Leadership lessons from the front line in war
Posted on 29 April 2009.
I confess. I’m an ANZAC Day junkie. Every year I’m glued to the History Channel, watching the same re-runs of Gallipoli landings and Kokoda combats. Part of it stems from the memory of my Pop-Pop, who fought in World War II on the western front and in New Guinea. And part of it is a deep and […]
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Are you getting the recognition you deserve?
Posted on 22 April 2009.
You might have heard about Susan Boyle, she’s the 47 year old Scottish singing sensation who’s taken the world by storm since she was discovered on Britain’s Got Talent. (if you don’t know about Susan Boyle then check out her BGT performance on youtube before you read on!) Truth is Susan Boyle could always sing – she’s been […]
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Be remembered for what you do, not just what you promise to do
Posted on 08 April 2009.
As a project manager, one of the things I enjoyed most was seeing a plan come together into a finished product. Last month in the sphinxx Take the Lead mentoring program, Yvonne Butler talked about the important role that implementation plays in leadership. Yvonne pointed out that the best leaders are remembered for their results rather than their strategy. That […]
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So what if women don’t fit the “ideal worker” model?
Posted on 07 April 2009.
It’s a big leap forward that ‘being a mother does not significantly change young women’s career ambitions’. But Catherine Fox is right to point out that ‘many women will have different lives to the classic “ideal worker” model (“With almost equal pay comes a reality check”, Australian Financial Review, 7th April 2009 p.50).The question is: what […]
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What can you learn from your leadership mishaps?
Posted on 24 March 2009.
Mandy Foley-Quin is CEO of Stedmans Hospitality and the 2009 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year. Foley-Quin was the guest speaker at today’s CEW luncheon hosted by Westpac Women’s Markets in celebration of the Veuve awards. She shared her story of beginning Stedmans from scratch 23 years ago as a single mum responsible for her six-month-old daughter and of growing the company into a major supplier of trained […]
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AmCham women in management panel tells us how to be money wise in 2009
Posted on 11 March 2009.
I attended an AmCham women in management event last night featuring an expert panel of speakers who told us in detail what we needed to be “Money Wise in 2009”. The panel was truly sensational, with a detailed assessment of the macro economic environment – or global financial crisis – provided by Sally Auld, Executive Director and Interest Rate Strategist at […]
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