On Wednesday I attended The Sydney Institute annual dinner where the Prime Minister Julia Gillard shared her vision for Australia (many thanks to my hosts, Carol Schwartz and her husband Alan). A key theme of the Prime Minister’s speech was her desire to see all Australians fully engaged in the workforce. She spoke about Labour being the party for […]
Tag Archive | "Gender Balance"
How do PwC, Bain, Chanel, Cisco, Nokia, Nestle and Xerox tackle gender diversity?
Posted on 15 April 2011.
They are all among the list of companies that call on the expertise of 20-First and benefit from the gender balance expertise of its CEO, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. Avivah is the author of the best selling books “Why women mean business” and “How women mean business” and she is coming to Australia in May to advise Australian organisations on […]
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Having it all? It’s more about letting go than gaining control
Posted on 15 April 2011.
I’m so happy to be back at my desk finally after almost 3 weeks off crook (and no, it wasn’t some experiment in lean thinking to see if I could save eliminate “white space” by contracting every bug and cold and flu on offer in New South Wales, all at once… although having accomplished that I hope to […]
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The “smear test” and inspiring others to do what they least want to do
Posted on 05 April 2011.
I love my doctor. Partly because her combined GP and psychology training means she can sort out my anxiety and ailments all in one visit! But mainly because as a busy working mum, she really gets it. She gets that we don’t always put ourselves first. She gets that we’re busy. And she gets there […]
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Sharp Appoints First-Ever Female Executive Officer
Posted on 01 April 2011.
Now this is precisely what I was referring to in my last post where I called for Australia’s mining and energy stocks to look to women in times of crisis… Out of the current earthquake-cum-tsunami-cum-nuclear crisis in Japan is news this week from Tokyo that Sharp Corp has appointed the first female executive officer in the company’s […]
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Womenomics 101: Why and How Women Mean Business! Earlybird offer on Avivah’s tour down under ending soon
Posted on 25 March 2011.
Have you registered yet for the Avivah Wittenberg-Cox programs in Melbourne and Sydney? If you are responsible for finding and keeping talented women in your organisation (and let’s face it – who of us isn’t?!) then you need to hear what Avivah – the global thought leader on gender balanced business – has to say. Avivah will […]
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