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Taking the path less traveled in an industry that’s anything but lifeless
SMCT Finance leader Faiza shares her career path in an unconventional industry – finding personal fulfillment and work-life balance along the way.
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A career off the beaten track
It’s been a big and bittersweet week for Sue Essery. Her eldest daughter, Megan is just about to leave the family home to commence her first year studying medicine. “We come from a big family and do loads of things together. We’re quite the sporty family. We go away...
Episode Seven: Shivani Gopal and The Remarkable Woman
Shivani Gopal is the Founder and CEO of The Remarkable Woman and Co-Founder and CEO of Upstreet, a Fintech start-up with the nation’s first share-reward platform to increase wealth via everyday spending. As a dedicated advocate for gender equality and closing the...
The positive impact of a menopause policy: Lessons from employers that are leading the way
In her fascinating TedTalk, Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi makes it clear: menopause does not impact cognitive performance. This means that workplaces risk losing extremely able, experienced, and valuable employees simply because they’re falling behind when it comes...
Breaking new ground as a mother in mining
Fiona Hack has travelled the globe with Sandvik and learned to deal with the mother’s guilt of building her career while her family was at home. She worked flexibly with small children in a non-traditional industry, well before Sandvik had formal parental support...
Engineering success from Seattle to Sydney
Prajakta Amberkar loves meeting new people, exploring new things and takes every opportunity to learn from her surroundings. From enjoying the latest fiction book in a quiet corner to delivering an energetic salsa dance after work — our conversation with Prajakta, was...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Today, October the 15th, is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a day that calls on us to reflect on the one in four pregnancies that will end in loss, and to remember those babies who are not with us here today, but remain forever in our hearts. From...
Motherhood as a senior leader
Helen Delmenico is the Head of Finance for the Staffing Division at Programmed. She’s been with them for 15 years and recently returned from parental leave. Helen is adamant that parental leave and having a family shouldn’t impact your career! She shares her...
Salvaging the ‘crass’ cyber reskilling ad
Labelled as ‘crass’ and subsequently removed after a few hours of publication, it’s likely this government-backed cyber reskilling advertisement never reached your screen. However, it’s almost certain you've seen (and perhaps even felt) the outrage it caused. We’re...
A hundred great reasons why ambition works
Anne Hughes only considered a move into management at the encouragement of her colleagues. Now she looks after a team of 100 tradespeople and supervisors as Maintenance Superintendent at Alcoa, so she’s well and truly found her management feet! She’s taken huge leaps...