‘Learn about sport’ and other tips for aspiring female CEOs

Sally PattenBOSS editor

Mar 7, 2023 – 10.18am

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Learn about sport. This is Alison Mirams’ advice to young women who are aspiring to be a chief executive.

The executive chairman of construction company Roberts & Co said that while sports banter in the office was not important, the ensuing conversation often was.

Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.