Advice Aspiring to a more senior role? Enhance your ‘executive presence’ ‘Executive presence’ plays a part in why people get promoted.
Advice How two job-sharing lawyers launched their own firm 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.
News & Views Labor party and its gender equality legacy I was recently phoned by a journalist and asked to reflect on what the Labor government had done for gender equality.
News & Views Julia Gillard’s three year anniversary: Is Australia still struggling with a female PM? On June 24, 2010, Australia’s first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, was sworn into office by Australia’s first female governor-general, Quentin Bryce.
News & Views How two young women inspired me to open up about an eating disorder Recently I was fortunate enough to meet two vibrant young women from Melbourne who have just begun their business startup journey.
Ed's Blog Staying ‘on’: How eight young female entrepreneurs keep their energy levels high Youth alone won’t provide the energy you need to cut it as a successful entrepreneur.
Ed's Blog Stuck in the ‘success trap’? A lesson from Nicola Roxon Nicola Roxon’s valedictorian speech to parliament on Tuesday got me thinking about success and how our definition of success can and should shift according to our changing circumstances.
Ed's Blog Encourage more women to ‘lean in’: Baker & McKenzie boss Chris Freeland Baker & McKenzie national managing partner Chris Freeland knows that when it comes to women in leadership, the legal profession has a lot of work to do.
Ed's Blog Procrastinating and saying you’re ‘gonna do it’? Shut up and get it done Procrastination is not a crime but it has killed a lot of things: start-up ideas, business improvements, manuscripts, decent exam results, weight-loss plans and plenty of potential career changes.
News & Views Negotiate your worth: How women can help narrow the gender pay gap The results of our recent Heat Poll, a national survey of more than 753 women in June 2013, has brought to light a belief that I have held for a long time; that women are not as comfortable negotiating their salary as men.
Ed's Blog Career planning: Does it help to have kids ‘young’? When thinking about starting a family in line with managing a career, it’s easy to believe the optimal thing to do is to get on the path to leadership before giving the family a go.