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Diane Smith-Gander
Director of Wesfarmers Limited and National Broadband Network Company
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I’m not sure a grey day in Melbourne is the most likely place to have insights on work life balance but when you’re in the company of a good friend just about anything is possible.
I’ve known Anne for about 15 years now and always found her inspiring. She has seen off multiple tussles with cancer over 15 years , raised two beautiful and accomplished daughters and lives a sustainable
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Ruby
therubyconnection
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Louise Upton
Upton Communications & Consulting
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I spend a lot of time listening. It’s my job. I also get to ask people questions. Now that can be a powerful and confrontational position, because when you’re asking questions in the formal structure of an interview and people are answering those questions, they very rarely have time to – or even think to – ask you questions back. It leaves me feeling immune, sort of outside the process and a bit
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Ruby
therubyconnection
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If you’ve never been in the press, securing media coverage or garnering attention for your business is not usually an instant thing; but it is accessible to everyone and consistent efforts WILL reap rewards. While it can happen very quickly for some - especially if you are able to tie-in with breaking news - for others it may take weeks, or even months, to see results depending on a few fa
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Shirley Anne Fortina
The POD Consultancy
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For many, the end of the financial year brings a big sigh of relief. The last few weeks of chaos to get as much across the line as possible is now over. Nothing more can be done – no last minute activities. The clock has struck! ?Looking at both sides of the scale - some are tired, exhausted, so glad that the year is now behind them. Moving across to the other side, some are feeling excited that t
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Larke Riemer
Head of Women’s Markets, Westpac
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We are always looking for ways to empower women, lessen inequality and bring about diversity at all levels of the workplace and in this breaking news Westpac has again shown its commitment to reaching a new tipping point – turning around the numbers of women at executive levels in Australian business.
Westpac has become a key signatory in the Women’s Empowerment Principles; a landmark initiative
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Larke Riemer
Head of Women’s Markets, Westpac
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I’m going to say it out loud. I’m not going to be modest about it because by admitting it and doing it I can do more for people than by hiding my light under a bushel.
I’m a “Connector”.
I fall into what Malcolm Gladwell describes in his book, The Tipping Point, as the “handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances”. (His description not mine,
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Tania de Jong AM
Founder, MTA; Pot-Pourri; and The Song Room
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Sustained growth in the future can only be achieved by the continuous generation of new, creative ideas and strategies. There are a range of ways in which organisations address this issue including structures, processes, incentives, systems and unleashing the creative potential of individuals. Many organisations today have turned to workplace innovation programs in the conviction that creativity i
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Caro Kay
ContentPlus & Coastal Zone Management
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With all the talk about wanting more women on boards it’s great to see some major initiatives coming through such as the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AIDC) recent announcement of a 12 month mentorship program for 63 women.
I am sure AIDC were inundated with fabulous applicants. So if you didn’t quite make it or you weren’t sure that aspiring to an ASX 200 company wasn’t quite
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Anneli Knight
Author, Flirting with Finance
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Fitzroy Crossing is the place I call home for now – the place where my swag is rolled out. I am camped on a bush block, living in a caravan, set just behind the banks of the Fitzroy River. I have propped a ladder up against the caravan and sleep in my swag on the roof – from where I can follow the phases of the moon, the nightly path of the stars, and peek at the first glow of sunrise each morning
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