Career stories, inspiration & guidance
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Featured articles
‘Fake it til you make it,’ and other terrible leadership advice
Buckle up for a journey through a jungle of dubious leadership advice and discover what real leaders in our community suggest instead.
Looking for an inclusive and diverse hiring experience?
Three women share their views on inclusion and diversity hiring at National Interstate and offer some tips for women breaking the glass ceiling
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Following your entrepreneurial spirit
Caroline Kloboucek has been at Sandvik for almost 12 years. During that time, she has rolled out global tech projects, made a number of significant changes to her career path, and had two children. She agrees that it’s kept her...
Adventurous careers and finding meaning at work
Nina Gubinskaia isn’t afraid of taking brave steps in her life and career. She’s lived all over the world working in non-traditional industries, and now she’s part of the senior leadership team at Suez, as the Head of Business Transformation and Innovation. With a...
Episode Eight: Pregnancy loss support with Samantha Payne
Samantha Payne has a vision is to create a world where all pregnancy losses are met with empathy and understanding, and that pregnancy loss is validated as real grief. With The Pink Elephants Support Network, Sam and her team are aiming to become the leading, most...
Sailing into a new career amid COVID
Starting a new job in a new company one week after Sydney went into lockdown would be a challenge for almost anyone. But Dawn Brown’s steady energy shone through as we chatted though, and her natural resilience means she’s taken the upheaval in stride. As a Docking...
Building a career and lessons from leadership
Michcell Sloan has been with WesTrac for 9 years – testament to what it’s like working for a company who values you as an individual. She is a mechanic by trade, and now works as a Parts Supervisor. She shared her tips for being an inclusive leader, creating a career...
Choosing the right employer
Roisin Kim joined Suez on 23 March – just as the country went into lockdown for COVID-19. She had done her research though, and they’ve been managing their people through lockdown as well as she could have hoped. With a career in water followed by some time in toll...
A tree change is good for everyone
From hiking the hidden corners of the Earth, to catching plunging waterfalls, to camping in the middle of the bush, Nikki Bedwell lives and breathes the great outdoors. Discovering new adventures is what Nikki loves to do with her partner and their two dogs — a Border...
Digging to find work you love
Raspreet Kaur is fascinated by data and the ability to impact decision-makers and company strategy. After moving across the world to build a better life for herself, she has been impressed by how well BHP care for their people and their environment. We talked about...
Chasing ambition and international career moves
Amanda Gilmore has moved across the world for her personal life and career, working in established corporates to early-stage start-ups. She is now the Head of Driver, Australia & New Zealand where she gets the best of both worlds – a start-up feel with lots of...