Would you describe yourself as a confident person? Is confidence something you think about in relation to your career? Or have you ever been encouraged to be just that bit more confident? One of the most frequent pieces of “advice” I’ve seen dished out to businesswomen is to be more confident. I’m not sure if […]
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Can confidence be learned just like any other skill, and do you need to?
Posted on 18 August 2014.
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The wisdom in working together – the chimps, the champions and the women pioneers
Posted on 18 July 2014.
If you asked me, as a child, what I wanted to be as a “grown up” I probably would have said a teacher or a librarian. It made sense, I’d usually be found with my head buried in a book, and I loved my time at school. But had I known about the work of […]
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From one to a community of 92,000 – this is what happens when women come together
Posted on 28 February 2014.
Last night in Sydney as the skies oozed with drizzle and commuters rushed home before the clouds burst open, a small gang of troublemakers came together to reflect. It’s been five years since the audacious launch of 1millionwomen by founder…
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Your chance to hear direct from Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and #LeanIn founder
Posted on 18 February 2014.
Sheryl Sandberg. Mention her name in a public gathering and I guarantee you’ll get a mixed response. From “who’s Sheryl Sanders anyway?” to “oh yeah she’s so amazing” to “Lean In? If I lean in any f…
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So the best financial executives are white men who wear ties?
Posted on 15 July 2013.
Obviously. If this FULL-PAGE ad on page 10 of the Australian Financial Review’s Weekend Edition is anything to go by, that is.
Clearly, the AFR does not imagine that Australia’s next CFO of the year will be a woman. Or Asian. They …
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Women and Leadership: Do women value MBAs as much as men?
Posted on 19 April 2013.
An article this week in AFR titled “Women Lagging in MBAs” caught my interest and has had me pondering ever since whether or not it’s a problem that only 35 per cent of students in Australian MBAs. A decade or so ago when I was comple…
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