Advice Is it ever really possible to say no? There is a mini rebellion happening within the ranks of time-poor career mothers.
Advice Why it’s liberating to take a break from your to-do list The day before a recent business trip, I made a list of all the things I was going to get done during the flight time.
Advice Is there too much pressure on children to be as successful as their parents? Westpac CEO Gail Kelly was on my flight to Auckland last Thursday.
Advice How to play golf I’ve started to compile a list of the things I wish I could find the time to do on the weekend.
Advice Can the toys our children play with really determine their career choice? I read an interesting article recently on the American Association of University Women (AAUW) website about a body of research that indicates there may be a strong relationship between the toys a child plays with and their career choice down the track.
Advice How to find time for fitness in a full schedule A couple of weeks ago I walked about six blocks to a meeting in the city and felt like I was going to pass out.
Advice How I juggled MBA studies with a young family A Women’s Agenda reader recently asked if it was possible to juggle children and an MBA.
Advice Why career first, family later isn’t necessarily the best option for you or your career I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there is never a good time to start a family.
Advice Why we need to start rejecting the myth of the best path to a board career It is brilliant that so many women undertake so much work of a voluntary nature for community boards, school councils and other not-for-profit boards.
Advice Why we need to start respecting the choices of other women It was the classic right place, right time when I was appointed to my first editorship.
Advice Why teenagers need more supervision than toddlers The CEO of a major Australian corporation recently threw in his job so he could be around more often for his teenager.
Advice Why women need to start sharing finance tips Women don’t discuss finances and that’s why we don’t know as much about it.