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Guest post by David Reynolds I Davidson Executive
As the chairman or owner of an organisation, what would you do if your CEO resigned today, had a heart attack or could no longer perform the role?
Would you have a CEO in waiting, already trained and developed to take over the role?
Alarmingly, a recent survey by the National Association of Corporate Directors found two thirds of US public and private companies still admit they have no formal succession plan.
Guest post by AIM CEO, Dan Musson
As an 18 year old school leaver, completing an undergraduate degree in Marketing, I found my rhythm early and it’s here I suppose I fostered two realities.
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Guest post by Saul Eslake
This article originally appeared in AIM for Leadership and Management Excellence, AIM's bi-monthly magazine for AIM Members.
Between 2002 and 2011 Australia’s real per capita gross national income – a measure (albeit an imperfect one) of the average Australian’s material standard of living – rose at an average annual rate of 2.9 per cent – a pace well above that of the previous four decades.
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By AIM Faculty Jan Burnes
No you’re not imagining it. There are some people who can brighten a room just by leaving it!
However, according to experts such as Dr Robert Bramson, author of the book, “Dealing with Difficult People” over 90 percent of workers want to do a good job and get on well with others. If you’re reading this, a member of the minority is probably causing you some grief. Some problems exist and as a manager, you need to try and work things out.
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Choosing the right MBA program for your career can be a daunting task. So how do you decide which MBA is right for you?
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Guest post by Miles Burke
As the Managing Director of a mature 13 year old company, it is easy to continue focus on what we’ve found has worked over the last decade. The end result, though, can become complacency and a resistance to exploring innovative new approaches.
When you have an organisation that’s fairly rigid in your approach to processes and procedures, how do you break the tradition you’ve developed, and try something different?
The start-up sprint concept.
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Guest post by AIM CEO Daniel Musson
At the heart of our business is the idea that things work better if the leaders and managers who operate them have the right training, network and focus.
We've all had the experience of working with someone who demonstrates poor management or leadership, even if we can't always diagnose the reasons why they are less effective than the good leaders and managers we're around.