Top women in technology 2014
Really honoured to have been listed among such an august list of women on the Smart Company list of Australia’s most powerful women in technology.
(That’s a pic of the lovely and smart Pip Marlow though).
Kate Carruthers
Politics of Social - Social Media Week Sydney 2014
As part of Social Media Week Sydney 2014 I was honoured to host a panel discussion about the Politics of Social.
The panel made for a lively and interesting chat - wish we could have had more time as there was much more to discuss!
Panel Members
* Ariadne Vromen - Associate Professor,
Australia, the gender pay gap, and everyday sexism
Sexism made explicit
In the past it was easier to not notice the everyday sexism and misogyny that permeates life in Australia. But with the advent of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister it seemed that it was permitted to openly denigrate women.
It shocked me. It was breathtaking. I spent
Business plan - ultimate waste of time or absolute necessity? #startups
There is an enormous amount of information and advice about creating a business plan for one's startup.
The advice ranges from the necessity to prepare a traditional narrative form business plan document, to preparing a business model canvas, or using a business planning tool or app.
There are
Predicting success #startups
Business Insider
In large companies personality tests and similar instruments are often deployed to provide people with better insight into their own and team performance.
Over the years I have participated in many of these - for example, Myers Briggs, DISC, Belbin Team Roles, Hermann Brain Dominance, 16PF, Big Five Inventory,
Startup, stay in business.
The biggest hurdle facing most startups is to stay in business long enough to be successful. If they accomplish this then they have the chance to turn into an 'overnight success' after many years of hard work.
The numbers are against most new businesses. Many new businesses fail
Jobs free future: Machines v Lawyers
"As information technology advances, the legal profession faces a great disruption."
Along with this disruption come serious questions for the future of legal education, legal careers, and the nature of legal business models.In Machines v. Lawyers Professor John O. McGinnis outlines the five key areas of legal