sphinxx news alert  
  7 July 2010 | www.sphinxx.com.au   

This week we ask the questions: Are you bringing the blokes in your world on your career journey? Is being scared the way to get a pay rise? Where are the women in senior management? Do you have ideas about links between strategy and performance? Does feminism make women more violent?

A WORD FROM YOUR SheEO:

1. Reverse mentoring, sharing and bringing the blokes along on the journey

WORK:

1. Thinking of negotiating a pay rise? Getting scared before you do may just be the best way to get results!
2. Get Ready, Equal Pay Day is coming!
3. Where are the women? Article by Julia Newbould, Morningstar, managing editor
4. August Ascend preview: free article from Ken Wright on how to find the answers you need, by focusing on the solutions
5. Do you have insights and ideas about the links between strategy and operational performance? Be part of the Palladium Groups survey and receive complimentary professional development resources
6. Have a big presentation coming up? Get the tools and confidence to nail it at the Women Presenting Powerfully Masterclass is Sydney and Canberra this July.

LIFE:

1. A fantastic list of brief, practical blogs to explore on your weekend including how to praise your child, best use caffeine, resist temptation, think, have a long marriage, resist aging…
2. Feminism makes women more violent? Northern Territory Research Findings
3. Female? Well-educated? Living in the ACT, Queensland or Victoria? Working long/unsocial hours? Study claims these are serious risk factors for work-life balance issues.
4. Changing lives of street children in India, for just $100 a month

OFFERS:

1. Bring a “Good Guy” along to Ascend and receive a free copy of The Modern Woman’s Anthology.
2. $50 off a Sydney Clear Choices Seminar - learn how to make the right decisions for you, how to reconnect with you direction and energy and get what you really want out of life.

If you have an idea for a topic we should include in a future news alert, please let us know - we’d love to hear from you!

All the best,

Jen Dalitz
Founder & The SheEO, sphinxx.com.au

Our vision at sphinxx is to see women equally represented in leadership roles, in our workplaces and communities. We provide resources and professional development to support women on their leadership journey; and advice and education to ensure employers find and keep the best women on their teams.

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Reverse mentoring, sharing and bringing the blokes along on the journey

Men and gender diversity programs… they don’t know where to begin and I think this is so often the case with the Good Guys in business. They can see the problem, they see the impact it’s having on their teams and on the bottom line, and they want to get involved in fixing it. They often just don’t know how. The thing is, good intentions will get you so far; but there’s nothing like having skin in the game to make change happen… click here to see 3 easy things that can get the men in your organisation up to speed.

Have a thought on this topic? Please post your comments on my blog.

Thinking of negotiating a pay rise? Getting scared before you do may just be the best way to get results! New findings:

You’d think that fear wouldn’t be a helpful emotion to have swimming around your head when asking for a raise, but new research suggests exactly the opposite… click here to read more.

Get Ready, Equal Pay Day is coming!

Australian women are (on average) paid 18% less then men. That’s the lowest it’s been since 17.2% in 1994. We’re going backwards, but we’re getting active to reverse this issue… click here to see how.

Where are the women? - a guest post from Julia Newbould, Morningstar managing editor

Women are still noticeable by their absence in senior management and board roles throughout Australia’s top companies. But finally, people are asking why… click here to read more.

August Ascend preview: free article from Ken Wright on how to find the answers you need, by focusing on the solutions

As a leader, how great would it be to arrive at the office to a self motivated, inspired team, knowing that each and every employee is giving their all for you and the company? … click here to read Ken’s full article

Do you have insights and ideas about the links between strategy and operational performance? Be part of the Palladium Groups survey and receive complimentary professional development resources

The Palladium group is now calling for respondents for their survey aimed at furthering the understanding of all aspects of strategy execution with a particular emphasis on how strategy is linked to operations and how this results in increased and differentiated organizational performance… click here to participate.

Have a big presentation coming up? Get the tools and confidence to nail it at the Women Presenting Powerfully Masterclass is Sydney and Canberra this July.

Presentations can be very stressful, especially when there is a lot riding on your performance. If you have to present to and persuade other people in high stakes situation, we recommend attending Executive Central’s “Women Presenting Powerfully Masterclass”... click here to read more.

A fantastic list of brief, practical blogs to explore on your weekend including how to praise your child, best use caffeine, resist temptation, think, have a long marriage, resist aging…

Barking up the wrong tree is a great blog. And I recently discovered this digest of a range of his blogs called “How to quickly and easily improve your life:... click here for more details.

Feminism makes women more violent? Northern Territory Research Findings

Do you think men and women are equally likely to be violent? And does this mean that we should judge men and women on the same criteria when violent? Click here to read more.

Female? Well-educated? Living in the ACT, Queensland or Victoria? Working long/unsocial hours? Study claims these are serious risk factors for work-life balance issues.

The Work-Life Institute has a report called the Reality Check. And it’s packed full of findings that explain the factors leading to poor work-life balance, and the issues it can cause… click here to read more.

Changing lives of street children in India, for just $100 a month

Giving to good causes is a guaranteed mood booster, and enables to us to be a positive part of a global community. Udayan is home to 98 children from the streets of Jaipur in Northern India. If only 500 sphinxx newsletter readers committed $100 a year, and advocated these children’s cause to their friends, Vatsalya would be able to meet 75% of all their child support program costs… click here to find out how you can contribute.

Bring a “Good Guy” along to Ascend and receive a free copy of The Modern Woman’s Anthology.

You might be thinking, why? But I think we should start with embracing the Good Guys into our fold. Yes, they will be significantly out-numbered by women - which will give them a taste of what that’s like - and they’ll also get some insights into the way women work and some of the obstacles women face in forging their careers… click here to read more about the Good Guys.

Special sphinxx offer: $50 off a Sydney Clear Choices Seminar - learn how to make the right decisions for you, how to reconnect with you direction and energy and get what you really want out of life

For most working women, there is a constant battle to work to your full potential and achieve life balance. And imagine if you knew exactly what you wanted and needed, and exactly where you wanted to get. With that kind understanding, it’d be easier to prioritize, and get life as an integrated, harmonious and empowering whole – that’s what this workshop is all about. You can also receive $50 off… click here to find out more.