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Guest post by Alasdair Bradley, AIM's Head Designer of Learning
The pace is often frenetic. Days roll into weeks and months and before we know it, another year has passed. We live in a time where time is of the essence, where a moment lived is a moment lost. Every day we wake to a new future only to have it relegated almost immediately to the past. We are constantly if not consistently propelled toward forward; looking back rarely seems an option.
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A growing problem for many small business owners is that they are simply too busy with the day to day work of running their business to engage in training. On top of that, they see most business management courses as irrelevant to them and their unique operation. After all, their ability to specialise in a particular area is often behind their competitive advantage. It’s unsurprising then that many small business owners have the view that formal training is of little value to them.
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Guest post by Ross Jackson
This article originally appeared in Leadership Matters, AIM’s bi-monthly magazine exclusively for AIM Members.
Unfair dismissals continue to keep the Fair Work Commission busy. Nearly 14,800 unfair dismissal applications were lodged last year, consistent with the previous year, but a 5 per cent increase on 2011-12. Most cases are settled before hearing but they are costly, unproductive distractions. Clearly unfair dismissals aren't going to go away.
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Guest post By Rob Davidson
Forty per cent of companies are dying, they just don’t know it.
At least this is what Cisco’s outgoing CEO John Chambers claimed in his recent keynote speech and the reason, well no surprises there, digital technology.
Add to this the recently released report by the Committee for Economic Development Association (CEDA), which said 40 per cent of jobs in Australia are at serious risk of disappearing in the next decade and a concerning picture emerges.
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Guest post by AIM Senior Research Fellow, Dr Samantha Johnson
‘A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn’t mean he has to be consistent.’ The complexity of leadership according to wise, 1970s British PM, Jim Callaghan.
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Guest post by AIM Education & Training CEO, Daniel Musson
Commentary around the future of the Australian economy often outlines core trends that are positioned as a threat: digital disruption, globalisation, and demographic change.
But in themselves, these trends are neutral. They are neither positive nor negative. It’s our perspective and how we choose to respond that creates a sinking feeling and a defensive response. The alternative response is to get very focused, very determined and work out what we do well and how to win.