Are Women’s Conferences Worth It?
Shawn Achor seems to think so!(Vested interest: I’m in an airport lounge heading to speak at the Gartner Senior Women in Multinationals Retreat as I write this)Back to Shawn – he was …
#1 Advice for Women Nominating for Awards
How to craft a winning Award nomination and why you (yes you) should be nominating.One way to stand out in a crowd is to win, or be nominated for, an Award.”Easier said than done” …
Visibility, Age and Self Promotion
The last few weeks have seen us exploring the issue of being visible (or not) in the leadership talent pipeline. Why executive women need to create a visibility strategy Stereotypes, …
Three Networking Hacks that Help Future Proof your Career
View fullsize Confession time! I hate networking events. As an ambivert (mixed extrovert/introvert) there are times when I imagine I’d rather have root canal surgery than go to a …
Where are you getting in your own way?
I have a confession to make: Remember Bill Murray in Groundhog day? Where he keeps on having to relive the same moment in time, over and over again, until he learns the lesson? …
What would your future leadership personal brand do?
In Australia there is an extremely witty television series on the ABC called Gruen which lifts the lid on the world of advertising, spin and marketing. As an aside, and as a glowing …
Why executive women need to create a visibility strategy
Gone are the days when you turned up to work and put in the time, and in return gota pat on the back,a promotion, anda payrise … then waited a while longer while you marched towards …
Key learnings from the Women World Changer event in Sydney 12 Oct 2016
I’m a self confessed conference junkie. I’ve attended hundreds of them, and run more than most people have had hot dinners. I enjoy the networking, I enjoy the opportunity …
Why getting out of your own way is good for business
Over the last few months I’ve been stewing on the importance of getting out of your own way. Then it all came a head last week as I was feeling the excruciating discomfort of nominating …
Feminine Leadership Traits – the way of the 21st Century
We’ve all seen plenty of articles about what it is that women do wrong. Sad to say, I’ve certainly contributed my fair share in that space . Why? Because they get higher …