Can skiing and mountain bike riding give you more confidence as a leader? That has certainly been the case for Professor Wendy Chapman, director of the new Centre for Digital Transformation of Health. She shares her secrets to leadership success and the lessons learned along the way. Professor Wendy Chapman was feeling elated. An
As the leader of a $44 billion superannuation fund with 850,000 members — 80% of whom are women working in health and community services — HESTA CEO Debby Blakey lives the ethos that ‘with great power, comes great responsibility’. Here, Blakey talks about her experiences as a leader, and using her influence to improve women’s
As Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices ANZ’s first female Managing Director, Susan Martin is keen to see other women in healthcare leadership climb the ranks. She shares her views on why female managers need to stop placing constraints on themselves. Imposter syndrome is alive and well in female managers, says Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices ANZ
It was the people who believed in AIDH CEO Dr Louise Schaper who gave her the confidence to believe in herself. Now an accomplished leader, she reflects on her journey and shares her lessons learned. Around the same time as the ‘#Metoo’ movement began in the US, Dr Louise Schaper was being introduced as a
Is it possible to be a feminine CEO and still kick goals? Aged care service provider Benetas CEO Sandra Hills certainly believes so. She shares her advice for balancing femininity and strong leadership, and managing in times of change. A couple of years ago, Benetas CEO Sandra Hills was sorting through her mail when she
When Maria Palazzolo started at not-for-profit organisation GS1 Australia, she never expected it to become a life-long passion — or career. Nor did she expect, as their CEO, to find she is often the only woman in the room. Here, Palazzolo speaks about her career, her advice for women seeking leadership roles and her proudest
Recognised with an Order of Australia for her leadership roles in medical administration at a state and national level, and to the discipline of psychiatry, Dr Peggy Brown is former CEO of the National Mental Health Commission. She shares her journey to success and the lessons she’s learned during her 30-year career as a woman
As a young mother and sole breadwinner, Australian College of Nursing CEO Kylie Ward was motivated by both need and ambition to pursue a career in nursing management. Now she’s in a position to give back to the profession she respects so much. Adjunct Professor and Australian College of Nursing CEO Kylie Ward is often
Dr Lesley Braun, Group Director of Blackmores Institute, talks about juggling multiple careers in parallel, and her lessons learned. Dr Lesley Braun was working in Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine and Surgery when she encountered the then CEO of Blackmores, Christine Holgate. She was meeting with Braun and a surgery professor about research they were undertaking into complementary
Jo* was a relatively inexperienced people manager when she was promoted to take on a larger team. “I was very excited at being given the opportunity, but also a bit worried,” Jo said. “Most of my direct reports were older than me, some by two decades, with significantly more knowledge and experience.” Initially, Jo got