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At Professionelle, we like to celebrate success and to ask professional women about their journeys and what advice they can pass on....
Your first pregnancy is an exciting time but also full of unknowns. Aside from the physical changes, what will happen to your...
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We spend a huge chunk of our lives working. What happens at work influences how we feel outside work hours, and can...
David Maister is well known writer on issues facing professional service firms but his thoughts apply much more widely. His 2005 article...
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For International Women's Day, Sarah digs into Kate Sheppard's campaign for the vote for women in New Zealand. Her objective? To see...
We met Bernadette when she attended Professionelle's "Personal Branding" workshop in Tauranga in 2009. The positive psychology principles we discussed that day...
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Hayward claims no expertise in women's issues but has spoken to many people who are. Her strength is in getting people to...
This is no pop psychology book based on "a gallon of clinical lore and a teaspoonful of research" to quote the author....
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Our member survey on mentoring asked if it was important for women's careers? Did our members have mentors? How did they find...
A member asks, "Is there any way to fast-track gaining experience? I'm 28, but because I did a PhD, I only got...
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This handbook for aspiring women directors is written by a woman who has triumphed over adversity to become a director duly accredited...
Governance and women is a topic on which we try to keep current. Many Professionelle members express an interest in finding out...
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There is a business case against tolerating nasty and demeaning people. Companies that put up with jerks can have more difficulty...
Intuition is defined as the act of knowing or sensing without the use of any rational processes. It is often replaced with...
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We're fairly sure there's no silver bullet out there! Whether we're Gen Y, Gen X, Gen Jones or Boomers, we're all grappling...
If you're facing a return to work after a career break of several years you may worry that employers won't look at...
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Values underpin our beliefs, actions and decisions and tough situations can reveal them more powerfully than during business-as-usual. Galia's recent health crisis...
When you're ill yet wanting to stay positively engaged in work is there a solution? Galia turned to positive psychology to help...
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At Professionelle we have both come a long way on becoming convinced of the power of networking. Part of Professionalle's promise is...
This article appeared in the NZ Herald's Career '08 Portfolio. Based on Galia's original piece on the Impostor Syndrome, it incorporates interviews...
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For International Women's Day, Sarah digs into Kate Sheppard's campaign for the vote for women in New Zealand. Her objective? To see...
The boardroom! The name conjures up a circle of grave-faced, silver-haired businesspeople in suits, meeting in exclusive conclave to exercise two broad...