5 tips for getting behind the communities that support you
Posted on 21 July 2008.
I was in Adelaide last week presenting to the CPA Women in Business network. Apart from the diverse backgrounds and interests of the participants, I was most impressed that on a cold winter’s evening (and trust me, it was COOOOLD in Adelaide!) more than 70 women turned out to network and interact with me in […]
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Learning to network with purpose
Posted on 18 July 2008.
I had a call this week from Lynette Palmen at Women’s Network Australia. Nothing unusual in itself… Lynette was phoning because a potential client had mentioned they had a relationship with sphinxx, and she was calling to for a reference. Or is it unusual? Lynette is what I’d call a master networker. She lives the […]
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Women in combat… but who’s the enemy?
Posted on 14 July 2008.
Currently, women cannot be employed in jobs that have the potential to expose them to direct combat, including field artillery, infantry, clearance divers and defence guards. But female employees are permitted to serve on military operations supporting ADF combat elements. And the Rudd Government is looking at further relaxing these restrictions. Personally I thought that most combat these […]
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Do you need funding for a women’s program in your business?
Posted on 10 July 2008.
I’m often asked whether funding or a pre-approved budget is necessary to run a successful women’s program. My short answer to this question is “yes”, and this is some of my reasoning: I’m sure you’ve all seen in your organisations or even in the community around you that those programs with the highest perceived value […]
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Is it OK to show some emotion?
Posted on 08 July 2008.
Fiona Smith of the AFR writes today that “it’s OK to show some emotion”. This might be the case for men, but in my experience quite the opposite is true of women in the workplace. It’s true – emotion is becoming part of the authenticity of our leaders. As long as they are men. While a man who […]
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Pulling together when the going gets tough
Posted on 07 July 2008.
Yesterday I had lunch with two girlfriends and I’m still buoyed from the experience. You know how it goes: one by one we shared the wins and challenges that had transpired since we last met; we sought the advice of each other on whether we were making the right choices and decisions on career moves; […]
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