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7 proven strategies one leader uses to help their community thrive
What makes a leading organization stand out from the rest? Carly Gabel from Downer shares how great workplaces put their people at the heart of everything.
5 Tips for flipping the switch in your career
Think it’s too late to change your career direction? Think again. Discover how Electrical Apprentice Annie made her switch to a new industry successful.
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The leader wiring change for women in electrical engineering
Engineering has a long history of being a male-dominated profession. In several disciplines, there’s been great progress in improving gender diversity. In others, according to research from Engineers Australia, the numbers haven’t changed much in decades. But there...
How this entrepreneur helped co-found a software company that remains true to its values and employees
While the world has made great strides toward gender equity in the workforce in the last few decades, it is no secret that there is still a fair way to go. Women remain underrepresented in the C-suite and executive branches, especially within the tech and software...
Does this resource company really live its values? An inside story
Have you ever had to move house for the job you wanted? Maybe to a closer suburb, maybe a new city altogether. What about moving to a whole new country? At Whitehaven Coal, people come from far and wide to work with the organization. It can be a massive job to...
How to grow your career and travel the world: Q&A with Nufarm
For team members at Nufarm, the word ‘growth’ has many connotations. Directly, they contribute their passion and skills in chemical manufacturing towards growing Australian crops. But indirectly, they’re also growing their careers, skills, and networks. In a few short...
The 9 male CEOs stepping up to accelerate gender equity
We often talk about the role of the business community in building a better society, but more often than not we only see companies competing with each other. However, like any community, certain values are shared, and it's 's these that bring us together to solve...
An authentic commitment to LGBTQI+ inclusion looks like this…
If you find yourself at work and wondering at how much your work life has flipped upside down over the past few years – you’re not alone. Our work lives are barely recognizable to what they looked like a few years ago, and it’s making us revaluate what’s important to...
From humanitarian migrant to accountant – a career story of hope, resilience, and possibility
When Husna Nabi Abid was 17 years old, she was the oldest eleventh grader not only in her group, but likely in the history of her school. But she didn’t mind. It was an opportunity – her opportunity – to build the life she wanted. From the moment she arrived in...
How her skills in writing & communication led to a technical career
Are you one of those people who is always thinking about how to make the impossible possible? Julia Baumann was fortunate enough to discover that not only did she love that kind of challenge, but that engineering was the perfect career to scratch that itch. It all...
6 years, 6 career steps, 1 company, and many lessons to share
Have you ever considered how many important spaces in our lives are powered by electricity? Our homes, offices, train stations, and beyond. There’s one company that’s often close by. “Schneider Electric is somewhat ubiquitous,” says Hélène Hennequin. “It’s everywhere....