It’s absolutely crucial in any leadership role that you understand how to work the numbers and build a business case. If this is not your strong point, we strongly suggest you contact Plum Solutions. Danielle Stein Fairhurst at Plum Solutions is a great supporter of sphinxx leaders and runs a Financial Modelling Support Centre – […]
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Mastering the numbers in your business – financial modelling made easy
Posted on 03 January 2009.
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Investing in sustainability: An interview with Al Gore and David Blood
Posted on 03 January 2009.
Three years ago, former US Vice President Al Gore joined with David Blood, the former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, to form an investment-management firm dedicated to investing for sustainability—that is, assessing the way social, economic, environmental, and ethical factors affect the strategy and valuation of businesses. In this interview, the two men explore the […]
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Great leadership, great speeches – listen and learn
Posted on 01 January 2009.
7 leaders and the lessons you can learn from their finest hours – click on their faces and listen to the speeches. Faces include: Lincoln speaking at Gettysburg November 19, 1863 Kennedy speaking at Berlin June 26, 1963 Reagan speaking after Challenger January 28, 1986 King speaking at Washington, DC August 28, 1963 Thatcher: […]
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When it comes to leadership, there’s a great divide between what women want and what’s on offer
Posted on 28 October 2008.
Every 2 years the EOWA produces its Census of women in leadership. The recognised benchmark for gender diversity in corporate Australia, the Census is the most quoted statistic in Australia relating to women in the workplace. So let me ask… if you were to assess how well your company has performed in attracting and retaining women […]
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7 leadership lessons from a fabulous role model
Posted on 24 September 2008.
Last week members of our group mentoring program Take the Lead were treated to perhaps the most content rich session we’ve had in the 12 months the program has been running: Avril Henry sharing leadership tips from her 30 year career spanning line management to senior executive roles to becoming one of the world’s foremost experts on […]
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The power and the passion of leading
Posted on 15 September 2008.
‘Power’ is an interesting concept. For me it conjures up many connotations, positive and negative. But mostly negative. I’m not sure why that is; perhaps it’s the many abuses of power I observed in my 15 years working in finance and consulting. One thing I know from the women’s forums I run is that most […]
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