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Articles by Katie Spearritt
Countering bias in public sector boardrooms
Halfway through a recent workshop for Victorian public sector board directors on building inclusive board cultures, a comment popped up in the chat: “I really love how engaged everyone is — everyone is participating, sharing real pearls of wisdom — get a lot more out of these sorts of sessions when it is collaborative like this.” These directors had never met. They came from different organisations, with different lived experiences.
Making The Case: How To Successfully Argue For A Pay Rise
For most women, asking for a pay rise is up there with having root canal and getting a pap smear. You absolutely know it’s something you should do but the realities of making it happen can be… awkward and painful. This widespread hesitation isn’t a quirk of nature. It flows from a tidal wave of history that says women should be grateful to have jobs in the first place and that asking for more money isn’t very polite.
How One Mother's Problem Became A Million Dollar Business
The lack of telemedicine networks specialising in women’s health only came to Katherine Ryder’s attention when she was heavily pregnant. Working as a venture capitalist at the time, Ryder spoke to female friends who had dealt with the same struggle and no answer prevailed – so Ryder created one. Maven was born not long after she became a mother. The New York-based digital clinic specialises in women’s health care, allowing women to receive the advice they need without physically visiting a doctor.
7 Books To Read If You’ve Made It Into The C-Suite
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates You by Daniel H. Pink Drive tells you to forget everything you think you know about motivating others – because it’s wrong. Pink argues the “carrot and stick” approach adopted by many businesses – that is, offering pay rises and punishments to encourage good behaviour – isn’t actually that effective, and encourages employees to take shortcuts.
How diversity of background influences team dynamics
Diversity brings greater variety in thinking, more exchange of information and more challenging of the status quo. When people ask whether having women in leadership roles improves governance and decision-making, the answer is yes - but perhaps not for the reasons many of us may think. It’s tempting to infer it’s because women bring different and special qualities like strong interpersonal skills or higher levels of warmth.
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