Posted on 22 July 2011.
Last night at The Sydney Institute‘s lecture series Premier Anna Bligh delivered her key takeaways on the role of social media and our communities, in particular the role social media played during the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi disasters earlier this year. Sitting in a small audience with the Premier I couldn’t help being impressed by […]
Posted in Blog0 Comments
Posted on 24 June 2011.
If you work for an IT or software company, there’s a good chance your job is at one of Australia’s best workplaces, according to the new Best Places to Work list out now in the BRW (you can access the full list here with more info on their operations and locations – note: a subscription is required […]
Posted in Blog0 Comments
Posted on 24 June 2011.
There’s an ongoing debate about whether smartphones and other technologies are actually helping us manage work and life more effectively, or are forcing work to encroach on home time. This new study from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics found that nearly 1 in 10 employees brings work home with them on a typical workday – which I must […]
Posted in Blog0 Comments
Posted on 24 June 2011.
re you really being paid what your worth? Or as much as he’s being paid in your equivalent role? Does it really matter anyway? It’s a fact that women working full-time, year-round in Australia are paid only about 83 cents for every dollar earned by men – and that’s an improvement over last year! More […]
Posted in Blog0 Comments
Posted on 24 June 2011.
So Madeleine Albright is one of my idols (and possibly yours) and I’m particularly fond of her forthrightness. Her motto “There’s a special place in hell for women that don’t support each other” is certainly advice worth spreading! This TED clip is classic – you’ll love the stories she shares – especially the one from […]
Posted in Blog0 Comments
Posted on 21 June 2011.
We’ve all received gifts that just weren’t right, and possibly given some too! Get more for your gift dollars and avoid those ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have!?’moments with the help of The Art of Gift Giving. A global gift giving consultancy, The Art of Gift Giving use this simple formula to take the hassle out of gift giving […]
Posted in Blog0 Comments