Catherine Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, opens the morning! Catherine Gallagher & Karen Whittingham at NSWL Karen Whittingham - “Staying on top of the top job – Managing stress, health and happiness under pressure” Sandra Gamble from Sydney Water - “Optimise your ability to
"More than once I have been told that even though my ideas were fantastic, it would be better if a male colleague escalated them as their own ideas, because it would get better traction with the ultimate boss," says Pauline Vamos. Photo: Rob Homer If you have ever wondered how the most successful
Virgin Australia has appointed as its new chairman Elizabeth Bryan, who has been serving as chairman of Caltex. Photo: Chris Pearce Virgin Australia has selected Caltex Australia chairman and Westpac director Elizabeth Bryan as the successor to long-serving chairman Neil Chatfield, as pressure mounts on the airline to show tangible financial benefits from
IN a long career dedicated to mentoring, Louise Perram-Fisk recalls one case that stands out in her memory. A young woman who was third generation unemployed who had never seen anyone in her family get up to go to work. “When we started her mentoring, she was too scared to even answer the phone. She’s
‘Women fill every second of their lives being busy and it is not healthy’ – the founder of women-only member’s club Grace Belgravia on the importance of ‘me time’ Entrepreneur Kate Percival is the founder of Grace Belgravia, a women-only member’s club “built on a philosophy that to thrive in today’s society we need to
Victoria’s human rights and equal opportunity commissioner Kate Jenkins has appointed the state’s first group of Male Champions of Change. The concept of a group of male champions was introduced by federal sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick. The premise is that men need to stand up and be accountable when it comes to gender equality at
Accomplished businesswoman and general manager Melissa King has been appointed Surf Life Saving Australia’s first ever female CEO. King’s appointment to the top job comes following an extensive national and international search for the perfect candidate. She has been employed by the organisation since July 2013, when she was appointed its general manager for communications
Jo Burston is on a mission: to see one million new female entrepreneurs by 2020. To get there, the founder of multiple start-ups is drawing on her experience, network and tremendous drive to launch a global community of women entrepreneurs. Here she chats with Marketing ahead of her keynote at the 2015 National Achievers Congress
The Australian Institute of Company Directors has set a new gender diversity target and asked corporate boards to ensure 30% of their directors are women by the end of 2018. The AICD, led by CEO and Managing Director John Brogden, hopes setting a clear 30% target for Australia’s companies will lead to a marked increase
WE ARE a society that’s taught very early on to live based on action and reaction or work and reward. In other words, growing up we always associate any type of work we do with some type of reward. Think about something as simple as going to school; the point of studying for