How to create an effective mentoring program, and how to get the most out of your mentoring relationships
Posted on 15 September 2010.
Perhaps I’m biased because I believe so much in the value of mentoring services that we now offer them as part of the sphinxx program suite, but with so many articles and research fields claiming the lack of mentoring is holding women back it might be something worth looking at in your business. Having worked […]
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Dr Margaret Byrne, upcoming Ascend speaker on how unconscious gender stereotypes can contaminate performance reviews, costing you talented female staff
Posted on 15 September 2010.
For the past 6 years, UGM has been researching why so few women move from the middle to the top of Australian organisations. The senior women surveyed continually raised two key issues they needed – a bigger share of the talking time in meetings, and better recognition for good performance. This research once again proves […]
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For all of us: Six keys to being excellent at EVERYTHING
Posted on 14 September 2010.
Doesn’t that sound fantastic? I think we all often feel like we have so many emails to respond to, meetings to attend, speeches to give, people to see, chores to do that we struggle to feel excellent at anything. Excellence at one thing I’d be stoked with! This article explores the 6 step approach to […]
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What impact does parenting have on careers? Straight from the headhunters: Forget about babies if you want to scale career heights
Posted on 14 September 2010.
In a recent WNA newsletter, Lynette Palmen reiterated a much discussed and concerning topic, that if you want the top jobs, having kids is not a good idea. This survey found that more then half of Britain’s top headhunters believe that women should not take time off for children if they want to get to […]
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A role model for women in creative industries – read this and prepare to be inspired!
Posted on 14 September 2010.
Shenan Chuang is the CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Greater China, and co-founder and current chair of the China 4A — Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of China. Her other accomplishments include being named among the Most Influential Female Business Leaders in 2010 by Mulan in Business/China Entrepreneur. Under her leadership the Ogilvy & Mather […]
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While flexible work plans are a popular way to support gender diversity, only 30 percent of companies have them – McKinsey findings
Posted on 13 September 2010.
Despite gender diversity being a top three agenda item for many companies and industries, McKinsey research has discovered that only 30% of companies have them, and 25% of survey respondents said that their companies performance evaluations are structured to neutralize the potential negative career impact of flexible work. Interestingly, the same study found that one […]
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