When you google your name, what comes up?  (and before you tell me you’ve never done that – are you serious?!? Everyone googles themself, don’t they?)  Five years ago when I was still working in the corporate environment there was the odd link to an MBA class reunion or a board role that I held.  These days […]

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Every now and then I receive emails from our sphinxx readers asking for tips and advice for building a public profile.  It’s something I’ve spent quite a lot of energy on over the past 5 years or so and I’m absolutely passionate about encouraging other women to do the same.  So why is it important […]

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Do these ‘ladies of leisure’ pose a threat to Australia’s productivity? This is what a recent headline in The Australian newspaper indicated. The blame seems to be on us women – if only we were to choose to work, the danger of the ticking population time-bomb will be so much smaller. I’m not sure that […]

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By now you’ve probably seen the Sheryl Sandberg video from TEDwomen, and her 3 tips for making it to the C-suite.  As COO of Facebook, Sandberg has achieved dizzying heights of career success.  Her advice to other women seeking to do the same is as personal as it is practical, yet also acknowledges the social, biological and […]

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I’m dedicating my blog posts today to those in our community who are focused on helping others… and they really do need our help.  This morning I received an email from Eric Allgood with a personal account just how enormous the impact of the Queensland floods will be on locals.  I know that many of […]

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This is a callout for help for our readers in Adelaide … with a Happy New Year message from OzHarvest Adelaide!  Many of you had a taste of OzHarvest when founder Ronni Kahn addressed our Ascend development day series in May last year… since then a local team has formed to get OzHarvest Adelaide up and running… […]

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