Seven Secrets of Highly Successful US Business women – and I’m talking world leading successful women
Posted on 31 May 2010.
“We knew we had to be twice as good, twice as reliable, and twice as tough-minded as the bright young men who surrounded us, and we worked like horses to prove our worth” – Ellen Kaden senior vice president, law and government affairs at Campbell Soup. Check out the Forbes Article here about the trailblazers of the last […]
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The 4 Things Employees Need From Leaders: get the names, descriptions and explanations of these traits here
Posted on 30 May 2010.
Women are casually recognised as the smarter, emotionally intelligent gender. The Harvard Business Review had Dr. Cleve Stevens, a transformational leadership consultant to multiple Fortune 500 companies wrote an article on what the deep needs of an employee are from their leaders, beyond recognition, guidance, feedback etc. They are the need to love and be […]
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Smart phones –friend or foe
Posted on 29 May 2010.
Technology increases our ability to reach one another and be constantly connected to your responsibilities, people, and life, especially with the exponential rise of the smart phone. But is this a good thing? It seems that half of the women I speak with think their smartphones have given them flexibility and freedom, while the other […]
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Token Women and Diversity Auditing
Posted on 27 May 2010.
Has diversity auditing or departments ever made you feel like a token woman? Or a happy almost-accidental addition to their female executive total? The Diversity and Flexibility Newsletter reported on a new approach to diversity auditing where people are allowed to self-categorise the groups into which they believe they fit which has been found to […]
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The threat of stereotypes in organisations – new US findings
Posted on 26 May 2010.
Have you ever felt that being a woman has impacted your evaluations? That feeling of being evaluated or treated as a woman or female employee rather then just an employee is linked to stereotype threat and a new US study reported by the Diversity and Flexibility newsletter has found that stereotyping can cause workers disengagement, self handicapping, […]
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Life Balance Series: Free opportunities in Brisbane for some work-life balance
Posted on 26 May 2010.
Sometimes the easiest way to get better work-life balance is to commit yourself (and your family, friends or partners) to attending stand out events you know you’ll want to go to even if you’re tired. I found a couple of great free events in Brisbane in late May and June, so you have enough time to plan […]
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