For those of you who are golfers (and I know many of you are!)…. Did you know that researchers at the University of New Mexico have identified a link between the placement of women’s tees on golf courses and their professional success.The farther apart men’s and women’s tees are in a region, they found, the fewer women […]
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Women on boards – how you can make a difference to our companies and communities
Posted on 18 August 2009.
In September I’ll be attending the annual Diversity on Boards conference with a group from sphinxx including Jenny Reynolds and a number of other women leaders. I’m looking forward to catching up with my good friend Denise Aldous at the conference as well – many of you will have met or heard from Denise when she was […]
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Maintaining your sanity and your career post-parenting
Posted on 17 August 2009.
I recently wrote an article on tips for working parents that was published in The Age and on Essential Baby… I set out 7 things that have helped me to maintain my sanity and my career post baby… well they definitely helped with the career part anyway!! Click here to view the full article. And if you’re […]
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Diversity benefits and a female angle to creating a sustainable competitive advantage in business
Posted on 13 August 2009.
Here’s proof of what we’ve always known…. females exhibit a distinctive and particularly effective managerial style. Yet, less than a third of the largest U.S. corporations have a single female senior executive, raising the question of whether women are in fact effective as senior managers, and, if so, under what circumstances. A study by the […]
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Helping make successful women more successful by being positive and supportive of one another, my own stories
Posted on 13 August 2009.
I was recently invited to address a mostly-female audience at a major industry conference. The audience was mixed, from entry level to senior players, but what they all had in common is that they’re all finding it tough right now. So to break the ice I thought I’d share some of the stories of the […]
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How confident are you feeling right now?
Posted on 14 July 2009.
My youngest niece Courtney was visiting last week and we took the horses out for a ride at the farm. I love riding with Courtney because – although she’s only 14 – she’s just so confident on horseback. Which is important because the horses absolutely sense this and they behave accordingly. So whereas Courtney and […]
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