With the announcement on Friday that Mark McInnes, CEO of Australia’s premium department store brand David Jones, has resigned from his multimillion-dollar job after “unbecoming” behaviour involving a female staff member at two company functions there has been a barrage of media commentary. Most of the TV coverage has included sound bites from women sharing their opinion. […]
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What was he thinking? And what are you thinking about the antics and resignation of CEO Mark McInnes after “unbecoming behaviour involving a female staff member” ?
Posted on 22 June 2010.
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Ideas vs Vision: Great new HBR Blog, find out more about the new form of creativity required for business success
Posted on 22 June 2010.
Is it time for a new form of creativity? In the Harvard Business Review, Roberto Verganti has written a thought provoking article on the possibility of transforming the current bountiful harvests of ideas into the focused creative function of vision. I hear so many good, great and terrible ideas everyday and think his opinions are spot […]
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Introducing She Owns It – a NYT blog by and for women who run their own businesses
Posted on 11 June 2010.
Ever felt you were the only woman who had the role, responsibilities and challenges you have? Do you feel that you lack the friends and colleagues in similar roles to swap advice with? If so, you’re going to love “She Owns It”, the New York Times new blog all about super successful women. One reader, Julie […]
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Think you’re ready to a company director? Do this quick quiz to check
Posted on 07 June 2010.
If you are thinking of becoming a company director you might want to try out this online test from the AICD… and don’t worry, if you get some of the questions wrong they will send you the correct answers!Many of our readers aspire to be a company director and the Australian Institute of Company Directors is really […]
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What Makes A Leader? Thoughts from the EQ guru
Posted on 05 June 2010.
Daniel Goleman is the man behind the “emotional intelligence” wave that (thankfully) hit us all in 1995. He has recently analysed the competency models from 188 major companies, and has uncovered a dramatic and critical finding – the EQ proved to be twice as important as cognitive skills and intellect. His findings are listed in […]
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Blowing the whistle on dragon lady bosses: why men prefer male managers and women do too
Posted on 01 June 2010.
New research from the Tuck School of Business has shown that 90% of female MBA students prefer a male boss. A 2009 survey of 2,000 British working women revealed 63% would prefer a male over a female boss. And a 2008 survey from the University of Toronto highlighted that women working under a sole female supervisor reported more […]
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