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The Global Workplace

The Global Workplace

Written by: Alma Besserdin
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 Skilled migrants face many global challenges with qualifications not recognized and jobs below their capabilities. Studies show that women mostly have difficulties in finding their career path in a new country due to lack confidence and fewer opportunities. Employers insist on “local experience” regardless of their transferable skills and experience. What is local experience in a global environment? Often migrants must change their names even to get interviews. Many countries don’t have an infrastructure to help skilled migrants to integrate, adjust to the new environment, or find appropriate employment. Our show will look at these issues and explore what countries and industries can do to create a culture of inclusive leadership, diversity and equality at the workplace, what the benefits are and what changes are required for the workplace of the future.Alma Besserdin Careers Economics Personal Success
Episodes
  • Assertive Career Strategies for Women

    Assertive Career Strategies for Women
    Apr 10 2018
    In this episode Alma Besserdin talks to Janine Ames who currently leads the Business & Professional Service Practice at Spencer Stuart, helping companies to recruit C-level executives and advises on executive assessment and culture change. Janine is also the Co-author of Solving the Disappearing Women Problem article. The other guest is and Lena Beck Rørvig ,CEO Global Consulting LLC and the creator of how to advance women in leadership: ShowYourWorth®. We are talking about Assertive Career Strategies for Women, covering topics such as, how do you know when it is time to make a change, are there things young women can do to get off on the right track early in their career, even with their first job and much more.
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    54 mins
  • Kicking goals with Dr. Susan Alberti

    Kicking goals with Dr. Susan Alberti
    Apr 3 2018
    Dr Susan Alberti is cofounder and MD of the DANSU Group and Chairman of the Susan Alberti Medical Research Foundation. For 30 years the Susan Alberti Gala Ball has raised over $6m toward medical research including finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. In 2004 Susan became a Board Member of the Western Bulldogs Football Club. She is the Patron of the Western Bulldogs Football Club and founding Co-chair of the Western Bulldogs Forever Foundation. In 2012 she became Vice President of the Club. Susan received her AM (Member of the Order of Australia), AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) for her contribution towards the cause of diabetes research. She is a Melburnian of the Year. Susan was awarded the JDRF International Volunteer of the Year 2003, this is the first time this honour has been bestowed on an individual outside of the United States in its 45 year history. In 2017 she published an autobiography “The Footy Lady’.
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    55 mins
  • Gender and Pay Equality - are they improving?

    Gender and Pay Equality - are they improving?
    Mar 27 2018
    According to the World Economic Forum research, it could take 170 years to eradicate the disparity in pay and employment opportunities for men and women globally. The report says: “More than a decade of data has revealed that progress is still too slow for realising the full potential of one half of humanity within our lifetimes.” What are the barriers holding women back from earning, saving and being valued fairly at work? In this episode Alma Besserdin talks to Libby Lyons, Director Workplace Gender Equality Agency Australia, what government and organisations collaboratively can do to advocate the change to ensure women’s work is properly valued and that decades of inequity are brought to an end.
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    56 mins
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