sphinxx news alert  
2 June 2010 | www.sphinxx.com.au   

This week we talk about the astonishing survey results regarding male vs female bosses. We have found some fantastic articles on organisational stereotypes, token women in the workforce and reveal the seven secrets of highly successful US business women. Additionally, we launch our work-life balance blog series and encourage you comment on this and receive a FREE giant Cocolo guilt-free chocolate bar!

A WORD FROM YOUR SheEO:

1. Blowing the whistle on dragon lady bosses: why men prefer male managers and women do too

WORK:

1. The threat of stereotypes in organisations
2. Token women and diversity auditing
3. Gaining ground on equal pay
4. Four things employees need from leaders
5. Seven secrets of highly successful US business women
6. Upgrade your career management skills with my 7-step formula
7. Announcing Westpac’s $12,000 scholarship

LIFE:

1. Work-Life Balance Blog Series
2. Smart phones – friend or foe
3. There is no right way to be a mum

OFFERS:

1. $50 off a one-day Marcus Buckingham seminar
2. Free chocolate for comments our on Work-Life Balance Blog

If you have an idea for a topic we should include in a future news alert, please let us know - we’d love to hear from you!

All the best,

Jen Dalitz
Founder & The SheEO, sphinxx.com.au

sphinxx is the network for women leaders and provides support and services to working women to assist in managing their work and life priorities, and leadership advice to help them scale the heights in their careers.

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Blowing the whistle on dragon lady bosses: why men prefer male managers and women do too

New research from the Tuck School of Business has shown that 90% of female MBA students prefer a male boss. A 2009 survey of 2,000 British working women revealed 63% would prefer a male over a female boss. And a 2008 survey from the University of Toronto highlighted that women working under a sole female supervisor reported more distress and physical stress symptoms than women working under a lone male supervisor.

So what is going on here? Are all female bosses dragon ladies? And if everyone prefers working for a male boss, what does this mean for the sphinxx vision of seeing women equally represented in leadership roles?... click here to find out.

The threat of stereotypes in organisations

Have you ever felt that being a woman has impacted your evaluations? That feeling of being evaluated or treated as a woman or female employee rather than just an employee is linked to a stereotype threat… then click here to found out more about this topic.

Token Women and Diversity Auditing

Are you feeling like a token woman within your organisation? The Diversity and Flexibility Newsletter reported on a new approach to diversity auditing where people are allowed to self-categorise… click here to locate the full article.

Gaining Ground: Equal pay

A recent comment on LinkedIn about what the world would look like if the pay gap between men and women didn’t exist has resulted in snippets of my answer popping up in blogs and articles all over the place.

The 4 Things Employees Need From Leaders

What are the deep needs of an employee from their leaders, beyond recognition, guidance, feedback etc… click here to find out.

Seven Secrets of Highly Successful US Business women

A great Forbes Article about the trailblazers of the last 30 years, with a range of secrets that are simple to consider and implement in your own life… find what they are by clicking here.

Upgrade your career management skills with my 7-step formula: Join me and register at the upcoming CPA events around Australia

Do you want to improve your work life, and don’t know where to start? Just started your career and looking for the fast track to the top? Has your career progression come to a grinding halt?... click here for more details about my events and to register.

Announcing Westpac’s $12,000 Scholarship available in NSW for managers and introducing Australia’s incredible first female entrepreneur

Westpac Women’s Market and the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) are offering a scholarship for a metropolitan and a rurally based woman to attend a training course from the AGSM Executive Program… click here to find out more.

Introducing our Work-Life Balance series

This week I started writing a series of blogs about work-life balance that will include tips, research findings, information and opportunities to start working towards balance. Up first, I listed a series of free (or very cheap) fun “life” activities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Pick an event (or suggest another I’ve missed!) and have at least one day or night in June, just for you… click here to see what’s happening in your city.

Smart phones – friend or foe

Technology increases our ability to reach one another and be constantly connected to your responsibilities, people, and life, especially with the exponential rise of the smart phone. But is this a good thing? Click here to read a fun article on this topic.

There is no right way to be a mum

Like being a mum isn’t a challenge enough already without constant ideological assaults ...here we found another great article exploring many approaches to motherhood… click here to read more.

Marcus Buckingham’s Finding your Strongest Life

Interested in attending Marcus Buckingham’s Finding Your Strongest Life: What the happiest and most successful women do differently in Sydney on 23rd June… click here to secure $50 off the standard ticket price.

Share a Work-Life Balance Tip, and get a block Cocolo chocolate!

If you have a work-life balance tip you want to share, now is the time. For the month of June, every work-life balance tip posted on our blog earns you a block of Cocolo chocolate! Because it’s winter, its getting cold and Cocolo chocolate is delicious… click here to read our Work-Life Balance series.