This Month
Women have to be prepared to promote themselves: Bullock
Embracing opportunities, taking sideways moves and working with encouraging leaders have been key to the Reserve Bank governor’s success.
Which AI course should I do?
When it comes to learning about generative AI, there are many options for upskilling. What’s the best course for business leaders and board directors?
I found purpose in my job once I tried this
Professional services firm HPX runs an employee incentive program encouraging staff to learn new skills and do an activity outside their comfort zone.
How the Japanese concept of Ikigai helped engage a workplace
Kearney has earned a spot as a finalist in the Consulting category, for encouraging staff to find a reason for being or a purpose in life.
Can you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?
More employees are seeking time out of the office to travel, upskill – or find out who they are outside work.
Gen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should do
They’re bold, technical and eager to progress, but Gen Z might need their hands holding in one area.
How skateboarding helps this director switch off
Dulani Van den Broek, director, engineering and asset management at KPMG in Perth, never misses a skate class, which has taught her that it’s okay to fall.
Non-compete ban may free big earners in tech and finance
Labor’s new rules could extend to white-collar workers who make more than $175,000 when including bonuses.
March
Ian left to start his own business. Then the legal letter arrived
Most workers forced to sign egregious work contracts are excited about Labor’s ban on anti-competition clauses – but not all.
The hottest new C-suite position is head of AI
Boards and leadership teams are scrambling to hire someone who speaks the language of artificial intelligence.
Wikramanayake: Diversity is not woke, it’s smart business
Corporate leaders shared stories of success and failure at a dinner honouring the 40th anniversary of Chief Executive Women.
What I learnt at Harvard: women leaders sharpen their skills
Recipients of the Maureen Kerridge AM Scholarship, offered by Chief Executive Women, are learning valuable leadership skills at universities abroad.
Meet the stay-at-home dads whose wives are killing it at work
Outside parental leave, few men become the primary carer for school-age children. But these fathers have, allowing their partners to continue their careers.
The four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence
A university course run by actors is teaching executives how to communicate with a rock-star presence.
Why this CEO saves creative work for after her period
When Mia Klitsas founded Moxie period care 20 years ago, talking about periods was taboo. Now it’s all over TikTok.
February
Domestic violence rife among students
A new report shows domestic violence is widespread among women in their late teens and early twenties.
Four things to know before starting your own business
From how to work with AI to addressing failure, these four founders discovered something that ultimately changed the course of their business.
Life is chaotic – thank god for my spreadsheet
Overseas holidays, household chores, beer consumption – these finance professionals have their entire lives accounted for.
My employer refused to pay for my MBA – so I quit
When Anthony Justice asked BP to pay for his one-year, full-time MBA in France, the company refused. A year later, it promoted him and upped his salary.
How students are doubling up to get ahead in the jobs race
Vice chancellor Sharon Pickering says half the undergraduates at Monash University are doing double degrees to improve their job prospects, despite the extra time and cost involved.