Corporate Australia is increasingly embracing diversity and inclusion to become a more attractive option for employees. But what does it really take to change a workplace culture and instill values of inclusion? Veronica Lakin, pictured left, is the Organization...
Creating a blameless culture
Blameless culture has been on my mind recently. Aspects of it can be seen in the Toyota Production System, however, only more recently did “blameless” start to be used to describe it. Across the software engineering profession, it seems to have become the gold...
10 tips for dealing with work and parental leave
As a self-professed Science Mum of three kids, I am often asked how I managed work and maternity leave, particularly by parents about to embark on a similar journey. So I thought that it might make a good topic for a blog post and start of a discussion. Here, I want...
No internal emails, or meetings. Here’s my assessment of working in the cloud.
Having worked at KeyPay for a year, I never thought I’d learn as much as I have in such a short time. Having previously worked at large corporates with thousands of employees, joining KeyPay and its small team of 19 people (now 31) was quite a change. My role was...
Remembering our Queen of Soul
On August 16th 2018, Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul’ died aged 76. Aretha signature songs, 'Respect' and 'Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves', are veritable feminist anthems. Her powerful lyrics resonate with women all around the world. Aretha's was...
Aretha Franklin: Lessons from the feminist icon
On August 16th 2018, Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul’ died aged 76. Aretha's signature songs, 'Respect' and 'Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves', are veritable feminist anthems. Her powerful lyrics resonate with women all around the world. Aretha's was...
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