Dress for success and share when you’re there
Posted on 23 March 2010.
We’re heading into cooler weather, and like many of you I am beginning the reshuffle of my wardrobe that brings the warmer clothes to the front, and retiring my summer staples till next year. And like every time one does a wardrobe re-organise, some items leave for good (probably fewer then should!). Rather then chucking […]
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Register now for Ascend to take advantage of the earlybird special
Posted on 17 March 2010.
May is fast approaching and we have a fantastic line up of inspirational speakers at our sell-out Ascend leadership development day series in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney including my good friend Ronni Kahn, Australian of the Year – Local Hero. As a result of your feedback we have improved the schedule to include more networking time, […]
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6 months paid parental leave – what’s your view?
Posted on 17 March 2010.
If you’ve ever doubted the power of the female vote just take a look at the paid parental leave policy Tony Abbott wheeled out on International Women’s Day: 6 months at full pay… now we’re talking! While the plan has plenty of critics, I’m not one of them. I reckon a system paid for by […]
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Apologies to Nigel
Posted on 17 March 2010.
I posted a blog post this week in which there was a reference to Nigel. Since then the real Nigel has phoned our office, emailed us and posted comments on our blog reassuring me that my interpretation of the invitation sent from his office was not correct. In fact Nigel seems like a lovely guy, […]
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Who the hell is Mike?
Posted on 16 March 2010.
Over the past week I’ve met with two of my mentors to discuss strategies for attaining a new board appointment, which is one of my goals for 2010. So it was of interest to me to receive an invitation through our network from a guy called Mike who was promoting an event that included talks […]
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Educating women the key to improving business in the developing world
Posted on 16 March 2010.
New research by McKinsey points to education being the key driver for economic growth and business opportunities in the developing world. The same research also points to a new development in the gender differences prevalent in development work. It’s a fairly well accepted fact that allocating funds to a girl in a developing community is more solid […]
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