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an you tell us a little bit about your business? I have the Mid North Coast Licence for Leadership Management Australia (LMA). LMA works with organisations to boost their bottom line by increasing the performance, productivity and profitability of their employees. LMA courses have already enhanced the leadership skills, team dynamics, performance, productivity and sales skills of over 130,000 people from thousands of organisations across Australia and New Zealand. At LMA, we don’t train people – we develop people through our unique process – and there’s a massive difference. Information received through traditional training methods is quickly forgotten. LMA courses change your habits to improve the way you think, work and interact, and the value to the organisation grows indefinitely. In fact, we guarantee it! What’s your favourite part of the work you do? I love learning about the different businesses across the Mid North Coast, there are so many interesting and successful businesses here. What I really love though, is supporting participants as they go through the courses, seeing them develop over time, achieving their goals, building confidence and thriving. Every participant at a graduation ceremony 106 COFFS COAST
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OLIVIA JAMISON
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shares their successes and learnings from their school, thinking I would never live here again. course. This would have to be my favourite part I lived and worked in Sydney and Melbourne – listening and learning about the successes, before moving to London, where I lived for 13 their return on investment and what they years. I gained some great experience working achieve is just amazing. Often, I hear that LMA across the world equally, though being easily has changed their life. able to explore Europe was fantastic and I learnt Who is your greatest influence in business? a lot about different cultures, and working with I bought LMA from the different cultures. wonderful Marilyn Brien I came back almost in early 2021 and Marilyn four years ago and have Great leaders has been invaluable for got a new appreciation create a culture her ongoing support. for where I grew up. I that enables More importantly though love the beaches and the everyone to thrive, is Marilyn’s approach to natural wonders that are and I have seen firstsupporting businesses on our doorstep. hand that people can and the respect What piece of advice learn to be great Marilyn has earned is would you give leaders, and they inspirational. women making their inspire me. I have so many people way in the business around me supporting world? me and I am very Well, apart from doing thankful for that. Working for over 25 years an LMA course I would say don’t be afraid to developing people to be great leaders, I have take up space, share your unique gifts. Look worked with some really great leaders and for opportunities to build your self-knowledge, some really poor leaders. Poor leadership has a skills and networks. Think strategically and be detrimental effect on a business. Great leaders proactive. Most importantly though is to believe create a culture that enables everyone to thrive, in yourself. and I have seen first-hand that people can learn Where can people find out more about to be great leaders, and they inspire me. your business? Have you always lived on the Coffs Coast? Give me a call on 0427 788 434 or search I grew up in Korora and left after I finished LMA Mid North Coast.
