Australian Women & Leadership Forum eNewsletter 
February 2008

Hi friend of the Australian Women & Leadership Forum, 
  

Latest news and expertise

Staff make corporate giving a cancer ‘bonus’ Staff at Workplace Training Advisory of Australia recently voted to donate their $15,000 performance bonus to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. More

Better results with women at the top
Innovative initiatives and policies have helped Australian Hearing to bring more female staff into senior roles as well as improving the organisations' competitive focus and financial bottom line. Full story

Inspiring women – Julie Agnew 
After developing her expertise and building strategic networks through work in the business, mining, training and community services industries, Julie Agnew is now working with women in Mackay to start a Regional Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Meet Julie

Book reviews

The Girls' Guide to Building a Million-dollar Business
For women who want to slowly soak it all in before making the big leap forward into becoming an entrepreneur/CEO, Susan Wilson Solovic's follow-up to 'The Girls' Guide to Power and Success' will not disappoint. Read the review

Change the World 9 to 5
At the Australian Women & Leadership Forum we review many new books on how to fix both one's workplace and the world. Few grab our attention as much as this one. A real gem! Read the review

February book give-away
This month we're giving away a copy of 'Change the World 9 to 5' (courtesy of Hardie Grant ) and 'The Girls' Guide to Building a Million-dollar Business' (courtesy of McGraw-Hill ). To enter the running, simply share your tips on making the perfect handshake with an alpha male in the workplace (don't we all dread it!). Enter now

Major global report asks: Are women the future of business?
The answer remains wide open, according to a new report just released by international management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Read the report

Women working longer
Financial security remains a key reason for deciding when to retire, and for women in particular the retirement age has shifted from 48 to 59 in the past five years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS report

New year directions: Snapshot survey results In the December newsletter we invited you to tell us your 2008 leadership resolutions. See the results

Three things to know when ... shaking hands with alpha males 1. Keep your hand slightly on top 2. Keep your eyes on him, not on his hand 3. Firm feet means a firm hand Got a better tip? Tell us in the Feb comp and win