Women's Agenda

An inclusive mindset is everything, Sally Hasler told Women’s Agenda. Her experience with the Victorian government taught her positive stories can happen when someone is willing to start the conversation.

Everyone makes mistakes. Stuff-ups show you’re embracing risk, working and living right on the edge of your capacity.

Determination or grit is linked to success. Being gritty doesn’t mean never giving up. It means using passion to guide your efforts so you know when to persist, and when to look for alternatives.

Workplace opportunity needs more than smoke and mirrors. At best the studies on unconscious bias training efficacy are inconclusive; at worst there’s an assumption of equality that doesn’t exist.

You may not have much say in who your direct boss is, or the people working for you, but you can choose your own inner circle. These four types, whether from inside your organisation or not, will help you achieve results.