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Free videos, podcasts, books, articles and tools — curated by the MTA team. No sign-up. No paywall. No fluff. Just the good stuff, organised so you can find it fast.
THE MAKING OF A MANAGER
Julie Zhuo's essential guide for anyone who's just been handed their first team. No theory. No waffle. Real advice for the moment when "doing the work" becomes "leading the people who do the work." If you've been promoted recently — start here.
Videos
WATCH & LEARN.
Short, sharp videos worth your time. No hour-long keynotes. No buzzword bingo. Just content that changes how you manage.
Leadership & Management
HOW GREAT LEADERS INSPIRE ACTION
Simon Sinek's TED Talk on the Golden Circle — why starting with 'why' changes everything about how you lead, sell and communicate. One of the most-watched leadership talks ever. Still relevant. Still sharp.
Communication
THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY
Brené Brown on the courage it takes to be a real leader — and why vulnerability isn't weakness. If you manage people, this one changes the conversation.
Performance & Accountability
FEEDBACK IS A GIFT
Kim Scott on radical candour — how to give feedback that actually changes behaviour without destroying the relationship. If you avoid hard conversations, this is your starting point.
Podcasts
LISTEN ON THE COMMUTE.
Good management content that earns your ear time. These are the shows MTA listens to — sharp, practical, and worth the hour.
Leadership
HOW I BUILT THIS
Guy Raz interviews the founders behind the world's best-known companies. Every episode is a masterclass in decision-making, resilience and leadership under pressure. Binge-worthy. Genuinely useful.
Management & Teams
WORKLIFE WITH ADAM GRANT
Organisational psychologist Adam Grant explores the hidden forces that shape how we work — motivation, creativity, teamwork and what actually drives performance. Evidence-based. Immediately applicable.
Workplace Compliance
THE HR LEADER PODCAST
Australian HR content for business owners and managers. Fair Work, compliance, people strategy and team culture — in plain English, for the Australian context. Practical. Local. Relevant.
Books
READ IT. USE IT.
The books MTA recommends to every manager we work with. Not a reading list for show — a short, sharp shelf of books that actually change how people lead.
Leadership Transition
THE FIRST 90 DAYS
Michael Watkins' blueprint for new leaders. The framework every first-time manager needs before their first week. Covers stakeholder alignment, quick wins and avoiding the traps that sink new managers fast.
Communication
RADICAL CANDOR
Kim Scott's framework for giving feedback that's both caring and direct. If you manage people and struggle with honest conversations — this book gives you the language and the courage to change that.
Performance
ATOMIC HABITS
James Clear on how tiny changes produce remarkable results. Not just self-help — a system for building team habits and accountability structures that actually stick. The most practical book on behaviour change in print.
Case Studies
REAL TEAMS. REAL RESULTS.
What happens when Australian businesses stop settling for generic training. Specific outcomes. Measurable shifts. Read these before you make your next training decision.
Leadership & Management
FROM RELUCTANT MANAGER TO CONFIDENT LEADER
A manufacturing team leader in Western Australia was promoted with zero formal training. After MTA's Leadership modules she reduced team conflict by 60% and landed her first positive performance review in two years. Six weeks. Four modules. One conversation she'd been avoiding for 18 months — finally had.
Workplace Compliance
COMPLIANCE TRAINING THAT ACTUALLY STUCK
A Queensland logistics company had run Fair Work compliance training three years running with no measurable change. MTA rebuilt it around their actual roster structure and incident history. Zero Fair Work disputes in the 12 months following. The difference: relevance over recycled content.
Customer Experience & Service Leadership
HOW A RETAIL TEAM LIFTED NPS BY 28 POINTS
A national retail group with 14 stores ran MTA's Customer Experience modules across their store management team. Net Promoter Score lifted 28 points across the network in three months. One module. One shared framework. One Monday morning commitment that changed what good service looked like on the floor.
Templates
STEAL THESE. USE THEM.
Ready-to-use frameworks and templates — built for Australian managers who don't have time to start from scratch. Download, adapt, apply.
Performance Management
ONE-ON-ONE MEETING TEMPLATE
The MTA weekly 1-on-1 framework. 15 minutes. Three questions. Consistent structure that keeps your team on track and your conversations off the complaint-fest loop. Download and use it this week.
Accountability
MONDAY MORNING ACTION PLAN
The MTA post-training action planner. What are you changing? By when? Who's holding you to it? The template that turns training into behaviour — not just notes in a workbook.
Team Development
TEAM TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS
Not sure where to start with your team's training? Use this simple template to map skill gaps against business needs — and build a training plan that actually addresses the right problems.
Guides
GUIDES THAT DO THE WORK.
Deeper resources for when you need more than a quick read. MTA-approved guides that go beyond the surface.
Workplace Health & Safety
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE
Beyond Blue's workplace guide for managers — identifying signs of mental health challenges, having the conversation, and creating a team culture where people ask for help before they reach breaking point.
Leadership Capability
THE MANAGER'S TOOLKIT
Harvard Business Review's essential manager toolkit — delegation, feedback, performance conversations, difficult situations. Comprehensive. Evidence-based. The HBR library is the closest thing to a management MBA for free.
Project & Operations
HOW TO RUN A TEAM THAT DELIVERS
Atlassian's team playbook — SOPs, stand-ups, retrospectives and the operational rhythms that separate teams that consistently deliver from teams that constantly firefight. Free. Practical. Steal everything.
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