Yes well it feels like there is a lot of focus on women and leadership at the moment. Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female prime minister Thursday after Kevin Rudd lost favor over mining disputes and his shelving of climate change initiatives. So for the Women of NSW we now have a female Premier, Kristina Keneally (@kkeneally), a female...

In continuing on from problems that smart, successful people have, Marshall Goldmith talked about adding too much value as a leader recently at the AHRI National Convention. He said “I’m young and smart and enthusiastic and I come to you with an idea. You think it’s a great idea. Rather than just saying ‘great idea’, our natural tendency is to say...

I’m very pleased to announce our next HR Club Sydney Event which will be the third for 2010. It’s great to keep the ball rolling and with so many in attendance last time, I hope we can keep building the local HR Community. Save the date- 8th June- Level 5, 88 Phillip Street, Sydney. One of the aims of HR Club Sydney was to provide a place where local HR...

Some time ago last year, I blogged about attending the Human Synergistics 11th Australian Conference on Culture and Leadership. Being fond of the Human Synergistics tools, I love these conferences. They are a half day, they are free and you get to hear real people talk about their personal stories using the tools. Amazing success stories. One of the main stories I...

Good morning and happy Wednesday to everyone. Just felt like sharing a recent HR win at my workplace. The Climb isn’t over yet- but it is rewarding to get the feeling that things are starting to shift. I’ve been working really hard on culture here, and by that I mean how we do things. I could use a number of HR buzz words, but really when it comes down to it-...