Do you know someone who would like to join us?

This is a unique opportunity which will allow the successful person to:

• Own their own business,
• Positively impact other people’s lives,
• Join a well recognised brand and successful people development organisation and

Given your insight and experience with LMA, we thought we would ask…

Do you know someone who…

• Has a good network of contacts?
• Is driven to make a real change to people’s lives?
• Is looking for the next step in their professional career?
• Enjoys working in the B2B space?

If so, we would appreciate if you could forward them the link below which provides more information about the opportunity.

An incentive for you

As a thank you, if you do refer someone who takes a License with LMA, we will happily enrol you or someone you nominate in a LMA course.

Want to know more? Click here for further information about the opportunity.
Alternatively, they can contact LMA’s Bob McCarthy, for a CONFIDENTIAL discussion on 03 9822 1301, 0417 778 030 or bmccarthy@lma.biz

Leadership Management Australasia (LMA) are conducting an online survey to gather opinions on the role of teamwork in the modern Australasian workforce.

It is easy to participate: Simply click the ‘Start Survey’ link below and answer the following 11 questions. The survey should take just 6 minutes to complete.

All respondents who complete the survey and enter their contact details will go into a draw to win one of two $50 iTunes vouchers

Thank you for your contribution.

START SURVEY

Early last year Leadership Management Australasia (LMA) launched graduate groups on LinkedIn to allow graduates of LMA courses to network, learn and communicate.

Previous participants had asked us to provide a means by which they could keep in contact with fellow participants after their course. Due to privacy laws this was not possible and so LMA LinkedIn Graduate Groups were born.

Members of LMA LinkedIn Graduate Groups benefit from:

• Communication among graduates from the same course.
• Professional networking with LMA graduates from all industries, across Australia and New Zealand.
• Access to leadership tips and information from LMA.

Since the launch, LMA LinkedIn Graduate Groups have connected over 2,500 course graduates from across Australia and New Zealand and provide informative articles, tips and infographics to group members on a regular basis.

To join the LinkedIn group for a course you have previously graduated from, click here.

Weather predictions, forecasts and related apps can be frustrating – how with so much technology, are the weather forecasters so regularly wrong?

With this is mind, Climendo app has created an interesting algorithym that in real time can access 10,000 different weather stations around the world, to give you the forecast which is the most accurate. Essentially you open up the app and Climendo then goes to work to tell you who the most accurate provider is for your area, an average of the top 5 most similar forecasts and the probability rate of the forecast based on the level of agreement of the compared providers.

Mother nature has her own way of doing things so obviously there are no guarantees, however you have to think that by combining 10,000 different predictions and giving you an average of all those predictions, it would have to be better than most weather prediction tools.

It’s available on both IOS and Android.

Find out more at http://climendo.com

Along with the rest of the team at LMA, I am deeply concerned about the future of the VET sector in Australia given the growing lack of public confidence organisations and individuals have in investing in professional development.

RTOs are increasingly facing scepticism and negative media. This is largely as a result of the actions of a small number of unethical RTOs who should be held accountable for their actions.

Unfortunately, the waste in effort, time and resources is broad and is not easily forgotten. Typically, there are 3 groups of stakeholders affected:

1. The Participants (Students). Many participants see training and development as their opportunity to further develop their skills in their chosen vocation and advance their careers. Alternatively, earning an additional qualification could be their first step in starting down a whole new career path. Both of these objectives are undermined by courses which fail to deliver any real skill or knowledge improvement.
2. Organisations/The Employer. If the course is being funded (in full or in part) by the Participant’s employer, the lack of results and measurable outcomes from sub-standard RTOs undermines the prospect of future investment in the training and development of their workforce. They want to see value for their investment in time and dollars.
3. The Taxpayer. It is the taxpayers of Australia who largely fund the VET sector. Generally speaking, Australia embraced the findings of the Karpin report and the need for development of the Australian workforce in order to compete in a global marketplace. Australians still acknowledge the need to focus on up-skilling its workforce. Unfortunately, with the growing number of examples of RTOs abusing the system, the Australian public’s patience is wearing thin.

As a reputable RTO delivering true development and transformation to its Participants, measurable outcomes and ROI against pre-determined objectives to its client organisations and in-turn, fulfilling its incumbent obligation to the Australian taxpayer, we are aggrieved that we find ourselves in an industry which is overshadowed by scepticism and negative media as a result of the actions of a small number of unethical RTOs and providers.

Over the last decade, Australia has experienced a productivity slump. Our long term productivity growth ranks well below the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average, and significantly below that enjoyed by leading economies.

According to a recent Leadership Employment and Direction (L.E.A.D.) Survey, only 16% of leaders believe their organisations are exceeding productivity expectations and 40% feel they are meeting expectations. There is clearly a great deal of room for improvement.

At a time when Australia has real and identifiable skill gaps in its workforce, we are finding it harder and harder to find those willing to invest in themselves and/or their workforce.

The State and Federal Governments must take action to address the diminishing public confidence in the VET sector. Swifter action and harsher penalties must be imposed on RTOs who rort the system. Recent examples of RTOs rorting the system have highlighted weaknesses in the existing compliance and audit systems.

At the very least, I believe a Rating System needs to be introduced which takes into account:

• The quality of resources provided to Participants,
• The duration of the course, and
• The transparency of its costs.

Most importantly,

• A process which measures an RTO’s success by the ACTUAL outcomes it is achieving with the Participants and, if applicable, the client organisations.

Given the facilities and opportunities available to our workforce, coupled with the Federal and State funding provided to the VET sector, Australia’s productivity growth ranking with the OECD is unacceptable.

We need to rebuild confidence in individuals and organisations to invest in their future through training and development. Rebuilding this confidence will not be easy, however if it not addressed, the work of the last 20 years since the Karpin Report will be wasted.

The Australian public, via the use of tax-payers money, has the right to expect RTOs to fulfil their obligations. At Leadership Management Australasia, we take this responsibility seriously. We:

• Remain committed to the purpose of the VET Sector to upskill the Australian workforce.
• Stand by the results we achieve with our Participants and the measurable outcomes we deliver, and
• Implore the governing body(ies) to refocus audit activity on the ACTUAL OUTCOMES being achieved from the courses rather than paper-based compliance.

Training and development is too important to the Australian economy and jobs growth to be jeopardised by unscrupulous RTOs and providers. We welcome stronger regulation within the VET sector to bring about the change necessary to regain the Australian public’s confidence in investing in themselves and employers investing in their workforce.

Andrew Henderson
CEO
Leadership Management Australasia (LMA)

Kar Yin Chan joined LMA as a Licensee because, in his 30 years of corporate life, he had never come across a people development process that actually works, delivering measurable and lasting results and habits, until LMA. “Working with LMA aligns with my passion for continuous improvement – ‘how can we do this better?’. I am now in the position to assist other people and organisations improve their personal and business results and this is extremely satisfying”, he says.

Growing up in Penang, Kar Yin spent 3 years achieving a Bachelor of Economics in Melbourne, before returning to commence his career in Malaysia for 6 years. Together with his wife, Lai Fong, he emigrated to Australia in 1990.

Kar Yin’s background includes 30 years of corporate experience in operational and financial services, both domestically and abroad with international corporations. He has a proven record of success leading business groups in accelerating growth and expansion into competitive markets.

Kar Yin spends his home life surrounded by women – 3 teenage daughter and his wife keep him on his toes! He enjoys good food and playing squash in a battle to burn off the effects of the good food, along with spending time with family outdoors – camping and travelling.

One of the highlights of his time with LMA has been seeing a participant transform into a very positive and motivated leader, without the stress and negativity from trying to balance the significant volume of work and work related issues with her personal life. In her own words, “Fantastic. This course has given me self-awareness of certain issues at work and personal life as well.”

Kar Yin places great value in LMA’s Total Person concept, where we help participants focus on all areas of their life. “These days, many people tend to make personal and family sacrifices in order to cope with work, yet, are not very successful with getting the best work results – expected to do more with less. I take great pride in seeing my participants transform, becoming more productive and at the same time, very much happier,” he said.