Why Leadership Change NOWDAYS
Why Leadership Must Change NOW This is NOT a dress rehearsal. We are all at a Cross Road, with the economy slowing, productivity sluggish, employment growth and consumer confidence faltering. Many economists are now predicting an extended period of slow economic growth and recovery. And, to top it off “there are significant gaps and weaknesses […]
What I’d Tell My Younger Self about Leadership
What I’d Tell My Younger Self about Leadership What would you say to your younger self about Leadership? Becoming a confident and courageous leader is both an attitude and a process. Like many undertakings, developing the ability to lead is one that benefits from experience. In fact, when it comes to gaining the insight that […]
Millennial Leadership Style
As each generation takes up the reigns of senior leadership, they bring with them their own lessons and sensitivities concerning how best to manage not only their employees but also their customers and companies. These values are based on the unique impressions of the current tone of the generation and ensure for smooth and beneficial […]
100 Years Away from Gender Equality in the C-Suite
Various studies have long shown that women are underrepresented in top leadership roles in business, academia, government and NFP organizations the world over. Just last year, a 2015 study conducted by the non-profit LeanIn organization, in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, looked at the roles women fill in hundreds of top companies in corporate America […]
Top Companies are Still Lacking Women in Top Leadership
I’m all about helping people, especially women, reach their full potential as authentic leaders – as you’ve probably noticed by now! It’s a subject close to my heart, and when I saw that there are only 14 women chief executives at the helm of the top 200 companies, and 24 women CFOs, it gave me […]
Women Make Excellent Investors and Entrepreneurs
Times have changed, with women in some sectors now equalling the earning power of their male counterparts. But there is still a perception that proper money management and entrepreneurship is the domain of men, and the perception that women seeking the wisest path in investing in the future should hand their financial affairs over to […]
Struggle for Authenticity
Have you ever been in a situation where you were asked for your opinion on something, however in order to be viewed in a certain way, you either amended or hid your true feelings? I think we have all done this to some degree whether subconsciously or otherwise. Why do we do this? The answer […]
Inspirational Female Leaders: Karen Marie Simmons, Transformation and Change Advisor
Welcome to our new series in which we introduce you to some of our top female leaders. One of the areas in which most women struggle is self-promotion. We are a bunch of quiet achievers. While it’s lovely that we don’t want to boast about our successes, it also makes it hard for up and […]
Inspirational Female Leaders: Ali Sherry
Today’s inspirational and exceptional leader featured in our “Inspirational Female Leaders” series is Ali Sherry. Ali Sherry works in HR and is passionate about gender diversity. She has over 20 years’ experience in the human resource field across a range of industries including mining and energy. Ali is known for striving to improve HR processes […]
Brain Breaks
This morning I was running late, it was raining and was racing to chair a Leadership Summit. My brain was overwhelmed, distracted and I was doing 3 things at once. And you guessed it, I lost focus and drove into the curb and massive FLAT TYRE! UGH! Slow down you move too fast, got to […]
