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1. A Proper Ending

August 2010: Feature A Proper Ending Terminating an employee due to unsatisfactory work performance is difficult for all involved. Peter Hughes sets out the steps to managing the process fairly. For most purposes, the rights and duties of both employers and employees are governed by the Fair Work Act 2009. No less than 277 sections are specifically devo...
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2. Empowering for the Possibilities

August 2010: Cover story Empowering for the Possibilities A believer in first impressions, Fuji Xerox's Nick Kugenthiran says that a leader's role is to create the opportunities for your teams to be amazing. By Richard Jones. Talking to the Managing Director of document services company Fuji Xerox, you get the distinct impression that he learns from his...
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3. Political Risk

August 2010: Feature Political Risk Being in front of political developments is the key to influencing public policy and managing any fallout for your organisation. By Ben Power. Australia is in the middle of one of the more active political years in its history. Two state elections - in Tasmania and South Australia - have already been held. Later in t...
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4. Top Gun

August 2010: Feature Top Gun The global recession is presenting opportunities for Australian managers, says defence industry insider Christine Zeitz. By Georgina Jerums. Multinationals are looking to their Australian bases to profit post global financial crisis. The reason? Australia comparatively sidestepped the GFC bullet, making us an ...
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5. Managing Up and Down

July 2010: Feature Managing Up and Down Almost all leaders and managers have bosses and subordinates. It's important to manage productively in both directions. Harold Resnick has earned international recognition as a leading authority and innovator in organisational transformation and leadership development. Dr Resnick founded Work Systems Associates (WSA), a management...
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6. Virtual Recruitment

July 2010: Feature Virtual Recruitment In the eternal search for the perfect recruit, some organisations are branching out beyond social media into the virtual world of Second Life to secure talent. Chris Sheedy takes a tour. The venue for a recent Linden Lab careers fair was typical in many ways. It contained a large space where several staff members m...
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7. Change Agent

July 2010: Cover story Change Agent Networking, tactics, mental discipline, teamwork, consultation and collaboration: Julia Gillard must work the gamut of leadership skills to realise her passion for making positive change. By Georgina Jerums. Growing up in Adelaide after emigrating from Wales with her family as ten-pound Poms when she was four, Julia E...
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8. Winning Over the Board

July 2010: Feature Winning Over the Board As a manager, writing a paper for your board that is effective is a critical skill for successfully achieving your objectives. By Mark Rosenberg. Whether you've been invited or ordered to do it, the task is at hand: to write a paper for your board. How do you go about producing a good one? An ef...
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9. Creative Solutions

June 2010: Feature Creative Solutions Problem-solving is a critical skill for a manager. Michael Carman looks at how to find solutions to problems. An oil executive wanted to make better use of the expensive, and wasted, real estate of petrol stations. His solution: add convenience stores. Despite criticism (who would buy petrol and coffee together?), th...
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10. Mettle Testing

June 2010: Feature Mettle Testing Finding the best person for a job today often involves psychometric testing, but is that all that's required? Sarah Marinos reports. Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or on your own inner world? Do you prefer to focus on the basic information you take in or do you prefer to interpret and add meaning? When making...
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