Leadership

Women who are hunting for part time work to fit around their family schedule know the feeling all too well: there is no job out there that suits me.

Business mentors are invariably described as “invaluable” and “priceless” by the entrepreneurs and business people they work with, but a growing industry now surrounds what was traditionally an unremunerated position.

It doesn’t matter whether you work for Australia’s biggest bank or a boutique designer, the same irritations crop up in every sort of workplace.

Professor Nadia Badawi credits her mentor, Professor Fiona Stanley as the inspiration behind her professional development and success.

Egos.

At 23, Najah Ayoub became the sole marketing coordinator in the Australian office of a multi-national technology company.

Sometimes, you just can’t help it.

In my second week of high school, our teacher set us an assignment for our social studies program: what career did we want to follow? We had to interview someone in that profession, asking them a set list of questions such as, ‘What did you study at school to become ? As a 13-year-old New Zealander, I wanted to become prime minister, and was surprised that no one else wanted to be PM too.

Director Michelle Tredenick speaks with Women’s Agenda about the benefits of having sponsors and mentors throughout her career, and how these coaching relationships helped to broaden her horizons and push her out of her comfort zone.

I read Angela’s article last week about sleep, and I have been following the comments made by Arianna Huffington about it too.

Presenting to the board is like public speaking in front of the most important people in your career.