Posted on 02 August 2011. Tags: Heroes, women leaders
This is a guest post from Catherine Porter at Linen Lifestyle who writes “I was fortunate to be invited to attend theMacquarie Women Work and Management Conference last week. From the start to the finish, the conference was organized to exceed our expectations.” Over two hundred women registered for the conference, the majority being from government and the […]
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Posted on 02 August 2011. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Employers, Management and Leadership
Management attitudes and practices – and not policies – will dictate the success of the Paid Parental Leave scheme, according to new research by coaching and development consultancy Family Matters. It should come as no surprise that the research found attitudes and biases play a significant role in return to work decisions, with 5 key management attitudes identified: Traditionalists – […]
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Posted on 02 August 2011. Tags: Health Happiness and Wellbeing
If you’ve ever thought of shopping as “therapy”… you’re probably right! Turns out shopping really does make us happy – it’s effective at elevating mood, and it doesn’t lead to buyer’s regret, research by The Pennsylvania State University shows. All of the shoppers in a research sample said they had bought themselves a treat during the past […]
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Posted on 02 August 2011. Tags: Career Management, leadership, Women in Leadership
Suzy Welch – co-author of Winning with husband Jack Welch – shares these tips on Oprah.com about what makes good women bad bosses. Some of the points she makes are often raised by my own mentoring clientsso I thought it worth sharing. The 4 key mistakes Welch says women make are: Mismanaging emotional distances by mimicking the classic male boss, which […]
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Posted on 22 July 2011. Tags: Employers, Flexibility at Work, Gender Balance
Since the introduction of the Fair Work Act and the right to request flexibility, we’ve seen a positive lift in the number of employers taking flexible work options seriously. So much so that it seemed like a whole new era had been ushered… until this multi-million dollar claim by a Telstra worker has placed a serious question mark […]
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Posted on 22 July 2011. Tags: Gender Balance, The Glass Ceiling, Women in Leadership
Thanks to Lara Solomon from Social Rabbit for sharing this great infographic – a brilliant update all on one page! (albeit from the USA) If you have a comparable local resource – or another idea on resources worth sharing – please drop me a line! to share it.
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