Planning on working overtime? Or demanding that your staff do? Not good idea if you want them to stay alive. New research links overtime to heart damage
Posted on 17 September 2010.
Did you know that 1 in 3 women will suffer a cardiac event in their lifetime, compared to 1 in 25 women who will get breast cancer, according to Professor Linda Worrell-Carter at our August Ascend development day in Melbourne. New research at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health at University College, London the higher […]
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Glass ceiling? Or hour glass ceiling? New article on what stops women from getting the top jobs –is it gender or time? Or both
Posted on 17 September 2010.
“The ceiling is about time. We call it the hour-glass ceiling. It’s not about merit in that sense, it’s whether you can put that time in and whether society allows you to do that or not. It is a profoundly more powerful barrier for a mother compared to a father.” – Dr Lyndall Strazdins, Australian […]
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Ask for what you’re worth! Then shut up. – a guest blog from Kim Seeling Smith on negotiating your salary package
Posted on 17 September 2010.
Now that we are seeing more people change jobs I’m consistently asked for salary negotiation advice: something near and dear to my heart, because it can be the source of much mis-understanding, frustration and disappointment on the part of the employee. There is nothing worse than starting a new job feeling as though you are […]
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While Oprah is in the news, lets take a look at The 2010 O Power List – her own list of powerful women who’ve captivated her audiences in 2010
Posted on 17 September 2010.
Just for inspiration on a Friday… and since Oprah’s been such a talking point among women in Australia this week… Here’s The 2010 O Power List – the women who inspired Oprah and her audiences this year. There’s A visionary educator…a headline-making newswoman…the designer every bride loves and cherishes… not to mention a 91-year-old who’s […]
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Are you being authentic at work? Why the constant demands for women managers to be authentic are both accurate, and unfair
Posted on 16 September 2010.
Do you feel like you’re being the real version of you, a la Julia Gillard? What does that even mean and how come men aren’t constantly being told to be authentic? This article deals with exactly those issues, and outlines why Amanda Gome, founder of Smart Company can’t stand the repeated requests. “It might be […]
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Hook clients, coworkers and employers into your ideas and get ahead. Time to stop selling yourself short
Posted on 16 September 2010.
From high school to retirement, you’ll hear different iterations of the same sentiment – “men sell themselves better then women do” or “women struggle to promote themselves in interviews/performance assessments/in conversation”. Selling oneself short is something that I’m sure every working woman has had experience of. And hopefully learned from and decided never to do […]
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