career strategy

A pipeline of female talent is available for board positions, but may appear narrower than it actually is due to traditional ideas of what a “board ready” candidate actually looks like.

With the emergence of LinkedIn recommendations and endorsements, it’s easy to think you don’t need to bother with referees and references, or even a traditional resume for that matter.

Years ago I went from being Dr Findlay, a senior lecturer in medical radiation science, to being ‘Naomi the home stylist’.

Why is it that we can sometimes work really hard putting in long hours, contributing enormous value to the team or achieved extraordinary results and still we feel invisible at work? It doesn’t matter how great you are at your job if no one is noticing you.