Career Woman
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10 Ways to foster self-directed learning in your training
The most effective training programs have been designed to meet the fundamental principles of adult learning — one of the most important of which is ensuring that there is an element of self-directedness in the learning experience. But too...
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Where women have the upper hand
There’s no denying that being a woman high up in the workplace is hard. As unfair as it is, high-level business is a male domain. Feminism may have done fantastic things, but discrimination is more prevalent than we realize....
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How to make blogging pay off
Most of us work only to earn money and make a decent living. In case you are lucky enough, you do what you love and you enjoy it. But if your job is both unfulfilling and underpaid, but you...
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Are you getting ROI and VOI on your corporate health program?
There is a growing trend for Australian companies to invest in wellness programs and invest in their human capital. A study undertaken by Price Waterhouse Coopers in 2010 estimated that the cost of absenteeism to the economy was $7...
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Doing good can be a good career change
Most of the time, when we talk about jobs and careers, we talk in terms of how much money we have the potential to earn. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with this, it does tend to diminish the value...
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What working mums really want for Mother’s Day – and it’s not just a sleep-in
Recently, a friend asked me an all-too-familiar question: “My maternity leave is up in a few weeks and my workplace only has a full time position available for me. I really want to work part-time so I can spend...
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What motivates you? Career happiness or big money
As a millennial child in the 90’s, I often heard two different phrases related to growing up: “You can do whatever you set your mind to! Do something you love!” — and — “Money doesn’t buy happiness, kid.” So,...
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7 Scientifically backed ways to de-stress your work day
We experience stress anywhere,commuting, shopping, dating, and we recognize that we are stressed and oftentimes try to do something about it; take the train to work, shop when it’s quieter, make that first date at your local pub for...
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5 Pitfalls to avoid when organizing
Did you start an organizing project only to discover it would take longer than you thought? Are you about to begin an organizing project and would like to know some pitfalls to avoid? Have you tried organizing and haven’t...
