Whether you’re leading a team of two or two thousand people, any initiative, project, or organisational change usually includes the need to, upfront, get your team on board with the shared goal, vision or project outcome. The usual advice is to consult with your team and constituent groups at the outset, listen to them, then […]
How to break through the glass ceiling
Recent Australian workforce statistics indicated that the ‘glass ceiling’ is alive and well. A recent article by Lydia Dishman quotes similar American statistics, then provides advice from various female leaders on how you can break down career barriers. Read Lydia’s article titled ‘What Glass ceiling?’ See related article ‘How women unintentionally stunt their careers’ See […]
Fast track your career by eliminating your silos.
Whether you manage a small team or a cast of thousands, organisational silos are a fact of life. You’re probably leading a team that colleagues see as a silo and you’re likely to be a part of a wider team that is viewed likewise. It seems that people are forever speaking about eliminating silos but […]
How to position yourself for board membership of a not-for-profit
At some point in a career people often wonder about joining a not-for-profit Board. Their motive can vary from wanting to contribute to a worthwhile cause, through to a desire to remain alert & active as their time as an employee starts to wind down and they look for new areas to focus. The question, […]
Leadership Insights: a conversation with Anne Garvan
The following captures the thoughts of Anne Garvan on a range of career and professional development topics, as recorded during a question and answer session with Trak Search. It is targeted for leaders and aspiring leaders with the information best used in conjunction with discussions with a person’s manager/supervisor. Anne’s biography is shown at the […]
Tips on developing an early morning work-out to build a more productive day
How much more productive and energetic do we feel when we start the day with some exercise? I’m not a morning person but whenever I avoid the repeated use of the saviour button (usually labelled as snooze button) to fit in some early exercise, the day seems to go very differently, with so much more […]
Insights to Managing Gen Y
Some people wonder what all the fuss is about when discussions start on the workplace difficulties of managing Gen Y team members. Yet some baby boomer leaders speak as if they had aliens in their team, so little do they understand about what makes our 20’s and early 30 year olds ‘tick’. While there are […]
How to develop your career without leaving your employer
When I joined Woolworths straight from University in the late 70’s, they were like most large organisations – you were basically employed for life and provided with a well-defined career path for as long as you kept performing. Those days have long since disappeared. It is now widely accepted that for career progression you need […]
The best apps and tools to make work life easier
In my continuing attempt to regulate the day-to-day routine tasks, I’m always a sucker for those articles which list the latest & best apps, tools and websites. So when Daily Tekk writes about getting organised with “The 100 Best Tools, Websites, Apps and More” I’m in hook, line and sinker. Especially when I only know […]
With so much online comment, how do you protect your name?
A person’s career can be negatively impacted if either their own name or their employer’s name is unfavourably mentioned in cyberspace. Most experts suggest the first step in ‘reputation management’ comes with monitoring your name online and there are now a host of tools to make this task easy. To keep tabs on what might […]
