on track.
Let's take a look at five of the more interesting predictions:
1. You will be hired and promoted based upon your reputation capital
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Guest post by AIM Education and Training CEO, Dan Musson.
When we look at the history of AIM in its 75 year existence, it’s fair to say 2015 has once again been a year of great change but ultimately one of progress. The establishment of AIM Education and Training this year as a dedicated training organisation has happened against a backdrop of great change within the education industry itself.
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The pressure to achieve more with less, to produce greater results with dwindling resources is something that many managers have to deal with on a daily basis. Few understand this pressure more than those who work in the public service as budget and priorities are regularly subjected to shifting policy agendas and changes of government.
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Guest post by AIM Senior Research Fellow Dr Samantha Johnson
Remember: If someone’s trying to pull you down that means they’re already beneath you? - Karen Salmansohn
A manager or a bully? A bully or just tough? Is there a difference?
If I feel bullied, therefore I am. Correct?
Nope. Not necessarily. And that’s good news.
Too many bullies get away with bad behaviour – sometimes under the guise of being political, or simple being in a senior role.
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We all do our best to not start off on the wrong foot with clients. Sometimes it can be difficult to manage client relationships however, when we take into account the multitude of diverse personalities and organisation cultures we need to deal with. You may have an energetic and welcoming style that some more conservative clients might not appreciate. Conversely, you may have a professional and corporate manner that may make some of your more laidback clients feel uncomfortable.
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We spend a lot of our time at AIM thinking about the training needs of Australian managers and leaders. As the first education provider in Australia to use the Harvard Case Study method in business education, we’ve always been on the lookout for the best way to provide cutting edge professional education products to experienced managers. One of the many methods that we use to develop our training programs and one that we also teach in our suite of Training and Assessment Programs is a training needs analysis.