Meek and mild is not how I’d describe Lynn Ralph, board performance specialist with Cameron Ralph and non-executive director of the Sydney Swans and The Sydney Institute. In past lives she was also a successful investment manager and ran the Sydney Dance Company. And those in attendance at Ascend in Sydney on Friday would agree: this is a woman who pulls […]
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Take more risks, don’t over-plan your career and don’t know it all but know who to call – career tips from Ascend speaker and company director, Lynn Ralph
Posted on 16 November 2010.
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Why its still a Boys Club at the big end of town – my thoughts on this on The Finance Quarter on ABC24
Posted on 07 November 2010.
In the current program of The Finance Quarter on ABC24, Andrew Roberston asked me if it’s true that “the big end of town is a boys club – and the boys want to keep it that way”? This isn’t the first time I’ve been asked this question – you may have seen my commentary on […]
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Breakthrough for dairy industry as first woman appointed to board
Posted on 02 November 2010.
Those of you who have heard me speak about the dearth of women in leadership roles in Australia will know that as a country girl I love drawing a parallel between the heifer ratio on working farms and the corresponding number on our boards… so it was with great interest that I read that Kay […]
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Need help with nominations or candidates for a board position?
Posted on 27 October 2010.
Recently I was chatting with Robyn Watts who many of you will recognise from our Take the Lead series: Robyn has held various CEO and executive roles in the media sector and is now building a second career with a portfolio of board positions. The purpose of Robyn’s call was to discuss her candidacy for […]
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The power of female voices in the workplace – a guest blog post by Karen Schmidt
Posted on 27 August 2010.
The Times published an article a while back that proves the Prince of Wales was right all along. Plants really do like it if you talk to them. What he did not know is that they prefer to hear a woman’s voice. These are the conclusions of a month long study by the Royal Horticultural […]
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Wondering which countries have or have had female heads of state?
Posted on 11 August 2010.
Then explore this web page about exactly that question. And yes, Australia is on there!
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