Advice

Do you have a chance to do what you do best each day at work?  You know, to actually use your strengths – those things you’re good at and actually enjoy doing.

I was at a wedding over the weekend and, as is often the case at weddings, I met quite a few new people.

For far too many people, particularly women, there is a sense that if we work very hard and we are reliable, then we will automatically be recognised and acknowledged.

Earlier this year I read something and concluded, immediately, it was one of the best things I’d ever read about motherhood.

Kate took the initiative to create an operational manual when she realised her workplace lacked detailed instructions and processes.

People come to recognise gender imbalance and inequality at different times for different reasons.

Receiving a promotion is a time that is exciting and rewarding, a cause for celebration and a time for colleagues to pat you on the back in recognition of your achievement.

Do you watch Downton Abbey? I am one of the millions of people worldwide who has become enamoured with the British period television series written by Julian Fellowes.

It’s not magic.

In a rather fun and fortuitous turn of events, after the NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards lunch finished last Thursday, I found myself in a cab heading for Sydney’s international airport.

Are you stuck for ways to power your career into surge mode? Pretend your company/industry is a patient experiencing mid-life crisis, and they’ve come in to consult with Dr You.

A few weeks ago I facilitated a panel discussion between three successful female executives.