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From crisis to comeback: Discover the vital skill for your career (and life!)
When facing a setback, having the resilience to bounce back is an incredible life skill. Joann Kong shares how she’s developed this skill over time.
Australia’s new target laws: What big employers must do in the next 12 months
Last week, history was made as Australia became the first country to mandate...
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Empathy & Ambition: Can women in leadership have both?
“You need to be less ambitious.” Emma Pilbeam remembers being told this when she was just a graduate. She never forgot the way the word ‘ambitious’ was said, spat really, like it was a dirty word. But now, many years later, Emma finds herself as the General Manager...
Digging into why it’s an exciting time to be at Newcrest
Ria Sanz is the Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer Newcrest Mining Limited. Ria is a seasoned executive with an extensive career in mining, manufacturing, construction, private healthcare and banking. She has expertise across Africa, the United States, Australia...
The importance of peer support when returning to work – Microsoft
When she found out she was expecting twin boys, Kelly McKenzie was in the midst of leading a team while supporting some major business transformations she’d been wanting to sink her teeth into for years. On sharing her wonderful news with colleagues, the then...
A dream career in her element – Melbourne Water
Rikki-Lee Bonnici has a passion for fitness that started when she was a teenager, a passion that, for her, changed everything. "You start caring about your own health, and that leads to caring about your environment." Ricki-Lee is always doing something active,...
Adventures at work at Altis Consulting
Margaret Chan has been with Altis Consulting for 11 years – and we know anyone who stays that long at one company has a good news story behind them. She is now a Principal Consultant and has been supported and developed through her career there. Finding adventure in...
Making an impact at Bain
Victoria Young has been at Bain for 2.5 years. She’s just finished a period of parental leave and returned to a promotion at work. This is on top of delivering high quality project work – so it’s been a busy time! What consulting is really all about As a successful...
4 trials facing women in engineering and leadership – South East Water
Today, Priscilla Chung is part of the senior leadership team at South East Water, managing the planning and delivery of critical infrastructure projects, and cultivating a work environment where people can perform at their best. A chartered engineer, career mum, and...
The adventure continues | A woman’s journey with BAE Systems
From JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings to Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, Kisa Christensen loves reading epic fantasy stories. You know the type of story with a hero on a quest, whose path is crossed with allies, mentors, and enemies on the way to reaching their...
‘It’s the small moments’ – life atop the mountain at Stanwell
It was the end of April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was really starting to send the world into a spin, when Annemie Kotze found herself atop the Bunya mountains. From the serene peak of these spectacular wilderness ranges she was astounded by the beauty she saw. But...