Australian women face bigger wage gaps for doing similar jobs than women in Syria, Indonesia and Thailand, an article in the Sydney Morning Herald revealed on the weekend. Australia was ranked 20th in the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap index, down from its rank of 15 in 2006; ranked 60th for wage equality for […]
Tag Archive | "Employers"
Leadership through the crisis and after: McKinsey Global Survey results
Posted on 03 November 2009.
A global survey of leadership by McKinsey published in October 2009 shows that executives have markedly changed their leadership styles in the past year—but not their views on which ones will help companies most in the long term. And it may come as no surprise to sphinxx readers that many of the most needed leadership […]
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Ask someone if they’re OK on R U OK?Day November 29
Posted on 28 October 2009.
Mariette Rupps-Donnelly is a great supporter of sphinxx and has drawn our attention to a very important health initiative called R U OK?Day. You may (or may not) be aware that stress and depression are the largest contributors to lost productivity in Australia, and that absenteeism plus stress and depression-related presenteeism are directly costing employers […]
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Do you need help with negotiating in the salon or in salary discussions?
Posted on 28 October 2009.
Have you ever had the feeling someone is pulling the wool over your eyes? Or that you’re not quite getting a fair deal? My good friend Ruth was telling me recently about a time when she felt just like this. And it related to something I’m sure is dear to all of us… a […]
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Spend the day with the Balanced Scorecard creator – and network with CEOs, CFOs, COOs and business unit heads – this Thursday 8th October
Posted on 07 October 2009.
I’m so excited to be attending the Palladium Advanced Practices Forum with Dr David Norton this week in Sydney. Yes, I realise how geeky that sounds… but the truth is I’ve been a huge fan of the Balanced Scorecard approach to performance management for over a decade now! As an accountant and business consultant I’ve […]
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Why targets won’t get more women into our top jobs – have your say
Posted on 09 September 2009.
Quotas or targets? This question dominated last week’s Diversity on Boards conference as speakers and participants grappled with how to improve gender diversity in Australia’s boardrooms. As the 2-day event kicked off, it seemed that quotas were the odds on favorite: Arni Hole, the director-general of Norway’s Ministry for Children and Equality spoke about the […]
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