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Three-day Forum highlights how to cope with business disruption
Mike Peeters Media has some good news – I have been keeping very busy of late with some regular contract work for the Australian Institute of Management WA (AIM WA). My latest…
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Paralympics triathlete proves the doubters wrong
I was recently lucky enough to attend an Australian Institute of Management (AIM) WA Professional Development Sundowner where elite triathlete, HBF ambassador and Paralympian Brant Garvey gave an inspirational and moving speech. A…
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World’s leading business coach uncovers home truths
I just covered a thought-provoking seminar for the Australian Institute of Management WA (AIM WA) entitled: ‘Creating Behaviour that Lasts’, by the world’s leading executive business coach, Dr Marshall Goldsmith. The one-day…
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World’s Greatest Shave – successful fundraiser
I just completed a six-week fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. So far I have raised over $330 and am pleasantly surprised at the generosity of many family and friends.…
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For better or worse, social media is here to stay
The giant bird down at Elizabeth Quay Let’s face it – social media can be a boon for both business and our personal life. It allows us to keep in touch with…
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Passion for plastic in a digital world
A strange thing happened to me the other day – I found myself buying a second-hand LP from the 70s in preference to downloading the same songs online, or purchasing a…
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Uninspiring movie has some redeeming features
Movie review – Mr Morgan’s Last Love (2013) Set in Paris with a strong cast led by Michael Caine, this film promises much but in the end, delivers little. Michael Caine…
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Extreme conditions fail to dampen spirits of Philippino people
Day six in the Philippines provides further evidence this is a country of extremes. The description ‘third-world’ probably does not do justice to this country, with many parts possibly more aptly…
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Poverty a fact of life in the Philippines
The extent of the poverty in the Philippines was highlighted to me this morning while walking around Angeles City – a small northern tourist town about an hour’s drive from Manila and…
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Philippines economy on the move
Driving through the rush hour traffic of the Philippines’ largest city this morning was a somewhat harrowing experience. As my cab driver dodged the large Jeepneys (colourful and heavily-chromed Philippino buses) along…
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