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Posts Tagged ‘Management’

5 tips for overcoming procrastination

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship, General | 6 comments | On: 23/11/2011

I came up with this post while I was busy procrastinating over writing a feature for Latte (the Business Chicks magazine.) In each issue of Latte I interview a female entrepreneur who’s doing cool things. I’ve had the fortune of interviewing Camilla Franks (the kaftan [...]

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Why aren’t there more women in our boardrooms?

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Posted in: Women & Business | 6 comments | On: 02/02/2010

Sexual discrimination is rife in the corporate world. Trouble is, half the time we’re not even aware of it.

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Two cool questions to ask when hiring

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Posted in: Entrepreneurship | 1 comment | On: 08/12/2009

I love hiring new people. It’s a joy to be able to give someone a great new opportunity that they’ll love, and a joy to think of the value they’ll bring to the business.
Having come from a background of reading hundreds of CVs a day [...]

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Gaining the respect of your team

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Posted in: Women & Business | 1 comment | On: 01/12/2009

I’m just back from the latest Business Chicks ‘Lunch and Learn’ event with guest speaker Mia Freedman. The ex-editor of Cosmopolitan mag was asked how she earned the respect of her team and her answer included “I baked for them”.
It got me thinking because this [...]

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