I posted a blog post this week in which there was a reference to Nigel. Since then the real Nigel has phoned our office, emailed us and posted comments on our blog reassuring me that my interpretation of the invitation sent from his office was not correct. In fact Nigel seems like a lovely guy, […]
Tag Archive | "Diversity"
Who the hell is Mike?
Posted on 16 March 2010.
Over the past week I’ve met with two of my mentors to discuss strategies for attaining a new board appointment, which is one of my goals for 2010. So it was of interest to me to receive an invitation through our network from a guy called Mike who was promoting an event that included talks […]
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New index outlines organisations advancing women at board levels
Posted on 10 March 2010.
Employers looking for best practice on progressing women as leaders, and women seeking board appointments can now access the Boardroom Diversity Index released on International Women’s Day by Women On Boards. The index is Australia’s first comprehensive index that tracks the performance of key sectors in our economy on gender diversity in the boardroom. Women […]
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Jen Dalitz featured “In the Black” with tips on advancing your career
Posted on 08 March 2010.
In celebration of International Women’s Day this month, I was interviewed by Helen Hawkes from In The Black, the magazine for Certified Practicing Accountants (yes, I’m an accountant but I promise I’m not always boring and I no longer wear brown cardigans!) In The Black goes out monthly to 125,000 CPAs so it was a […]
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Targets, quotas and diversity on boards – what’s your position?
Posted on 07 March 2010.
I surveyed 200 women in leadership roles last year and found that 74% of respondents support the use of quotas or targets or both to improve female representation on boards and in leadership roles, and 47% specifically supported the adoption of quotas. I’m expanding the survey this year to include men and women and would […]
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Look on the bright side… we’ve made SOME progress since 1943!
Posted on 02 March 2010.
As some of you know, I’m currently researching and collating content for our new sphinxx book on What Women Want in the Workplace, mainly because I’m quite sure that many employers really don’t know what it is that we’re looking for, what works for us and what drives us nuts! I have to say that there […]
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