Posted on 16 February 2012. Tags: Career Management, Management and Leadership, pay equity, worklifebalance
With thanks to Jo Chivers, Director of Property Bloom and co-author of Property Millionaire we have 3 copies of Property Millionaire to give away. If you’re already a property investor or have been considering taking the step, this book offers terrific insights into the success of 16 ordinary Aussies who’ve become extraordinary property investors. —————————————- “When I decided to invest in […]
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Posted on 10 February 2012. Tags: childcare, Family, Flexibility at Work, Motherhood and Home, worklifebalance
Q: I was also hoping you might advise how best to approach what is a bad situation – how do you suggest parents proceed when it comes time to return to work and put their child/ren in care? I realise there’s no magic bullet but some good advice would help balance the depressing reality! Thanks, […]
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Posted on 07 December 2011. Tags: Employers, working women, worklifebalance
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been told “don’t worry, GenY women are different, they’ve got gender balance all sorted…” well, let’s just say my bank balance would be looking pretty darned healthy! But while there’s no doubt that GenY women are well positioned for career and life success, it’s also true […]
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Posted on 03 December 2011. Tags: Best Practices, Career Management, Flexibility at Work, Mentoring, worklifebalance
Emilio J. Castilla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stephen Benard, Indiana University published “The Paradox of Meritocracy in Organizations,” in the December 2010 issue of Administrative Science Quarterly. This article won the 2010 Academy of Management’s Best Paper Award in Organizational Behavior. “In this article, we develop and empirically test the theoretical argument that when […]
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Posted on 03 November 2011. Tags: Entrepreneurial Activities, Negotiation, worklifebalance
We need to talk about Qantas. Or at least, everywhere I go, the women I meet are talking about their reaction to the Qantas dispute and what they’re going to do about it. I flew to Adelaide last week for a speaking engagement with CPA Australia (hello to all the lovely ladies from SA who […]
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Posted on 31 October 2011. Tags: Family Motherhood and Home, Flexibility at Work, Gender Balance, Media, Women in Leadership, working women, worklifebalance
“It seems that “having it all” – or, if you prefer, “doing it all” – is no longer a question of “can she?” or “can’t she?”. It is a fact of life”, says Rachel Hills in her weekend article in Sunday Life on The Superwoman Myth. Hot on the heels of Sarah-Jessica Parker’s new movie […]
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