There have been a few alarming reports of late regarding the shock in store for small to medium-sized business this year. Apparently fewer than half of Australia’s small businesses are adequately prepared to deal with the further round of... read more
At the risk of stating the obvious, we’re already one-eleventh of the way through the year. And if you take into account holidays, December etc, then we’re actually closer to one-tenth – or 10% of the way through 2010.... read more
‘New Year New Career’ is a term well used by employers and recruiters alike in job ads during the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Christmas and New Year period. And there is a simple reason for this... read more
Recently, I had a client tell me ‘your invoices are well laid out – especially your payment terms. Can you improve mine?’ Getting paid. Isn’t that the ultimate goal from each and every sale? It had better be, or you... read more
The Australian Businesswomen’s Network and Citrix GoTo Webinar will soon launch a new lunchtime series with prominent business authors from around the world. Designed to provide lunchtime education (the series is part of Citrix’s Lunch + Learn initiative) each... read more
‘New Year New Career’ is a term well used by employers and recruiters alike in job ads during the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Christmas and New Year period. And there is a simple reason for this... read more
63% of participants in our recent Wealth Plan survey indicated that they have a financial plan. The most popular wealth strategies included business (74%), savings (52%) and investment property (48%). Despite participants’ reliance on business as their overall primary... read more
My friend, Patricia, has a problem. She is articulate, intelligent, immaculately dressed and groomed and holds a senior management position in a large organisation in which she has built a successful, high profile, career since the early 1990s. She... read more
According to the Australian Government’s Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2008-09, the global financial crisis has not only entered a new and dangerous phase, but we are currently experiencing the most significant upheaval in global financial markets since... read more
After struggling with many work/life balance issues themselves, Jayne and Valerie established the NewNorma Project to examine how work/life balance can become a reality for any woman running her own business. Through the NewNorma Project, Jayne and Valerie delved... read more
Compared with Norway, where the Government has mandated that listed company boards have a composition of at least 40 per cent women, the number of female directors on ASX 200 company boards is less than impressive, at just 8.3... read more
My thoughts reflect the recently-released results of a global survey of women conducted by international management consulting firm, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The BCG’s survey was the largest global survey of its type, with over 12,000 respondents in... read more
