This article originally appeared on Medium.com. Written by Irene Au. The same day UX Magazine published a QuickPanel on Women in Tech, featuring comments from Indi Young, Christina Wodtke, and Brenda Laurel, and me, I had dinner with a high ranking executive at a large well-known tech company. When the topic about women in tech came up, he
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“You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honour over personal gain.” – John Maxwell Everyday in life we get the opportunity to influence others. In the work domain, this includes our peers, direct reports, our manager who may be the MD or CEO and our customers
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.
Are you frustrated by not attracting enough career or business opportunities? Would you like to know how to stand out from others and get a leadership edge? The best way to gain a leadership edge over your competition is to do something different, and compete on things that are more difficult for your competition to
Have you kept your New Year’s resolutions to stop smoking, lose weight, start a new job/relationship/business? Do you find yourself reneging on your resolutions days or weeks after you make them? Would you like to know what makes resolutions last so that you can achieve them? Below are the five most common reasons why New
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