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Inside or outside business hours, if you want a successful personal brand you have to constantly work on it, writes Amy Birchall

Up and down, that's what you can expect from the economy in 2013, but being prepared can lessen the impact on your business. By Tom Skotnicki

When Australia Post was facing its greatest challenge, it turned to a man who would deliver. Tom Skotnicki meets CEO Ahmed Fahour.

Organisations increasingly use mentoring as a component of vocational pathways for their employees. But their efforts are not always as effective as they could be, as Gerard McManus explains. In some fields of endeavour, such as medicine, music or boxing, mentoring is a quintessential part of professional development.

Explore what it means for leaders to be in the driver’s seat, focusing on responsibility, decision‑making and steering organisations forward.

Explore how piecing information together helps leaders understand complexity, improve judgement and make more effective decisions.

With 1.3 million retirees set to enter the healthcare system in the next decade, we need to find new ways to cope with the demands and costs. Tom Skotnicki talks to Medibank's George Savvides about the challenges. Medibank CEO George Savvides, in an exclusive interview with Mt, was obviously energised by the prospect of transforming Australia's largest health insurance fund, Medibank, from "a payer to a player". It is more than a slogan.

Explore what leadership looks like at the pointy end, examining high‑stakes decisions, responsibility and performance under pressure.

Negotiating a pay rise can be a tricky task for any employee, but if you've done your research you'll reap the rewards. By Victoria Murray If you're not sure why you deserve a pay rise, why should your employer be? Too often, employees find themselves unprepared when pay discussions arise. Read your position description before having any pay discussion, says Carmel Ackerly, director of client solutions for AIM Victoria. "Do some background research on your job," Ackerly says. "Go online and visit Career One or Seek.com and scan the newspapers.

It's easy to believe the world's richest people attain wealth by luck, but most will say it's about creating your own good fortune. By Amy Birchall At first glance, billionaires such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates appear to have been blessed with more than their fair share of luck. Buffett, for example, has a net worth of $41 billion and is considered by many as the most successful investor of the 20th century. He has claimed he won the "ovarian lottery" by being born at the right time and in a country where his skill set allowed him to become rich.