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GAMAA has announced its 2008 Leadership Workshop programme will expand in 2008 to feature a total of four workshops. “Each year the GAMAA Leadership programme has tailored its offer based on feedback from the industry,” said GAMAA Education Manager, Samantha Crock. “In 2008 we will present three one day workshops as well as a residential programme enabling those working in our industry to choose the method of delivery that best suits their individual needs.”

GAMAA has announced its representatives on the PacPrint09 board. They are Alastair Hadley (Chairman), Brent Stephens, Brett Maishman and Ian Martin (in the alternate position). They will be joined by equal representation from Printing Industries.

Applications are now being received for the 2008 GAMAA Leadership Programme - Scholarships. Scholarships are open to all individuals working in the graphic media and printing technologies industry who have the support of their employer and can meet the academic requirements of entry.

The GAMAA Alumni met for its third meeting focusing on Leadership and Creativity. The event took place at Three Degrees in QV in Melbourne on the 12th of July. The gathering incorporated a Denton style interview panel including Ian Metcalfe from “Minds at Work”, John Weichard from “D2P”, Jason Geary from “Impro Melbourne” and Elena Vereker from “Federation Square”. The panel was presided over by Colin Beattie from “Somersault Consulting”.

Enrol Now for the August GAMAA Leadership Workshop Strategic Customer Focus - August 30 – September 1. The digital revolution is creating a fundamental need to think differently about how we do business. Traditional recipes and mindsets for success may well be paths to failure if we continue using them.

Negotiation is a core life skill. Whether we are negotiating with clients, suppliers and colleagues or those in our personal life, we all spend a substantial part of each day negotiating. By understanding the phases of negotiation we can learn skills which will help us to constructively reach our objectives and improve our relationships, professional and personal.

The first 3-day residential workshop in the GAMAA 2007 Leadership Programme attracted a record number of participants who rated the workshop 4.8 out of 5.

Places are filling fast for the first GAMAA 3 day residential workshop of the year; Building High Performance Teams. The workshop content focuses on team work and has been created in direct response to research GAMAA conducted within the industry in relation to its leadership strengths and weaknesses.

As the founder of PrintEX, GAMAA is excited about the new directions for the show in 2007 that sees an expanded floor space and a reinvigorated education stream that replaces the previous workshop model with an interactive forum.

Now in its fifth year, the GAMAA Leadership Programme welcomes four new scholars to the scholarship intake for 2007; David Constable - Fresh Design, Nathan Kable - Rawson Graphics, Stephen McRobert - NSW Department of Lands and Jacob Galea - BP Australia.

2006 marked the fifth year of the GAMAA Leadership Programme. One of the unique opportunities we have with our Leadership Programme is the ability to be able to quickly react to trends in the industry developing our workshop content to meet the needs of today’s managers.

Since its inception in 2002 the GAMAA Leadership Workshop Programme has developed into a unique and highly regarded educational opportunity in the industry. Forming the heart of the GAMAA

Samantha Crock, Education Manager, GAMAA, today released the Association’s 2007 Workshop curriculum which forms part of the GAMAA Leadership Programme. “Next year’s leadership workshop programme is designed to challenge participants to break through traditional modes of thought and behaviour, to step away from the daily working demands and reflect on personal and professional achievements."

Individuals from across the printing and graphics industries were given time to explore and experiment with new ideas around personal leadership at the GAMAA Leadership Workshop in Sydney earlier this month.