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Abuse in sport: Bad apples or bad barrels?
There are far too many recent examples of athletes facing abuse. If we don’t change the structure and culture within sport - and treat it as an organisational issue - it will keep happening.
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Bringing business thinking to sport
Jo Weston (BCom, 2015) is a star player for the Australian Diamonds netball team and the Melbourne Vixens. Here she reflects on how she applies business thinking on the court.
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The making of a CEO
Shamini Rajarethnam climbed from marketing coordinator to CEO at luxury skincare company, Rationale, in four years. Here she shares her wisdom – from juggling work and home life to the importance of building a “tribe” of trusted advisors.
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Forging a career as a global citizen
Vi Peterson climbed to senior ranks in the male-dominated banking industry in the 1980s. Not satisfied to rest on her laurels, she has gone on to connect international businesses as a consultant, create her own philanthropic foundation and sit on a number of boards all over the world.
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Why the Lord Mayor has embraced being a “career chameleon”
Melbourne Lord Mayor, Sally Capp (BCom, LLB (Hons) 1991), has had a myriad of career changes. Here she shares how her love of transformation and commitment to learning has shaped her own version of success.
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Advice from an investor: Beware of “mentor whiplash”
Venture capitalist Rachel Yang drives positive social change by investing in start-ups that make a difference. Here she shares some advice she usually reserves for the founders she works with.
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An Entrepreneurial Perspective
Nolana Lynch launched Eco-Truffles, a skin care range that supports and employs Caribbean women, after beginning her PhD in earth and environmental science. As research gave way to social enterprise, Nolana decided it was time to take the next step in her career, with the Master of Entrepreneurship at Wade institute.