Article round-up from @aimqld - 23-27 January

Twitter speedlinks from last week on @aimqld:

Setting Realistic 2012 Business Goals (via Dynamic Business) http://bit.ly/yImZzB

6 Simple Ways to Transform Your Business (via Flying Solo) http://bit.ly/yp59lQ

How to Turn a Meaningless Job Into a Meaningful Career (via MonsterThinking) http://mnstr.me/yWjiLW

Visiting the Troops: Why Good Managers Spend Time Outside Their Offices (via John Baldoni at SmartBlog on Leadership) http://bit.ly/z5HDjP

Why Appreciation Matters So Much (via HBR) http://bit.ly/wwKJXq

Fostering Autonomy in a Team: 7 Lessons (via QAspire) http://bit.ly/yAZ7BZ

How to Know When You Need an Executive Coach (via Eric Jacobson On Management and Leadership) http://bit.ly/yHNe6a

A First Step Any Leader Can Take to Improve Employee Engagement (via Blanchard LeaderChat) http://bit.ly/yrL5oj

How Any Company Can Think Like a Startup (via Fast Company) http://bit.ly/xBWU96

5 Ways to Get Better Innovation With Less Money (via 15inno @lindegaard) http://bit.ly/w216w9

10 Management Practices to Throw Overboard in 2012 (via BusinessWeek) http://buswk.co/yoqV86

5 Lessons From a Professional Change Agent (via Forbes) http://onforb.es/ACRoez

2012: What's the Economic Verdict? Catch Dr Chris Caton at AIM events in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Mackay next week http://bit.ly/z9SVGU

Be Kind to Your Co-workers, Or Else (via Inc.) http://bit.ly/zAfChS

Losing Focus? 9 Ways to Concentrate at Work (via CBS MoneyWatch) http://bit.ly/wGR6Pe

A Case For Being a 'Nice' Boss (via You're Not the Boss of Me) http://bit.ly/Ar0HVW

Avoiding Pitfalls to Innovation (via BIA) http://bit.ly/h9dkk2