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5 tips for mentoring success (from those who’ve been there!)
Five professionals share how to progress your career through mentoring. We discuss common barriers and ways forward with advice from those in the know.
Maximizing your potential through mentorship & sponsorship
Unlock growth and seize opportunities with mentorship and sponsorship. Hear inspiring stories and gain actionable insights from thriving women. Your mentorship journey starts here!
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Innovation and Diversity at Powerlink
Powerlink Queensland’s Senior Asset Management Strategy Advisor Lutfiye Manli arrived in Australia from Turkey 20 years ago. With formal qualifications in chemical engineering, and two masters in Engineering Management and Research in Engineering, as well as...
It’s never too late to begin a new career – as Poly’s latest marketer will tell you.
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. Saying goodbye to her family in India as a young woman, Nazia Khan followed her dream of moving to the UK...
So, you want to get into tech? Now’s the right time.
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. We hear it all the time...the tech industry wants more women. The tech industry NEEDS more women. Without...
HSBC remains Flex Able Certified
In 2015, HSBC made the strategic move towards creating a flexible work environment for everyone. Prior to taking on the Acting CEO role, Noel McNamara was the sponsor of ‘Nurture’, an employee resource group for people with caring responsibilities. With the intel...
Tips and tricks for working mums
Renae Joseph is the National Director of Operations & Marketing for Initiative Australia, part of the global Initiative communications agency. Her responsibilities at work include deepening client engagement and ensuring operational efficiency, alongside her most...
Continuous Improvement and the The Spirit of Kaizen at Toyota
Suhailah Davies started at Toyota as a graduate 7 years ago and is about to step into a role as Senior Brand Comms Coordinator for Gazoo Racing & Olympics. With a double degree in marketing and Japanese, Suhailah wanted to...
Career and Leadership Tips From a Long Career in STEM
Nairi Adamian has spent 20 years in the technology industry across a range of roles at Cisco, currently as the Manager for Systems Engineering Sales. With a career that spans experience including technical support operations in Australia leading the Sydney Technical...
Building trust and flexibility to be happier at work
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. After spending her whole working career with a single company, Mandy Marsden made the leap to move to...
A Focus on Innovation and Learning at REA Group
Grace Peng wanted to study design at university, but her Dad could see the economy was on the cusp of the dot-com boom and bribed her to go and study IT with a new computer of her own. She turned up on day one of university thinking, ‘what have I signed up for?’ but...