I was lucky enough to a Women in Finance luncheon in Sydney as a guest of Hudson. Not just because ours was the most quoted table in the room, but also because I had the chance to hear from Helen Nugent who is Director of Macquarie Bank, Origin Energy, and Freehills, as well as being Chairman of […]
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Helen Nugent’s 7 Helpful Hints for Managing Your Career
Posted on 12 May 2008.
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Little is the new big
Posted on 11 May 2008.
I don’t know about you, but if some goal-setting guru tells me one more time to stretch myself just a little bit more, I think I might just snap! We live in a world which is constantly raising the bar on our measure of success so that only the most audacious and ambitious goals are […]
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The f-word
Posted on 10 May 2008.
In a discussion with a male colleague the other day, he hit me out of the blue when he labeled me with the f-word. No, not that one. He asked if I am a feminist. I was surprised – it’s not a term that one often hears these days. In our politically correct world, it’s […]
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Even if the race is over, Hillary has set the new heights
Posted on 08 May 2008.
If the headlines of almost every major media outlet are accurate, Hillary Clinton’s run towards the Whitehouse may be nearing the end. Despite her assurances she’s still in the race, the political commentators seem to disagree (see AFR page 14 today – “Dog day for Clinton as challenge fades” by Tony Walker who writes “Unless […]
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Emotion at work
Posted on 07 May 2008.
Ever found yourself in an auction bidding war with someone who simply wanted the purchase more than you? Up and up the price goes, bid by counter-bid, until your budget’s long gone and you’re exhausted from the paddle-waving that nearly broke your piggybank. This is called “emotional buying”, and professional salespeople are taught to build emotion […]
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Where do all the successful women go?
Posted on 06 May 2008.
The 2006 EOWA Australian Census of Women in Leadership highlighted the stark gender imbalance in senior roles in leading Australian companies. In Australia’s top 200 publicly listed companies, women held only 6 CEO roles and 12% of executive management positions. Yet we know that women enter most organisations – with the exception perhaps of traditionally skewed industries, […]
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