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sphinxx news alert
18 August 2009 | www.sphinxx.com.au
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 Dear {tag_recipientfirstname},
We finally made it..... welcome to our new website! Hopefully our migration to the new platform will help you to navigate the site more easily and make the news alerts easier to read. If you have any feedback - and any news to share with the community - please drop me a line and let me know your thoughts.
Best regards,
Jen Dalitz
The SheEO, www.sphinxx.com.au
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Women on boards - how you can make a difference to our companies and communities
In September I'll be attending the annual Diversity on Boards conference with a group from sphinxx including Jenny Reynolds and a number of other women leaders. I'm looking forward to catching up with my good friend Denise Aldous at the conference as well - many of you will have met or heard from Denise when she was a guest mentor in our Take the Lead group mentoring program.
You've probably heard the great news that Jenny and Denise were recently appointed as the first female directors on the Cronulla Sharks Football and League Clubs - a milestone for women leaders and the role of women in sport. This is a clever move from the Sharks: with the state that the Rugby League is in, it's high time that clubs introduced a female perspective to their leadership ranks.
We know from Catalyst research that those companies with more women in leadership roles and around the board table produce financial results up to 35% stronger. We also know that companies with women at the top engender a more collaborative culture capable of bringing people together during tough times. In my limited experience of sitting on a couple of public boards, I've also found that women are more willing to embrace change and to challenge the status quo than my male counterparts - and let's face it, which organisation isn't dealing with change right now?
So we all know that it's a good thing for our workplaces and our communities to have women on boards, yet we also know that in Australia women comprise only 8.3% of board directorships. So what can we do to shift that number up?
- We can educate ourselves about what's involved in being a company director - The Australian Institute of Company Directors and Women on Boards are good places to start with this.
- Get your CV converted into a good board resume - there are organisations and individuals who can help you with this. I used Kerry Chater from Dolphin Consulting - send me an email if you'd like an introduction.
- Most of us are members of professional bodies and organisations - have you considered putting self-nominating for a board position?
- The vast majority of board appointments are still made through networks and recommendations - do you know anyone who sits on boards who could put you forward for others? If so, you can make an appointment to catch up and ask them to do this.
- Not for profits are always looking for talented directors - is there an organisation you already support in another capacity? Why not send them your CV and ask to be considered for future appointments?
As a final point, if you'd like to connect with company directors and get the latest on trends for women on boards, you can still join our group at the Diversity on Boards conference in September and avail of the group discount -click here for all the details and drop me an email if you'd like to join our group. |
Women face a "grass ceiling" cap on earnings
For those of you who are golfers (and I know many of you are!).... Did you know that researchers at the University of New Mexico have identified a link between the placement of women's tees on golf courses and their professional success.The farther apart men's and women's tees are in a region, they found, the fewer women there will be in sales management, general management, and marketing positions in the region and the less money those women will make. Click here to see the research findings. |
Ascend in Melbourne - a development day for senior women in business
Just a reminder that our next development day will be in Melbourne on 4th September. We're already over 50% subscribed for this event, so if you are interested in attending or you have friends or colleagues in Melbourne who would benefit from attending, please book soon at www.sphinxx.com.au With thanks to our major sponsor Westpac, we have a line up of 6 leading educators and experts to help you ascend to the top in your career. Tickets are just $295 each or $195 for sphinxx members, or book 10 people for just $2500. Click here for more info and registration details. |
Maintaining your sanity and your career post-parenting
Who would have thought our own SheEO would be asked to write an article for the Careers section of The Age on tips for working parents?! In the article that was also published on Essential Baby I set out 7 things that have helped me to maintain my sanity and my career post baby... well they definitely helped with the career part anyway!! Click here to view the full article. |
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