Sometimes when I meet a new client for private leadership mentoring, the conversation goes something like this: “I struggle with my colleagues. Relationships are not my best skill. I’m overworked and find it hard to say no and cope with what is asked of me. My work is slipping, things are tense at home, and
Author: Pascale Witz And creating negative sterotypes MPW Insider is an online community where the biggest names in business and beyond answer timely career and leadership questions. Today’s answer for: What do you think is the most significant barrier to female leadership? is written by Pascale Witz, EVP of global diabetes and cardiovascular at Sanofi. There
In uncertain times, teams look for certainty, direction and leadership. They turn to business owners and mangers to create certainty for them and to give them a future direction to be enthused about. In the absence of such certainty and clarity, there is a vacuum waiting to be filled. When a vacuum exists, if the
Author: Sadhana Smiles March 8th 2016 see’s us celebrate International Women’s day with the theme – Pledge for parity. This day has been celebrated since the early 1900s and is a day where we recognise the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Last year’s theme was “#make it happen” and the question I always
Carnival Australia CEO Ann Sherry says she spent a big chunk of her salary on childcare. Anthony Johnson Author: Misa Han Top female business leader Jenny Boddington insisted on sharing childcare with her husband and gave up competing with stay-at-home mothers, while chief executive Ann Sherry spent a big chunk of salary on childcare in order to build their career.
We’re all trying to get more done but be less stressed out while achieving it, right? There’s a particular item on every too-busy person’s to do list and I’d like to know if you’re happy with it being there, or if it bothers you. It’s that ever-present but always low-down item … you know, the
Author: Carol Kinsey Goman Some years ago, when I was speaking to a group of executives about change leadership, the topic of collaboration came up as a corporate initiative many in the audience were dealing with. On a whim I asked, “How many of you are totally comfortable sharing information with others in your organization?”
Author: Denham Sadler When Adriana Gascoigne joined a Silicon Valley startup in 2007 there was one big problem. After getting a job at GUBA, she quickly discovered she was the only woman in the entire company. “That was a big problem,” Gascoigne tells Women’s Agenda’s sister site, StartupSmart. “I was going to work every day and
Claudine Ogilvie is not your typical CIO. In fact, before accepting a position to lead the technology team at Ridley Corporation, she had never worked in IT. In mid-2013, Ogilvie was brought into the ASX-listed animal nutrition manufacturer to give its technology team more of a commercial, strategic focus and better align IT to the
Author: Catherine Nolan There are three things that, if you do them, are guaranteed to improve your job satisfaction and your income dramatically. These three things will not ask you to compromise your values or to find numerous hours each week, on top of your already busy workload. A KILLER RESUME… Women tend not to
