by Norah | Mar 1, 2017 | Ability and Achievement, Coaching, Diversity, Leadership, Optimising performance, Personal development
Several years ago I went to one of those well-known health retreats in Queensland where one goes to detox and rejuvenate. I needed to get away from the daily grind, refresh and renew my energy levels. I spent the first couple of days rising at dawn, participating in a...
by Norah | Feb 16, 2017 | Career management, Diversity, Empowerment, Female identity, Gender Gap in Leadership, Gender stereotyping, Leadership, Women Leaders, Work life integration
‘ It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognise, accept and celebrate those differences.’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian author. Breekthrough Strategies was delighted to be commissioned by VicRoads to produce and publish Unfinished...
by Norah | Feb 9, 2017 | Career management, Diversity, Empowerment, Female identity, Leadership, Women Leaders, Work life integration
Margie had just received some news that would rock her world. After 25 years in one organisation, rising up through the ranks from a fledgling graduate to a senior executive, she was unexpectedly dismissed. Like a house built on poor foundations, she felt her career...
by Norah | Feb 19, 2016 | Career management, Diversity, Female identity, Gender Gap in Leadership, Gender stereotyping, Leadership, Women Leaders
Flexible work hours don’t work for men – welcome to a mother’s world! Bain & Company recently published findings of its joint report with Chief Executive Women that women are more likely to benefit from flexible work arrangements than men, who are less likely to...
by Norah | Oct 18, 2015 | Career break, Career management, Diversity, Empowerment, Gender Gap in Leadership, Leadership, Merit, Optimising performance, role modelling, Women Leaders, Work life integration
Launch of Career Interrupted – How 14 Successful Women Navigate Career Breaks. What a night! On the 15th October Herbert Smith Freehills generously hosted the official launch of “Career Interrupted – How 14 Successful Women Navigate Career...
by Norah | Sep 13, 2015 | Bullying and harassment, Culture, Discrimination, Diversity, Leadership
The Bystander Effect – the tyranny of doing nothing Earlier this week The Age published the findings of an independent survey by The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons on bullying and harassment. The report was commissioned after a senior surgeon, Gabrielle...
