Posts tagged "female leadership"

Sendle is a company which prides itself on efficient transport between A and B. And that’s what makes Laura Hill’s appointment managing director so interesting: unlike industry veterans with careers locked into logistics, Hill’s CV traverses everything from the heyday of TV’s ad market to crucial roles in some of Australia’s biggest ecommerce players. 

The ‘stress cliff’ is the inevitable burnout that accompanies long hours, pervasive uncertainty, dwindling cash flow and huge disruptions.

Greater diversity leads to greater yields for business, and inclusive and empathetic leadership breeds productivity, loyalty and motivation.

If you embrace diversity and inclusion in your workplace, opportunities for greater success, sustainability and profitability will follow.

Women are doing better in functional executive roles but are finding it hard to advance outside of areas such as legal, compliance and human resources.  

Ariane Barker believes well-educated women are still struck by a pressure to find a balance between being the primary carer and having a career they want.

By appointing a female director, firms may reduce environmental litigation risk by 1.5% — the equivalent of saving US$3.1 million, a new study shows.

Amid the bleak stats, there are glimmers of hope, as initiatives across the world help female entrepreneurs raise capital and realise their dreams.

In April 2012, there we were, bank loan in hand and Xtend Barre Australia’s first franchisees. So here is what I have learnt along the way.

A new report on gender diversity at a board level has found listed small-cap companies are significantly lagging behind their bigger counterparts.

"Men are from Mars, Women from Venus" was all the rage during the 1990s — but does your gender identity really determine your emotions in the workplace?

“You women are taking all our jobs.”

This comment was delivered to me by a senior corporate male a few years ago.  I was interviewi…