News & Views 10 things you should know about women leaders The myths about female leaders as being too soft, overly emotional, ice-queen cold, or mean girl nasty still surface far too often.
News & Views How to find a life partner for career success I am often invited for coffee by women wanting career advice.
News & Views Why I pursue positions on company boards I was asked to explain my interest in governance recently.
News & Views Why happiness leads to success Yesterday I caught up with one of the country’s most successful travel journalists who had just returned from a two-month stint visiting the latest hotspots, hotels and havens across the globe.
News & Views What I’ve had to sacrifice while climbing the career ladder Yesterday Women’s Agenda editor Angela Priestley wrote an article about PepsiCo chair and CEO Indra K.
News & Views How to change the culture of your organisation One of the most encouraging developments in leadership in the past decade is the ownership of culture at the very top of an organisation.
News & Views The source of determination: Why a YSL tuxedo is more than just an outfit When I was a teenager, I promised myself that one day I would own an Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo.
News & Views Five ways to leave your emotions out of workplace decisions Recently I was told that I had made a decision “like a girl”, and it was wounding.
News & Views Why a business crisis could lead to more female CEOs I read an interesting article on the weekend about General Motor’s CEO Mary Barra.
News & Views If you want the best people you will have to be flexible A common excuse for lack of women in leadership is that many potential female leaders choose not to return to their roles following the birth of a child — so we can’t promote women if they have taken themselves out of the leadership pipeline.
News & Views Why we need to stop blaming women for prioritising their children I’ll admit I was furious when I read a headline yesterday claiming a new survey had found that most men believe women have themselves to blame for falling short of the C-suite.