Posted on March 29, 2017
I’m a leadership expert obsessed with creating outstanding female leaders in the field of engineering. Session 2 of the 2017 Women in Hard Hats Group mentoring program completed last week …
Posted on March 8, 2017
This week is international women’s week. Expect to see a plethora of articles about how important diversity is, how slow change is (expect equality long after your career is over) …
Posted on February 14, 2017
So you have plenty of qualifications and you work really hard but your career is proving a disappointment. Success in life comes not from our qualifications but from how we …
Posted on January 31, 2017
“Please don’t eat me!” When you meet someone new, they are looking for two things. Are you safe? After all, I don’t want to be eaten. Are you competent? If …
Posted on December 15, 2016
I will throw a question at you: Why are female engineers so special – and so hard to retain? Engineers create wealth for economies and societies Leadership is needed to …
Posted on November 24, 2016
What do women say about their experiences as engineers? I undertook a mini-survey in July 2016 and collected 123 responses – all of which are from engineers in different industries. …
Posted on November 2, 2016
Getting the right people in the right role is one of the most important roles of a leader and manager. Contrary to popular opinion knowledge, skills and experience are not …
Posted on October 6, 2016
The essence of leadership is to manage a social entity. Organisations are examples of social entities. Organisations are groups of people who organise together to achieve something that they can …
Posted on September 13, 2016
Lack of Diversity equals discrimination – and discrimination is illegal. How would it be if I went to the HR manager of your company and said “How do you treat …
Posted on August 23, 2016
Is leading a team complex or simple? I propose that we have over complicated leadership. Here is a simple recipe for leading a team inside an organisation. Cooking up …
