I was recently watching a video clip by the CEO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg and it really got me thinking about why “women” are not making it in the world today? We live in the year 2014, we can vote, we have been through the feminist era so we “in theory” have equal rights. There
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My First Four Months in Recruitment, what a ride!
Working within the Recruitment Industry has honestly been the most challenging obstacle I’ve ever faced, but by far the most rewarding. No matter how much your General Manager explains to you just how much Resilience is required in this field of work, you can never be fully prepared. The best way to describe it is like
Doing Business Socially
The idea of doing business through social networks is not a new concept by any means. Long has it been recognised by business people, politicians, community leaders, family members and individuals that investing in building relationships is a great means to achieving outcomes. Relationships in the business sense, have led to fantastic achievements such as
Why Do You Go To Work?
Is it the money, the friends, the social behaviour, or is it because you have to? This had me thinking, since Christmas I have had a house full of guests and have loved every moment of it. To me, spending time with my family and friends at Christmas is very important, I enjoy what I
The Value of Relationship Building
From my school days, I was always the girl who had a lot of acquaintances, but just a handful of fabulous friends that I would confide in, and they would do the same. I valued these relationships and nurtured them. To this day, I still have very good friends from school and we can pick
The Way Of Old And New
I’ve found myself in three situations in the past fortnight that have got me thinking about the need to both hold on to certain traditions and practices whilst also constantly looking for ways to move forward, innovate and adapt to the ever changing world. Recently at work I’ve felt torn between the tried and proven
Is Education Everything?
What do Walt Disney, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs all have in common? Besides all having incredibly successful careers, none have a university degree. This begs the question – is education the be all and end all? If not, why is it often a prerequisite? As a
Has Email Made Us Time Poor?
On the way home one night I was listening to a radio show arguing about whether “email wastes your time?” The presenter was talking to the CEO of two sports clubs in NSW who said he had been wasting at least four hours per day answering emails and was wondering why he felt so overburdened.
The Eternal Gender Debate
Recently, I had the “good fortune” of taking my two sons to the park for a play date. This task is rarely assigned to me but I accepted it with a certain excitement. When I arrived at the park, I was met by approximately 15 mothers and 25 kids but not one father in sight.