by Jeanette | Jan 22, 2015 | Leadership, Womens careers
Promotion, opportunity and the myth of having and doing it all! The following is an extract of an article written by President and member of Chief Executive Women, Belinda Hutchinson. When I was invited to read Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In, Women, Work and...
by Jeanette | Jun 1, 2014 | Consulting Gippsland, Consulting Services, Leadership, Relaunch Your Career, Training Gippsland, Womens careers
Spending a couple of days immersed in the big thoughts, big ideals and discussing big challenges with some great Australians last week was completely rejuvenating. The annual Communities in Control Conference in Melbourne on 26-27 May 2014 was a fantastic event filled...
by Jeanette | Apr 27, 2014 | Consulting Gippsland, Leadership, Relaunch Your Career, Training Gippsland, Womens careers
I felt like a fraud for a very long time. There I was working in a job for which I had no formal qualifications and no prior career experience, being paid MORE than I was being paid as a fully qualified Vet with a 6 year university degree and 11 years work...
by Jeanette | Mar 27, 2014 | Leadership, Uncategorized, Women facilitation, Womens careers
Sometimes our careers take us to some strange places and give us unexpected experiences. Although I have now moved on from my veterinary career (an ever increasing trend in Australia), some things will stay in my mind forever. Picture this. It’s 2am. The middle...
by Jeanette | Mar 4, 2014 | Leadership
Why is it that an (almost) complete stranger can say something to you and you feel like you’ve been punched in the stomach? Would you ever tell someone to their face (in public, when you hardly know them) that you think they have wasted their life (insert wasted...
by Jeanette | Sep 18, 2013 | Leadership
Until recently, I wondered if the term “Thought Leadership” was just another wanky term that had been concocted to serve some higher purpose of which I did not understand. It was first introduced to me during my time working as a public servant and when we...
