Media Coverage
Highlights from recent media coverage of AIM events, courses and surveys.
Call for Top Managers
Daily Telegraph: Finance | 4 August 2008
Extract: The search is on for the 2008 Young Manager of the Year. The James E Layt Award, established last year by the Australian Institute of Management (AIM), encourages excellence in management practice. It is named after the former chairman of AIM.
AIM in the News Daily Telegraph 04 Aug 08Reporting on the announcement that submissions are now open for the AIM NSW & ACT Young Manager of the Year 2008 James E Layt Award.
Awards Now Open
Australian Financial Review | 1 August 2008
Extract: Australian Institute of Management’s NSW and ACT chapter is accepting submissions for the AIM Young Manager of the Year 2008 James E Layt Award.
Reporting on the announcement that submissions are now open for the AIM NSW & ACT Young Manager of the Year 2008 James E Layt Award.
Women's Disorder in the House Rules
Canberra Times | 8 July 2008
Extract: A Canberra Times article gave a first hand report on the 10th Annual AIM Women in Management Great Debate with the topic 'A Woman's Place is in the House' attracted 800-plus gathering in the dimly lit AIS arena.
Reporting on AIM's 10th Annual Women in Management Great Debate.
Mandarin Flavoured Advice for Managers
BRW | 3-9 July 2008
Extract: Announcement re: Two new appointments to the AIM ACT Advisory Council.
Reporting on AIM's ACT Advisory Council.
Build the Best Team
Sydney Morning Herald: My Career | 14-15 June 2008
Extract: Not everyone learns in the same way.
Reporting on AIM's Training Program - The New Supervisor.
Sisters in Step Beat Cinderella
Sydney Morning Herald: My Career | 27 May 2008
Extract: At times women can be their own worst enemies says Lois Frankel.
Reporting on AIM's, Management Masters Series June 13 - 17, 2008 featuring Dr. Lois Frankel author of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office and See Jane Lead.
Be Firm But Fair
Sydney Morning Herald: My Career | 19-20 April 2008
Extract: Choosing your words well as a manager can make delivering criticism easier.
Reporting on AIM's expertise delivering Management Training Programs.
Don't Read Too Many Books Says Author
Australian Financial Review: Workspace | 8 April 2008
Extract: Ken Blanchard — co-author of One Minute Manager was interviewed exclusively by AFR while travelling in China on his way to deliver two one day seminars — part of the AIM Management Masters Series on 16 and 18 April.
Reporting on the Australian Institute of Management, Management Masters Series with Ken Blanchard on April 16 and 18, 2008.
Thinking Positive Boosts Bottom Line
The Australian - Business Life: Ruth Ostrow | 29 February 2008
Extract: Last week, 350 business leaders gathered to attend a half day workshop with Dr Martin Seligman PhD one of the great thought leaders of our time; father of the positive psychology movement; Mr Happiness himself, author of the best-seller, Learned Optimism.
Reporting on the event Happiness at Work - Australian Institute of Management’s half day seminar with Dr Martin Seligman, one of AIM’s Management Masters Series.
Back to School for Bosses
Sydney Morning Herald - Small Business: Julianne Dowling | 20 February 2008
Extract: Just how hard is it to stay ahead of the game for enterprise when it comes to learning?
Industry groups advocate extra training for owners, because not only do good learners make good leaders; the impact flows on in terms of productivity, competitiveness and profitability.
Reporting on management training programs and Australian Institute of Management’s Management Masters Series with Ken Blanchard on 16 April 2008.
Tough Road to the Top
The Australian | 12 January 2008
Extract: Women still face barriers on their journey to the top, but determination is the key.
The work/life balance impacts on women far more than men believes Jennifer Alexander, Chief Executive of Australian Institute of Management NSW and ACT, "If women have been out of the workforce for a period of time there are issues of re-entry, they may lack confidence, things may have moved on, and then there is the question of referees.''
Reporting on an interview with AIM NSW & ACT Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Alexander.
Staffing Issues
Dynamic Business.com | 7 January 2008
Extract: An Australian Institute of Management (AIM) survey found that 51 percent of senior managers believe the skills shortage is the greatest risk to their business.
Reporting on an AIM NSW & ACT Survey.
56 Top Business Books
Australian Financial Review | 7 December 2007
Extract: Hot topics as well as additions to the traditional management titles were featured in the AFR annual list of top books of the year.
Reporting on AIM’s contribution to the AFR’s 56 top business books for 2007.
Failures in Mental Health a Social and Economic Tragedy - RFNS
AAP | 12 November 2007
Extract: The Australian Institute of Management and the Mental Health Council of Australia have been applauded by Fred Kong, CEO of the Richmond Fellowship of NSW (RFNSW) for their efforts in compiling the 'Let's get working' report which calls for a new strategy to get people with mental illness into employment.
Reporting on the Survey and Special Event Mental Health in the Workplace - Australian Institute of Management’s half day seminar with former NSW opposition leader and Lifeline patron John Brogden.
Put Empathy on Agenda
AAP | 12 November 2007
Extract: As the economy grapples with a labour shortage, employers need to be more sensitive to their staff's personal needs, two separate surveys have found.
Half of the human resources professionals surveyed by AIM recently revealed they had seen an increase in the number of people with mental health issues in their organisations. Yet two in three of those surveyed did not believe mental illness was a priority for their organisation.
Reporting on the Survey and Special Event Mental Health in the Workplace - Australian Institute of Management’s half day seminar with former NSW opposition leader and Lifeline patron John Brogden.
Little Support for Mental Illness
The Australian | 10 November 2007
Extract: According to recent Australian Institute of Management survey, mental health is not getting the attention it deserves. The survey found that most organisations do not have the know-how or an agenda for dealing with it, despite one in five Australians being statistically prone to mental illness every year.
Reporting on the Survey and Special Event Mental Health in the Workplace - Australian Institute of Management’s half day seminar with former NSW opposition leader and Lifeline patron John Brogden.
Problems Swept Under Office Carpet
The Sydney Morning Herald: Kate Benson, Medical Reporter | 6 November 2007
Extract: A survey of businesses in NSW and Canberra by the Australian Institute of Management found that an alarming number of managers did not consider dealing with staff with mental health problems a priority, indicating many people with mental health issues could not seek help at work, the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management, Jennifer Alexander, said yesterday.
Reporting on the Survey and Special Event Mental Health in the Workplace - Australian Institute of Management’s half day seminar with John Brogden.
Australian Institute of Management Offers the Experience of 20,000 Members
The Canberra Times | 6 November 2007
Extract: Believing all learning should be of direct practical business use, and able to be applied immediately to the job at hand, the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) NSW and ACT has invested the experience, skills and know-how of more than 20,000 manager members nationally into every single one of their 95 training programs.
Reporting on the Australian Institute of Management’s Project Management programs.
NZIM: Leadership - The Drucker Legacy
Management Magazine | 1 November 2007
Extract: The late Peter Drucker's lifetime contribution underpinned the theme of this year’s Australian Institute of Management (AIM) Management Convention in Sydney in September. No management guru has had a more profound impact than Drucker who for more than 60 years helped shape and define modern management with his writing and teaching.
Reporting on the Australian Institute of Management’s AIM High 2007 Convention.
Managers Lack Diversity
Australian Financial Review | 18 September 2007
Extract: US based management thinker Tom Peters said that Australian companies who failed to promote a substantial number of women to top management were guilty of economic stupidity.
Reporting on the Australian Institute of Management’s AIM High 2007 Convention.
