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International Women’s Day
Read moreInternational Women’s Day is recognised across the world on March 8th of every year. Aimed at honouring the achievements of women, regardless of the disparities in race, geography, religion, and economic status, it reflects on past struggles, as well as accomplishments, and looks to the future to observe the limitless potential of women across the globe. The day came into being
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Going To Work Is Just Like Going Home
in Diversity, Entrepreneur, Mindset, Networks, Small Business, Strategy, Success, Team / / 1 commentsRead moreThat sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Unless perhaps you have issues at home! There are some schools of thought that say we should treat our teams like family so we bring out the best in everyone and provide a safe, nurturing environment for them to work and grow in. And then there are the others, who believe that teams should be treated
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So You Think You Know What Discrimination Looks Like
Read moreI read an interesting article this week, written by Laura Roeder, about an experience she had that opened her eyes to discrimination. Laura is the founder of the Edgar app, and she was interviewing candidates for a job vacancy at her company. Part of the interview process – a series of interviews, actually – is a final culture check interview,
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Setting Yourself up for Success
Read moreIs success out of reach? Do you ever have trouble staying on track with your professional and personal goals? Do you sometimes set the bar too low, and get bored when the challenge is gone? Or set your sights on something far out of reach, and get discouraged when progress stalls? Setting great goals is just part of the process.
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Does Our Language Affect Our Leadership Skills?
Read moreGreat leaders understand that their choice of language and communication has become the key driver of engagement, innovation, and performance in today’s competitive world. Communication is the critical link necessary to create bonds where respect, collaboration and cooperation can develop. It is what allows us to forge relationships based on mutual trust and benefit, rather than fear and need. Communication is important to
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Teaching Women Confidence
Read moreWhile women make up half of our population, they occupy less than 5% of top leadership roles in companies worldwide. From corporate boardrooms to our highest institutions of education and government, there is now a growing global movement to help women rise to the next level of leadership. Despite the interest of multiple organisations, society as a whole, and various
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Female Leadership and the Value of the Human Touch
Read moreOur world is becoming increasingly dependent upon hardware and software applications, and so many of today’s current careers and positions are becoming obsolete. Customers no longer have to wait on hold or even make a telephone call, to speak to a human representative to place an order or otherwise resolve their issues. It’s no longer necessary to walk into a
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How to Cope with an Unhappy Team Member
Read moreAs you may already be aware, job satisfaction for your team plays a significant role in their productivity. According to research reported in an infographic by Good Company, happy employees were three times as creative as their unhappy team members and also had 31% higher productivity and 37% greater sales. In addition to lost sales and other opportunities, unhappy employees
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Women On Money – Banknotes and Finance
Read moreAustralia and Sweden stand out from the crowd by giving equal representation to women and men on their national currency. Of course, before the polymer notes now in circulation in Australia, this was not the case; only Caroline Chisholm and the Queen of England were given pride of place on the paper bills. Australia was ahead of the pack of
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Make Money: It’s Not About Being Rich
Read moreMoney doesn’t buy happiness! Oprah Winfrey, one of the richest people – not just woman – in the world said it well – “What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people’s
