I don’t know about you, but if some goal-setting guru tells me one more time to stretch myself just a little bit more, I think I might just snap! We live in a world which is constantly raising the bar on our measure of success so that only the most audacious and ambitious goals are […]
Tag Archive | "Career Management"
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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Even if the race is over, Hillary has set the new heights
Posted on 08 May 2008.
If the headlines of almost every major media outlet are accurate, Hillary Clinton’s run towards the Whitehouse may be nearing the end. Despite her assurances she’s still in the race, the political commentators seem to disagree (see AFR page 14 today – “Dog day for Clinton as challenge fades” by Tony Walker who writes “Unless […]
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Surely there’s more to networking (and business) than chocolate
Posted on 07 May 2008.
What is it with this entire industry that’s emerged around networking events for women? I reckon there’d be a networking event taking place at any given moment across Australia in any of the leading hotels, convention centres or sporting clubs, all selling the opportunity to connect with other business people. And it seems about 80% […]
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Emotion at work
Posted on 07 May 2008.
Ever found yourself in an auction bidding war with someone who simply wanted the purchase more than you? Up and up the price goes, bid by counter-bid, until your budget’s long gone and you’re exhausted from the paddle-waving that nearly broke your piggybank. This is called “emotional buying”, and professional salespeople are taught to build emotion […]
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Where do all the successful women go?
Posted on 06 May 2008.
The 2006 EOWA Australian Census of Women in Leadership highlighted the stark gender imbalance in senior roles in leading Australian companies. In Australia’s top 200 publicly listed companies, women held only 6 CEO roles and 12% of executive management positions. Yet we know that women enter most organisations – with the exception perhaps of traditionally skewed industries, […]
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