I had a call this week from Lynette Palmen at Women’s Network Australia. Nothing unusual in itself… Lynette was phoning because a potential client had mentioned they had a relationship with sphinxx, and she was calling to for a reference. Or is it unusual? Lynette is what I’d call a master networker. She lives the […]
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Do you need funding for a women’s program in your business?
Posted on 10 July 2008.
I’m often asked whether funding or a pre-approved budget is necessary to run a successful women’s program. My short answer to this question is “yes”, and this is some of my reasoning: I’m sure you’ve all seen in your organisations or even in the community around you that those programs with the highest perceived value […]
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Women entrepreneurs the key to economic success
Posted on 10 June 2008.
Economists have long believed that the least productive societies are those in which women are denied opportunities to join the workforce. In underdeveloped countries, women typically go without the most basic tools needed to earn a living: education, training and access to capital. Yet there is abundant evidence linking economic progress with empowered women. A […]
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No man is an island. Nor is any woman.
Posted on 05 June 2008.
“No man is an island, entire of itself…” (John Donne, 1572-1631) And nor is any woman. Yet I see so many businesswomen trying to go it alone. Carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Not relying on anyone else, so she can’t be disappointed. Working twice as hard as the men around her, […]
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One gutsy chick worth checking out
Posted on 28 May 2008.
Last night I was presenting to a group of CPAs on the business case for taking women to the top in business. As is often the case, someone asked me to describe the common success factors among women leaders I’ve interviewed in the Take the Lead series. While there are many traits in common between successful leaders […]
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What are you famous for?
Posted on 09 May 2008.
In business, I mean, rather than your infamy in general. At a networking function last week I met a delightful partner in one of Australia ’s top law firms. Let’s call him Mark. You know the kind of person I mean, the all-round-good-guy who everyone can’t help but like.He appeared genuinely interested as I relayed the story […]
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