Posted on 09 September 2010. Tags: Career Management
New findings from a global study by Employer Brand International confirm that if you want the best people for your business, you need to focus on who they are, and what they want then trust a general recruitment drive to lure them in. And if you’re after women, you really need to target The findings […]
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Posted on 08 September 2010. Tags: Employers, Flexibility at Work, Research
An executive level survey by the Australian Human Resources Institute has confirmed that Australian businesses are investing in flexible employee arrangements since the introduction of the Fair Work Act, with 71% of respondents reporting that flexible workings arrangement requests are taken seriously. And only 12% of respondents claiming that they are not more likely to […]
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Posted on 08 September 2010. Tags: Career Management, Networking
Sometimes the tips to get ahead can be nowhere near as formal as we expect. But this one, about socializing more with your boss and male coworkers is straightforward and easy to action. When you’re one of the few women at a job, it can be challenging to connect with them, especially when they’re in […]
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Posted on 08 September 2010. Tags: Ascend Development Days, Career Management, Management and Leadership
At a recent conference where I spoke with Ged Kearney, the new ACTU president here in Australia, Ged announced how terrified she is and has always been of speaking. This has not stopped her taking on such a major national role with major public profile. Ged went on to explain how, as a little girl […]
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Posted on 07 September 2010. Tags: Salary and remuneration
Not only do women earn 16-18% less then men working similar jobs, Australian women are also have much lower superannuation pay outs then men as many women move in and out of work to have children. What action is being taken at a government and corporate level to fix this issue? The Australian superannuation is […]
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Posted on 07 September 2010. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Diversity, Research
One definition of insanity is to do the same thing again and again and expect a different result. If we want more women in senior leadership positions we need to take a different approach. The current one isn’t working. We’ve repeatedly called on Board Directors and C-suite executives to act on the strong business case […]
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