August Ascend Line up announced – have you registered yet?
Posted on 23 June 2010.
I’m really looking forward to the August Ascend days. All of our Ascend days are designed to be high energy, practically useful and inspiring, but the August one is designed to be the ultimate pick-me-up because lets face it, this time of year can be deadly for maintaining our enthusiasm, performance and personal career vision. […]
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What was he thinking? And what are you thinking about the antics and resignation of CEO Mark McInnes after “unbecoming behaviour involving a female staff member” ?
Posted on 22 June 2010.
With the announcement on Friday that Mark McInnes, CEO of Australia’s premium department store brand David Jones, has resigned from his multimillion-dollar job after “unbecoming” behaviour involving a female staff member at two company functions there has been a barrage of media commentary. Most of the TV coverage has included sound bites from women sharing their opinion. […]
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Ideas vs Vision: Great new HBR Blog, find out more about the new form of creativity required for business success
Posted on 22 June 2010.
Is it time for a new form of creativity? In the Harvard Business Review, Roberto Verganti has written a thought provoking article on the possibility of transforming the current bountiful harvests of ideas into the focused creative function of vision. I hear so many good, great and terrible ideas everyday and think his opinions are spot […]
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Melburnians: Join the Challenge for Change walk for women in developing neighboring regions
Posted on 22 June 2010.
If you’re in Melbourne, and want to be involved in a wonderful fundraiser and advocacy activity for women in the developing regions around us then this is the event for you.From the 30th of October to the 1st of November you can trek amongst beautiful scenery, crisp wintery sunlight and groups of friends to raise money for […]
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“The problem isn’t men, it’s women who sabotage each other” True? Do only bitches get ahead? Join me at the AIM “Great Debate” in Sydney and Canberra.
Posted on 22 June 2010.
“Nice girls finish last” “Women aren’t tough enough to compete in the upper ranks of the business world” “Lets face it, women just don’t like each other” I’m pretty sure that I’ve heard points like these more often then I hear about a woman getting an exec role in Australia! But if you want to really […]
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Is progress for women unnatural? Great blog that compares the business world and the critical diversity of nature
Posted on 21 June 2010.
Catalyst is a force to be reckoned with for the womens rights cause. They have recently launched a blog and I loved their recent blog about the diversity of nature and the unfortunate fact that progress for women isn’t as natural as we thought it was. The author is none other then Laura Liswood, Senior Advisor to […]
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