by Norah | Jul 10, 2020 | Ability and Achievement, Career management, Diversity, Empowerment, Gender Gap in Leadership, Leadership, Optimising performance, Uncategorized, Women Leaders
I have some exciting news to share with you. During the COVID lock-down I put my time to good use creating a series of podcasts exploring some of my favourite chapters in my publication Me and My Mentor. You will hear me interviewing some extraordinary women and men...
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 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 11, 2015 | Career break, Diversity, Gender Gap in Leadership, Women Leaders, Work life integration
Nine Clever Quips To Combat Sexism At Work People may say shocking or inappropriate things that humiliate us intentionally or unintentionally and often we are lost of words. We may slink away or lose our cool, only to think of the perfect retort hours later. No...
by Norah | Aug 20, 2015 | Career break, Career management, Empowerment, Gender Gap in Leadership, Leadership, Optimising performance, role modelling, Women Leaders, Work life integration
“Career Interrupted” – Lessons Learned as a Woman Scientist Maggie’s story Marguerite Evans-Galea is one of a number of women pursuing research science as a profession. She graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Music, a...
