by Miisa Mink | Jun 10, 2021 | Career change
The people we surround ourselves with have a huge impact in our success and emotional balance. Most people recognise the importance of career relationships but are sometimes surprised that when issues arise they feel as emotive as in close relationships. I’ve...
by Miisa Mink | Feb 27, 2020 | Career change
There’s an unspoken truth that is holding women back across all organisational levels and it’s not the work/family narrative. We know that company structures have mostly been built by men for men and are, as such based on masculine values. Yet somehow we haven’t...
by Miisa Mink | Oct 25, 2019 | Career change
Ah, the hard way. Why do we so often force ourselves to endure the mental and emotional cross-fit that is learning lessons the hard way? You can tell your toddler not to jump off the coffee table but only after doing it, crash landing and two scraped knees and a...
by Miisa Mink | Sep 21, 2019 | Career change
Research shows corporations are spending $8 billion annually on diversity & inclusion programs. A recent study reported diversity-department budgets at Fortune 1000 companies average around $1.5 million per year. However, despite substantial investments many...
by Miisa Mink | Sep 20, 2019 | Career change
It stands to reason that companies would look to their top-performing workers when seeking candidates for advancement opportunities. However, as we’ve discussed in past articles, elevating strong employees into management positions isn’t always the best reward, either...
by Miisa Mink | Apr 28, 2019 | Career change, Dreams
When I first joined the DrivenWoman Introduction session in January 2016, I wasn’t at all full of excitement in that cheerleader high-up-ponytail “let’s do this” kind of way. I felt anxious as I stared at the empty paper with the first exercise: what do I actually...
