

Future Women Leadership Series
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Leadership takes courage and resilience. Host and founder of Future Women, Helen McCabe shares insights from some of the most influential women on the sometimes complex challenges faced by women on the path to senior leadership. Leadership thought-leaders will inform and at times challenge your thinking on what it means to be leader and advise you on how to build respect and loyalty from your team members. Future Women is a club for women to connect, learn and lead. To find out more go to futurewomen.com
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Feb 16, 2022 • 46min
Tarang Chawla on teaching resilience and equality
Tarang Chawla’s sister Nikita was killed by her husband in 2015. Today he’s a mental health advocate, gender equality activist, and podcast host sharing the stories of people who have survived family violence. Tarang joins host Helen McCabe to talk about how his experiences motivated him to change the way we teach men about gender equality, and why resilience is a key trait for any authentic leader.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 9, 2022 • 33min
Jess Short and Martina Ucnikova on what makes a great political leader
How do you make a political impact? And are there certain skills you’ll need to run as a woman in politics? Host Helen McCabe asks this and more to Jessica Short and Martina Ucnikova who are the founders of She Runs, a not-for-profit that helps women engage in political careers and civic participation. They share their knowledge on what it means to be political, why we aren’t seeing enough women in Federal decision-making positions, and the first steps to starting your political career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 2, 2022 • 36min
Pip Marlow on owning ambition and building innovation
What is innovation? According to Pip Marlow, CEO at Salesforce ANZ & ASEAN it’s about more than just building products and tech. It’s about how you think, how you build your business, and an integral part of successful company culture. Host Helen McCabe talks to Pip about how she created a career through innovation, acknowledged and owned her ambitions in order to do so, and the best examples of innovation she sees in the business world today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 8, 2021 • 23min
Hacks for becoming a good leader
Are there shortcuts to leadership success? Kerri Hartland, Principal Advisor at Proximity, and Andrea Clarke, author and founder at Future Fit Co. share their experiences of reaching leadership positions and what they learned along the way at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021. The Future Women Leadership Series is hosted by Helen McCabe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 22, 2021 • 29min
Will workplaces ever return to how they were pre-COVID?
What will be the future of our workplaces? Lizzie Young moderates a panel discussion that asks this question and dives deep into what has changed in our work environments since COVID. The panel includes Siobhan McKenna , Chairman at Fox Sports & Australian News Channel, and Julie McKay, Chief Diversity, inclusion and Wellbeing Officer at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and was recorded at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021. The Future Women Leadership Series is hosted by Helen McCabe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 15, 2021 • 28min
The importance of building diversity in teams
How do we create diverse teams? And why are we still so far away from achieving diversity in workplaces across the board? In this discussion moderated by Helen McCabe, an expert panel of women in various executive diversity and inclusion roles share their own thoughts on diversity, and how they’re helping to create more inclusive workplaces. The panel consists of Tanya Hosch, Grazia Pecoraro, Lisa Annese, Majella Knobel and was recorded at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 8, 2021 • 41min
Has COVID impacted gender equality?
Personal and professional lives haven't been the same since COVID hit, but what effect is the pandemic having on gender inequality? In this passionate discussion, panellists Fabian Dattner, Priscilla Brown, and Natasha Stott Despoja explore the ways in which they’ve seen inequalities worsen through COVID, and the silver linings they’ve observed since the pandemic began. The panel is moderated by Jamila Rizvi at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021. The Future Women Leadership Series is hosted by Helen McCabe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 1, 2021 • 23min
How can we improve diversity in leadership roles?
Why do we need diversity in leadership? Do quotas or targets work? And how do we measure ‘merit’? Helen McCabe leads a deep dive into these topics with Nicola Wakefield Evans, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the 30% Club, and Nareen Young, industry professor at UTS at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 2021 • 28min
How do you become more influential?
How can you get your way? And what sacrifices could you need to make to get there? In this panel discussion, Helen McCabe asks Jess Miller, Amani Haydar, Anna Brown, and Amanda Gilmore about the persuasion principles they’ve gained in their highly successful careers, including how to persuade others, remain authentic, and admit when you’re wrong. The discussion was recorded at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 18, 2021 • 20min
The state of culture in Australian politics
Shortly after harrowing allegations of sexual abuse in Australian Parliament are brought to the public, Jamila Rizvi shares her own experiences of working as a woman in parliament, the unjust system in place for women who have experienced sexual assault, and the culture that underpins it all. This powerful speech is followed by a discussion on the topic with Helen McCabe and was recorded at the Future Women Leadership Summit 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.