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Welcome
We hope your year has kicked off spectacularly! Here are a few highlights from this addition of the Leading Edge Newsletter:
- Latest L.E.A.D. Survey results: The effects of 60% of the workforce either hating their jobs or having a ho hum attitude, revised list of Top 5 Characteristics of a Good Manager, and is Gen-Y the root of all evil?
- Leading the Way "How To's": Seven tips to effective cross-generational communication, and six qualities of a top performer.
- Upcoming Events: LMA's annual L.E.A.D. Survey speaking tour, and renewed major sponsorship of the AHRI National Convention.
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L.E.A.D. Survey News
Latest News and Results from Australasia's Leading Workplace Survey
Your job - love it or hate it? The latest word on job satisfaction in the workplace
Almost 60% of the workforce either hate their jobs or have a ho hum attitude to their work. The rest really love their work or gain satisfaction from it. What does this mean for today’s leaders and managers – especially when they exhibit similar views of their own job satisfaction? Read more ›
Is Generation Y the root of all evil?
If you believe that Generation Y is the root of all evil when it comes to managing a workforce, think again. New results suggest a much more harmonious cross-generational landscape than many would have us think – and the importance of taking a fresh look at age-diverse teams in our organisations is clear. Read more ›
Revised Top 5 Characteristics of a Good Manager
Further to the featured article in our last newsletter, "Trustworthiness and Openness jumps dramatically to top characteristics of a good manager", additional survey results from Leaders and Managers indicate that though employees and managers rank the top characteristics similarly, leaders in fact have quite a different perspective. See the revised results ›
Leading the Way
Seven tips to effective cross-generational communication
How well are you communicating with the generations in your workplace? Here are seven tips for effective cross-generational communication from Linda S. Thompson’s book Every Generation Needs a New Revolution. Read more ›
Six qualities of a top performer - do you have them?
Over the decades from working with people from every level, in small to very large organisations, across every sector, we have found there are six characteristics or qualities that almost every top performer shares; and conversely, are missing or not completely developed in people who are not considered top performers. Read more ›
Upcoming Events
LMA's annual L.E.A.D. Survey speaking tour
LMA will once again be conducting its compelling L.E.A.D. Survey speaking tour across Australia and New Zealand this June.
Drawing from the most recent results of Australasia's leading workplace survey, LMA will share results, trends and real insights into key workplace issues, including:
- The changing characteristics of good managers
- What positively influences people's performance in the workplace
- Engagement and trust levels within the Australian workplace
- The key pressures employees and their managers are facing
- How to manage and motivate employees for higher performance
- How to attract and retain top talent through becoming an employer of choice
For additional information, dates and venues in your area, contact us today to speak with an LMA representative in your area.
LMA announces renewed sponsorship of the AHRI National Convention
LMA is proud to announce its renewed major sponsorship of the largest event for HR and people management professionals in the Asia Pacific region, the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) National Convention, June 7 - 8, 2011. Read more about the convention ›
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