Career stories, inspiration & guidance
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Workplace harassment in the UK: What the new Positive Duty laws mean for organizations
Leading human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal explains what the new Positive Duty laws mean for organizations in the UK and shares her tips for leaders.
Why ‘nice’ leaders finish last, but kind leaders triumph!
Can kindness and leadership collide? Absolutely! Learn how leaders from our Endorsed Employers make kindness the foundation of their workplaces and teams.
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NAIDOC Week 2024: Becoming a culturally safe organization for Indigenous Peoples
For those unfamiliar, National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday) to celebrate and recognize the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is...
Express leadership – a journey to career fulfillment
While working for American Express in its Travel and Lifestyle Services team certainly involves a healthy amount of adventure and fun, Natasha Dear gets excited about getting the little things right, running good systems and leading her teams well. It’s a dedication...
Balancing act: Who’s getting Return to Work programs right?
We won’t sugarcoat it: the statistics around parents returning to work following parental leave are pretty dire. A recent report by Careers After Babies paints a stark picture: 85% of women are forced to leave the full-time workforce within three years of their first...
Three reasons your career development program isn’t working for women
Source: WGEA 2024 The National Picture Companies in the top quartile for women in leadership are now 39% more likely to outperform their peers (up from 15% in 2015). It’s therefore no surprise that employers are increasingly eager to address the imbalance in their...
3 Women in tech share how they’re rewriting the gender rules
Three women at the top of their careers discuss how they’ve overcome challenges to thrive in their tech roles. Are the technology industries still a boys club? How are women being supported to thrive in these traditionally male-dominated workplaces? Well, it’s 2024,...
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Myth or fact? Unlocking careers in tech & customer service
What comes to mind if someone asks you to consider a career in customer service or technology? What about a career combining the two? We spoke with two women who are well-versed in both areas: Megan Aleksovski and Sarah MacDougal. They are Field Area Managers for...
One leader’s watershed career moments in water management
If someone asked you to reflect on the defining moments in your career, what would come to mind? It could be finding an area of specialization, a mentor, or an organization to grow. Denisha Anbu has experienced all these moments and more. As Executive General Manager,...
Taking the path less traveled in an industry that’s anything but lifeless
While jobs in traditional industries are in no short supply, there are plenty of opportunities in less well-known fields you might not yet have explored. These opportunities can offer unique career progression, great workplace cultures, and even act as interesting...