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How to gain a competitive career edge using the ‘Golden Rule’
For one leader working in a fast-paced, technical industry, success isn’t just about solving engineering challenges. It’s about how you treat people.
Be bold: How to launch a sky-high career with Queensland Airports Limited
By making two pivotal career moves, Vidusha Ratnayake has had the career success most of us dream of. Find out how being bold can pay off professionally.
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A meteoric rise at Telegraph Media Group
In her three years at Telegraph Media Group. Lise-Ann Brennan has progressed quickly to her senior position as Head of Delivery – Subscriptions. She is a role model for women aspiring to be leaders in the tech space and has taken full advantage of all the development...
7 reasons why I love working at Toyota
"Working here is pretty close to my heart,” says Esther Power, Operations Leader at Toyota. It’s one of those classic love stories. A chance meeting, a challenge of personal and professional growth and now five years later, a woman and a workplace living happily ever...
Giving back with Cisco
Career opportunities making lifelong employees When we asked Veronica Marriott how long she has been at Cisco, she said – with a big smile – that she’s just had her 14-year anniversary. Her husband recently joked with her that it might be time to leave, and she...
Embracing authenticity at Deloitte
Paulina Kabaczuk is a Manager, Platform and Cloud Engineering, Consulting at Deloitte Australia. With a technical-sounding title like that, you might not expect Paulina to have a background in marketing, but she successfully transitioned industries and has built a...
Canva: Transforming a company, people and the world
Ainhoa Emaldi Azcue began her journey with Canva as one of its first employees. Having been part of the company’s growth and success for more than ten years, she’s launched multiple new projects across a range of divisions. But for her, it’s more than just a job....
Babies and business at Afterpay
Natalie Katz has travelled to 68 countries and moved from Australia to San Francisco with her husband to try to crack into the tech market. She well and truly did, and following huge success overseas, when the pandemic hit, she returned to Australia with her twin boys...
Supporting Women in IT at Western Power
You may not immediately think of an IT Manager in a utility when you think of male allies supporting equality and progress in the workforce, but Simon Thurtle is exactly that. His role at Western Power is in the Information Technology Business Relationship space, and...
Making it to the top in mining at South32
Anna-May Fauconnier likes to surprise people with the fact that she used to have a golf handicap of 10 – that puts her in the top 4.5% of golfers. So, it’s no surprise that she’s also a high achiever in her role as General Manager Dendrobium Mine for South32. A...
Shared responsibility parenting at Exa Product Development
It’s often (incorrectly) assumed that flexible work is just for women. Which means it’s assumed they do all the child care at home. But for Nick Wadsley, sharing the responsibility – and sharing the care – is extremely important. He uses Exa’s flexible working...