Listening to Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AM, Governor of Victoria, during her presentation on Reflections on Leadership recently inspired me to come up with some of my own reflections on leadership. The breakfast for AIM Fellows reiterated just what it means to be a leader. It is drilled into us that leaders are […]
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Have you ever asked yourself the question; “If all the great athletes need a coach, why don’t I?” or “What exactly is coaching? And how does it differ from mentoring?” Although the arts of mentoring and coaching have been developed over many centuries, there are no formally agreed definitions. Pursuing the athletics metaphor, one helpful […]
Read more →This was proudly spoken by one of the participants in my workshop “Hiring the Right Person” There are so many things wrong with this sentence! So you can tell if HE is right? How? Because he looks like you? He is your age, gender and culture. Because he was wearing your old-school tie? Because he […]
Read more →Susan Ryan’s “Willing to Work”: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability” was launched April 16. The idea is admirable but employment discrimination against older workers is a huge problem. Employers have biases (both conscious and unconscious) that an older worker will not be technically savvy, will be uncomfortable with […]
Read more →Don’t let work follow you home We are constantly being encouraged to “prioritise”. But what does it really mean and how do we do it in our busy lives? Everything is an opportunity cost – doing one thing means not doing something else. Every time you are about to start a new task, ask yourself “What […]
Read more →I have been working with my colleague Jennifer Morris who has identified a number of “unconscious” qualities that impact the progress of women from middle management into senior executive roles (ie the point at which we lose up to 35% of the female workforce). Up until middle management, women will be promoted for doing a […]
Read more →Today is Equal Pay Day, a day that puts the spotlight on the gender wage gap that currently exists all over the world – and is on the rise in Australia. From the first day of their first job, women in Australia will fall behind their male colleagues. The gender pay gap has reached over […]
Read more →Everyone is waking up to clocks being set back one hour for the Daylight Savings time shift. Everyone tends to love the “Fall Back” setting of the clocks back one hour. After all, you suddenly have an extra hour in your day. What did you do with yours? What Do You Do With Extra Time? […]
Read more →52 Ways to Break Through the Glass Ceiling, written by corporate psychologist Glenda May and Orijen CEO Jenny Morris, has been reviewed and recommended by Emma Williams in the March 2014 issue of Management Today, the monthly magazine of the Australian Institute of Management. Published by the most respected management organisation in Australia, Management Today […]
Read more →Co-authored by Glenda May and Jennifer Morris, the “52 Ways to Break Through the Glass Ceiling” guide to becoming a strong female leader has been a resounding success with women around Australia who are looking to take control and move up in their own careers. The importance of the advice in this guide has now […]
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