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Explore the role of a change agent and how leadership, influence and mindset help drive successful organisational change.

Discover how virtual recruitment is transforming hiring, with insights into remote interviews, online assessments and modern recruitment practices.

Discover how leaders can effectively manage during downturns, balancing performance, morale and clear communication in challenging times.

A fundamental factor in any manager's success is their personal image. Ray Grose outlines the essentials.

A manager's image is the picture that other people hold of them, made up from the quality of thousands of interpersonal interactions. In a sense, it is simply the organisation's collective evaluation.

Banker, businesswoman and academic powerhouse, Helen Nugent talks about career planning, change management and being on boards. By Georgina Jerums. She is Bond University Chancellor, a non-executive director of Macquarie Bank, Origin Energy and Freehills, chair of Funds SA and Swiss Re Australia and director of the National Portrait Gallery. And in the late 1990s, as strategy chief, she helped bring about a $2.8 billion revival for Westpac. Yes, Helen Nugent is your chronic overachiever.

Explore mettle testing and what pressure reveals about leadership, resilience and the ability to perform in demanding environments.

Discover how creative solutions drive innovation, helping leaders solve complex problems and adapt successfully in changing workplaces.

Explore what employee commitment looks like at work and how leaders can build engagement, loyalty and performance across teams.

Explore the importance of brand and how strong branding influences reputation, customer trust and competitive advantage.

Genuine one-to-one communication is needed, today more than ever, to help staff learn, develop and contribute. By Karalyn Brown For almost as long as we've researched human psychology in the workplace, the impact of a manager on the engagement, productivity and loyalty of their team has been clear. Back in 2004, for example, in a global study of 50,000 employees, the Corporate Leadership Council found the employees who are most committed performed 20 per cent better and were 87 per cent less likely to leave an organisation.