By Amanda Rose, CEO, The Business Women Media There are endless articles and books promising you the ‘secrets to success’ –which often turn out to be a whole lot of hype and lacking in actual pragmatic or practical tips on HOW to actually succeed. But there is one very simple — yet often overlooked —
It's the elephant in the room in most company boardrooms A snap-shot from the federal Governments Workplace Gender Equality Agency has found that men on average earn 24% more than women which equate to around $27,000 per year. There is no doubt that gender equality is a problem throughout the world. But what can
Do you get annoyed or frustrated when other people do not hear what you are saying? Are you feeling not listened to and wish that your voice was heard? Is your leadership style one of listening or hearing? Listening Versus Hearing People can listen to you, yet not hear you. They may be listening to
Mary Linnell is an inspirational leader who has been running a successful business in a male-dominated construction sector for over 13 years. Originally raised in Canada, Mary’s background includes working in hospitality and winning ‘Top Novice Worldwide’ awards at Flight Centre LTD. After this success, Mary launched ‘Easy Glass Services’ in 2002 and now leads
Author: Dr. Vesna Grubacevic When was the last time you had a disagreement, misunderstanding or conflict with your team, colleague, customer or supplier? Do you find yourself getting stressed, frustrated, angry, upset or anxious when you communicate with other people in business? Why is effective communication so important? As leaders, it is our role to show
Dr Sarah Pearce: Sarah began her career studying Physics at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, Oxford. She later went on to hold a PhD in X-ray Astronomy from the University of Leicester. Her extensive experience includes time as a science adviser in the UK Parliament, Project Manager at GridPP, the UK's computing
In her remarkable book, Daring Greatly, Brené Brown remarks, “We are psychologically, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually hardwired for connection, love, and belonging.” It’s a deep primal call to be part of a group, a tribe, that nurtures us and protects us. That’s how we managed to evolve and survive successfully as a species: tribes helped
It’s 2036. 20 years ago we were all waiting with baited breath for virtual reality, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, nano medical technology, replaceable organs, and robots to help us make dinner. That seems so archaic now… My friend and thought leader extraordinaire Mykel Dixon believes that “The Future Belongs to the Artists”. Whereas I agree
On a leadership program a woman asked, “When did we stop being able to speak the truth?” I asked her what she meant. She explained in her organisation you can rank applicants for a job as ‘suitable’ or ‘less suitable’. You cannot rank them ‘not suitable’ or even ‘not yet suitable’. She said, “Some people
When I think about the moments that matter most in leadership, these are the moments when we need to be most fully ourselves. Like when a colleague is having a meltdown. Like when our integrity is being challenged. Like when someone rejects our work. Our presence needs to be like a lightning bolt: bright, focused,
