Advice

Whatever your voting preference at the election on Saturday I wonder whether you shared my dissatisfaction at the leadership options on offer? This article is not about politics however the election provided us with powerful symbolism of the wider challenges women face when it comes to leadership (and that is without looking back at the treatment of our first female prime minister).

It’s difficult to avoid change; it’s everywhere.

An unproductive, stressed team is often fragmented, unmotivated and lacking direction with unhealthy thinking patterns that block effective collaboration.

The job-sharing arrangement between Jane Wright and Lauren Barel was going so well at Herbert Smith Freehills that the two thought they could take it all the way to the partnership.

At some point, business became burdened with a gravitas that borders on funereal.

Feelings of stress, uneasiness or agitation in the workplace are all too common and experts are urging managers to look after the mental health of their employees or risk seeing more workers burn-out altogether.

Microsoft’s HR director Rose Clements has a very particular philosophy about “work”: the word is a verb, not a noun, and should be considered as a thing you do rather than a place you go.

Should you be leaning in, leaning out or simply sitting up straight? Three years since Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg coined the term, Lean In, we’re still asking those questions.

Being politically savvy in the workplace is a critical leadership skill and one that needs to be seen in a positive, rather than negative light, according to the founder of the Horan Group, Jane Horan.

How many times in your working day (and the hours afterwards) have you looked at the unread count in your inbox and recoiled? Since Timothy Ferriss unearthed the concept of a Virtual Assistant in his best-selling lifestyle guide Four Hour Work Week, Virtual Assistant services have taken off as a helping hand in the business of everyday.

According to ‘Google’ a mentor is: A person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and modelling positive behaviours.

The recent experiences of Julia Gillard and Sophie Mirabella got me thinking about the way women in leadership roles can be treated and how they manage this treatment.