Tag: Business Women
A recent survey reported in The Herald Sun shows that 40 per cent of non-working mums feel stigmatised for staying at home and 58 per cent of working mothers feel labelled as not taking parenting seriously. In the last ten years, more and more mums are returning to work earlier. 10% return to work in […]
Welcome to our latest ‘Balance Beam’ work life balance profile, brought to you by Susanne Thiebe from LessMess. We regularly place our focus on organisations from Australia, New Zealand and around the globe who are implementing work life balance initiatives into their organisation. Our aim is to inspire you to seek greater work life balance inside and […]
Welcome to our latest ‘Balance Beam’ work life balance profile, brought to you by Janene Samuel from Gametag. We are getting a great response from our readers to these profiles where we place our focus on organisations from Australia, New Zealand and around the globe who are implementing work life balance initiatives into their organisation. Our aim is […]
I work part time from home, which has it’s positives and certainly it’s challenges. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the differences between working full time and part time. I’ve come to realise it’s not just about the physical hours you put in, there is a mental or ‘thinking’ component that has to be considered. My biggest challenge as a […]
Welcome to our latest ‘Balance Beam’ work life balance profile, brought to you by Amanda Tallent from Bennetts Boots Wide Calf Boots. It provides a great insight into the work life balance issues of organisations with seasonal staff. We will be regularly placing our focus on organisations from Australia, New Zealand and around the globe who […]
You have probably heard of this huge word ‘Gratitude’ a millions of times but maybe felt like me at times that it must be just a big ra ra and didn’t really have an effect on our lives. Boy was I wrong when I started to look into this a bit more…… The first thing we […]
I thought I would recap our posts from 2011, highlighting some of the more popular ones, and some of my favourites. I would love to hear your thoughts, and if you think any others should be added to the list, please let me know! Please leave your comments below. 2011’s Most Popular Posts Lessons […]
You may have read my previous post Lessons from Grief and Suicide about the death of my brother Max. I had an amazing response to that post and one friend sent me through the following blog post – The Lost Tale from the Roadburn Cafe by Melanie Safka. I particularly enjoyed this article by Lucy Cornes (wife […]
I am a regular reader of Red Balloon CEO Naomi Simson’s blog. She provides wonderful insights into the world of an entrepreneur, as well as offering interesting commentary on relevant workplace issues. One of her recent blog posts Free Childcare for all Australians particularly struck a chord with me. As many of you know, I am […]
We have had a great response to our Balance Beam series and are excited to present to you this week our sixth profile, brought to you by Imelda Argel from Imelda Argel & Associates. Imelda’s profile particularly focuses on her development on an internship program, and interesting way to enable better balance and reduce pressure on staff. We […]
Welcome to our latest ‘Balance Beam’ work life balance profile, brought to you by Max Australia & Spectrum Communications from Max Australia & Spectrum Communications. We will be regularly placing our focus on organisations from Australia, New Zealand and around the globe who are implementing work life balance initiatives into their organisation. Our aim is […]
It won’t come as a surprise to those who know me that I am a bit of a gadget geek. I also regularly have good intentions about my health and fitness, but only sometimes can I commit and achieve my goals (the positive being that I do sometimes achieve my goals). Therefore, I really enjoyed […]
There are certainly some people who come into our lives for a reason. A little under two years ago, I was lucky enough to be introduced to an amazing woman by the name of Elizabeth Manley. At the time she was simply introduced to me as an elderly lady whom would be a new client […]