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Need something to read over your morning cup of coffee? Start with these management and leadership articles, gathered from AIM’s Twitter at http://twitter.com/aimcomau.

Going Flat: The Re-imagined Organization (via @mgissues) http://bit.ly/1qsA8ce4 

Guest blog by Richard Carter

Resilience as a key leadership characteristic is fast becoming a commodity all Australian leaders need.

The unprecedented levels of disruption occurring across most industries means that many leaders are now facing increasing adversity from changes in market dynamics, technological innovation and new competitors. Clearly, being a leader in today’s economy is not for the faint-hearted.

By Dr Malcolm Johnson FAIM

If stereotypical behaviour towards the different generations was a virus, we’d be in the middle of a pandemic.

Unfortunately, while the attraction of generation stereotypes is to reduce the complexity of human interactions to more simple terms, this is causing a range of problems in business, as AIM’s recent research on the management reality of generational thinking has shown.

Guest post by Fiona Triaca and Erica Davis, Naked Ambition

Ever wondered what can get you moving from being the assistant to having a team of assistants?

It’s simple really.

It’s curiosity.

It may have killed the cat, but it will get you everywhere in the business world.

Don’t miss out on last week’s best reads from around the management world, gathered from AIM’s Twitter at http://twitter.com/aimcomau.

Why Smart Leaders Embrace Flexibility (via @workflexibility) http://bit.ly/QRVXGe 

Guest post by James Paulsen

Innovation is crucial to the success of every business. New technologies and globalisation are testing current business models in new ways every day and the need to evolve has never been so evident.

There are many insights into how organisations can become more innovative; some are too complex to incorporate and others are too simple to make a difference. But while there is no one truly successful model, the principle of innovation is universal and it must be grown and fostered from within the organisation.

Starting a new job can be stressful, but there’s no need to sweat. You can stifle the nerves by being prepared and in no time, the scary new environment will be old hat. By Emma Williams

Are you a leader who likes to stay ahead of the latest industry trends and hype?

Then you’ve probably caught on that EQ is the new IQ – and with research showing that emotional intelligence is just as important as technical skills, you can rest assured that the industry fascination with emotional intelligence isn’t going out of style anytime soon.

In fact, emotionally intelligent leaders are more in demand than ever before.

Catch up on a week of management reading with this selection of articles, gathered from AIM’s Twitter at https://twitter.com/aimcomau.

50 Signs You Might be an Entrepreneur (via @entmagazine) http://bit.ly/1pE5Qky 

Guest post by Andrew MacDonald

The days of a “job for life” are fast disappearing, if not gone already. Career change in the workplace has become far more commonplace.

Inextricably tied to this is the development over the past two decades of the “knowledge economy” – where new jobs are being created and new industries are emerging. While this is more apparent in sectors such as technology or health, in almost every vocation you can think of, the innovative use of ideas, knowledge and information is having a permanent impact.