14 Jan 2022
Supporting female-led SMEs when they need it the most
Amit Khan |
Banks have an opportunity to lean in and support female-led business through the post-pandemic recovery.
Diversity
02 Dec 2021
Watson: why we should watch women win
Antonia Watson | ANZ Group Executive and CEO, New Zealand
New research illustrates a positive flow-on effect for female participation and achievement when we “watch women win”.
14 Oct 2021
Farming’s family tree: branching out
Bryony Callander | Associate Director of Agribusiness Research, ANZ
The future of family farms may look a little different as women step up as highly qualified, technology-focused successors.
08 Jul 2021
Balancing quality and quantity in tech
Carina Parisella | Workforce Tribe Lead, ANZ
A diverse workforce of skilled people is needed to set Australian companies up for success in the digital era.
24 Jun 2021
Translating the digital divide
Sachi Taulelei | Design Centre of Expertise Lead, ANZ
Technology is a reflection of who we are; ensuring we’re all represented is key to its success.
19 May 2021
Investing with purpose
Rita Da Silva | Wealth & Asset Management Leader, EY Oceania
A focus on sustainability, diversity and inclusion will shape the wealth management journey for many Australians.
23 Mar 2021
Beyond Western leadership: lessons from ancient wisdom
Tammy Medard | Managing Director Institutional Australia, ANZ
The era of command-control style cultures has finished. Leaders must create space for collective decision making to engage their teams and achieve results.
18 Mar 2021
Improving women’s financial capability critical to closing the gap
Jenefer Stewart | General Manager Business Banking, ANZ
Women’s financial capability and resilience took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the economy is to truly recover, this gap must be closed.
17 Mar 2021
Ownership imbalance in property
Eliza Owen | Head of Research Australia, CoreLogic
Men are more likely to be the sole owner of property than women in both Australia and New Zealand. The gender pay gap is a factor.
08 Mar 2021
Uneven Results - The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Women
Liz Kendall | Senior New Zealand Economist at ANZ
The COVID-19 pandemic has had uneven economic impacts on men and women.
08 Mar 2021
Staying Grounded, Dealing with Criticism and Feeling an Imposter
Three of ANZ NZ's senior leaders, all women, have reflected on their roles within the company ahead of International Women's Day.
08 Mar 2021
Opening up to gender blindness in economic policy
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
Through the COVID-19 recession, it was those with the least who have ended up losing the most. Specific economic policy is needed to recover.
08 Mar 2021
IWD2021: meet the women who #ChooseToChallenge
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
Today may be International Women’s Day but women make contributions to their home, work, industry and community year-round.
04 Mar 2021
Challenging the policy dial for equity
Bansi Madhavani | Senior Economist, ANZ
Economies looking to make a strong recovery post-COVID must take into account inclusive policies to enable gender equity.
22 Feb 2021
Blasting through the bamboo ceiling
Julie Chai | Founder & CEO, The Asian Leadership Project
Order of Australia recipient Jenny Taing reflects on leadership and diversity in the financial services sector.
16 Oct 2020
Where are the women?
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
The essential economic value of women’s leadership remains misunderstood or, worse, has been ignored.
15 Oct 2020
Cultivating female talent in Aus agri
Madeleine Swan | Associate Director, Agri Research Australia, ANZ
Women in Australian agriculture have historically been under the radar. Opportunities in education and employment are seeing this trend shift.
29 Sep 2020
Focusing on growth at the top
Shayne Elliott | Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
There aren’t enough women in the executive ranks of Australia’s top companies. A cultural shift is needed to create more diverse pipelines of talent.
28 Jul 2020
Female financial literacy, participation needed in crisis
Cherelle Murphy | Senior Economist, ANZ
Women are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. It’s time for them to take real control of their finances.
01 Jun 2020
India’s painful “shecession”
Bansi Madhavani & Sanjay Mathur | Economist & Chief Economist Southeast Asia and India, ANZ
The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns have disproportionately impacted women – particularly in India where it was already a major issue.
20 Apr 2020
Women at the frontline (and the rear) of COVID-19
Cherelle Murphy & Bansi Madhavani | Senior Economist & Economist, ANZ
Women are being left behind in key decisions for COVID-19 even though they are at the frontline of the economic shock.
08 Mar 2020
IWD2020: each for equal
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
This International Women’s Day, take a look at the women helping shape a more diverse future.
05 Mar 2020
IWD2020: equal economic ecosystems
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
If economic policy is designed with men in mind, no wonder women feel left behind.
19 Feb 2020
Diversity delivers dividends
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has moved beyond nice to have to shareholder priority.
29 Nov 2019
Migrant Australians: a right to learn
Professor Roslyn Russell | Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
As global migration patterns shift, Australian financial services must be ready to provide support to new arrivals.
18 Nov 2019
On violence: societal change needed
Natasha Stott Despoja | Founder & Chair, Our Watch
Violence against women is a global epidemic. And Australia is not immune.
19 Sep 2019
Empire rising: the West’s fear of China
Kishore Mahbubani | Professor at the National University of Singapore
Is a subconscious – or conscious – fear of the “other” fanning the flames of US-China tensions?
09 Aug 2019
Chopping down the bamboo ceiling
Julie Chai | Founder & CEO, The Asian Leadership Project
Despite recent tailwinds encouraging change, Asian-Australians still face many barriers in the professional arena.
21 Jun 2019
Good intentions not enough for diversity and inclusion
Kathryn van der Merwe | Group Executive – Talent & Culture, ANZ
Companies must do more to measure the impact of D&I programs to ensure employee and company benefits.
19 Mar 2019
Leaders must be the custodians of culture
Alexis George | Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Group Executive Wealth Australia, ANZ
Improving culture will build a better nation, says former Australian of the Year David Morrison.
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019: resuming with a resumé gap
Carina Parisella | Workforce Tribe Lead, ANZ
Coming back to work can be daunting but coming back into an ever-changing tech industry is another thing all together.
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019 full coverage: balancing for better
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
For IWD2019, we want to help shed light on some of the challenges faced by women as we all try to balance for better.
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019: busting gender preconceptions in Hong Kong
Ivy Au Yeung | Chief Executive Officer ANZ Hong Kong
Women in Hong Kong aren’t just leaving work to look after the family, new research has shown.
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019: empowering Indigenous women
Cissy Gore-Birch | National Aboriginal Engagement Manager, BHA
Indigenous women helping to care for their country can boost social and economic returns.
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019: the women behind Japan’s real “womenomics”
Melanie Brock | Consultant
Stereotypes of Japanese women are outdated and unhelpful; one project is helping celebrate their achievements.
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019: women in tech - founders to fighters
Maryann Jamieson | Domain Lead, Business Automation & Integration, ANZ
Where would the tech industry be today if women were present over the last decade?
08 Mar 2019
IWD2019: the benefits of difference
Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ
Diversity is good for the economy (although diversity in economics is still lacking).
01 Mar 2019
INFOGRAPHIC: LGBTIQ+ rights across the globe
Melissa Currie | Creative Content Producer, bluenotes
It seems the world still has a way to go for LGBTIQ+ rights and employment discrimination.
08 Feb 2019
Will 2019 be a game changer for economic equality?
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman | Founder, Financy Women’s Index
The pace of economic equality for women seems to be slowing – will 2019 be the year it finally changes?
18 Dec 2018
Championing change in conservation
Gerard O'Neill | Former CEO, Bush Heritage Australia
Changing attitudes about women in the conversation sector are creating opportunities for growth and reparation.
03 Dec 2018
The accessibility and inclusion tipping point
Emily Ross | Content Producer & Director, Emily Ross Bespoke
Advances in technology might have made lives easier for some but for people with a disability, it could make life more complicated.
20 Nov 2018
Workplace diversity: we’ve got your back
Rochelle Johnson | Analyst, Group Technology & Pride Senior Leader, ANZ
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, it’s important to reflect on the next steps to equality for everyone.
17 Oct 2018
Women without borders
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
For innovation we need more women, more internationalists and more internationalist women.
16 Oct 2018
Defining equality: not simple. But necessary
Jo Masters & Bianca Hartge-Hazelman | Senior Economist, ANZ & Founder, Financy Women’s Index
The latest Financy Women’s Index Progress Target sets out clear, achievable goals for economic gender equality.
15 Oct 2018
Sick babysitters & five tips for the ‘perfect’ work-life balance
Katie Bennett-Stenton | National Marketing Lead, Energy & Resources, Deloitte
Workplaces which provide flexibility are helping staff make the most of their lives – and those of their families.
09 Oct 2018
PODCAST: busting disability myths
Andrew Maxwell | Knowledge & Development Manager, Diversity Council Australia
Organisations must do more to include people with a disability into their teams and workspaces.
05 Oct 2018
The rise of boss women
Katie Lahey | Executive Chairman, Korn Ferry Australasia
Could your organisation’s next CEO be a woman? If not you need to change the future, says Korn Ferry’s executive chairman.
02 Oct 2018
PODCAST: recognition and reconciliation
Andrew Maxwell | Knowledge & Development Manager, Diversity Council Australia
Stereotypes about Indigenous Australians in the workplace still exist, so how their growth and success be encouraged?
25 Sep 2018
PODCAST: #MeToo and the wallpaper of misogyny
Lisa Annese | CEO, Diversity Council Australia Limited
With 71 per cent of Australians having been sexually harassed at some point in their lives, workplaces must do more to support victims.
18 Sep 2018
PODCAST: the mental health continuum
Andrew Maxwell | Knowledge & Development Manager, Diversity Council Australia
Mental health issues impact all workplaces - here’s why leaders should care.
11 Sep 2018
PODCAST: empathy and the road to success for everyone
Andrew Maxwell | Knowledge & Development Manager, Diversity Council Australia
LGBTIQ+ inclusive cultures create a more productive and innovative workplace, says DCA.
04 Sep 2018
PODCAST: Beyond food and festival
Andrew Maxwell | Knowledge & Development Manager, Diversity Council Australia
Most major cities in Australia boast restaurants of many cultures – but is this where our love for multiculturalism ends?
31 Aug 2018
ESG performance as important as financial performance: Elliott
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Bank seeks to balance the social and economic impacts of its decisions.
12 Jul 2018
Back to the future: the rise of mature age interns
Jessica Mudditt | Freelance Journalist
Australia’s workforce is aging. Are internships the answer to keep people engaged and employed?
06 Jul 2018
Why does economic progress of Australia’s women keep stalling?
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman | Founder, Financy Women’s Index
Lingering debate still exists as to whether the economic progress of women is needed at all. One expert explains why this is plainly wrong.
20 Jun 2018
Seeking asylum and barriers to success
Akuol Garang | Master of Human Rights law student & migration agent
Akuol’s family fled from war when she was a child, now she’s studying to become a Human Rights lawyer.
08 Jun 2018
The power of a little extra care
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
It’s an adviser’s job to know their clients as well as their money – but should they be asking ‘are you ok?’
30 May 2018
Diversity, boards & the specious theories of threatened species
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Two theories against board diversity arose in the wake of recent corporate scandals. Both are wrong.
28 May 2018
The river to reconciliation
Anthony Cavanagh | CEO, Ganbina
This National Reconciliation Week, it’s important for all Australians to reflect on our culture and history, Ganbina CEO says.
17 May 2018
What’s left to do now?
Darren Sibson | bluenotes contributor
Marriage equality is now a reality in Australia but there’s still work to do for equality and inclusion.
17 May 2018
PODCAST: we cannot be what we cannot see
Dylan Alcott | Australian Open and Paralympic tennis champion
One in five Australians has a disability - so it’s time to include them in advertising.
02 May 2018
bluenotes debate: leadership, diversity & change
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
A panel of experts share insights into the mechanics of leadership and the importance of reflecting the diversity of your customer base.
27 Apr 2018
The need for Dignity and education
Susana Lei’ataua | bluenotes contributor
Companies can help their staff feel more personally supported in one simple way, says Dignity co-founders.
03 Apr 2018
#WAAD: autism and filling the talent gap
Matt Ormiston | Head of Technology & Corporate Optimisation & TSO, ANZ
How are businesses diversifying their workforces in order to fill the growing talent gap – and what success are they finding?
20 Mar 2018
Accessibility for all
Tony Field | bluenotes contributor
Companies must consider the needs of all their customers when designing products and processes.
08 Mar 2018
IWD2018: Pressing on – bluenotes full coverage
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
Don't miss a thing this IWD - here's everything you should be reading, watching and listening to.
08 Mar 2018
Why women are pressing for progress
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
Guest editor Catherine Fox discusses the surge of international activism lead by women since IWD last year
07 Mar 2018
IWD2018 reading list: Jablko, Connick, Dwyer and more
Michelle Jablko, Lynwen Connick, Paula Dwyer & more | Senior executives, ANZ
We can learn so much from each other, so we asked some of our senior women to share what they’re watching, reading and listening to this IWD.
07 Mar 2018
REWIND IWD2019: Baby, baby - how workplace pregnancy has changed in NZ
Susana Lei’ataua | bluenotes contributor
ANZ’s new 26 weeks’ paid parental leave is a far cry from the experiences of women in the past.
07 Mar 2018
IWD2018: trekking through the equality jungle
Elaine Bensted | CEO, Zoos South Australia
Everyone has a role to play in driving continual change and encouraging diversity of all types.
07 Mar 2018
IWD2018 PODCAST: bringing success to work
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
Diversity in business is an asset as unique insights can be drawn from a broad range of experiences.
06 Mar 2018
IWD2018: leaders set sail for the winds of change
Fiona Smith | Leadership journalist
#meetoo changed the world. We speak to four senior leaders about what the new landscape looks like for women.
06 Mar 2018
IWD2018: action, results & equality in start-ups
Carina Parisella | Workforce Tribe Lead, ANZ
Females make up over half the population, but less than 20 per cent of all start up founders – what is creating this gap?
06 Mar 2018
IWD2018: leadership, leaning poppies and the Drake Passage
Dr Sophie Adams | Clinical Director, Orygen, The National Centre for Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Could the tall poppy syndrome we collectively create and despise actually help us be better leaders?
05 Mar 2018
IWD2018: how job sharing creates better leaders
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
Flexible working allows women - and men - to create a better work-life balance and ultimately be better workplace leaders.
05 Mar 2018
IWD2018: Japan - diversity & perspective
Maiko Oda | Editor & Staff Writer, Nikkei Dual
On average in Japan, females make up only 6.9 per cent of management positions – something needs to change.
02 Mar 2018
Why ANZ’s saying yay this Mardi Gras
Darren Sibson | bluenotes contributor
It’s been a big 12 months for the LGBTI community, and now it’s time to celebrate.
02 Mar 2018
IWD2018: how safe spaces create inclusion for all women
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
We speak to two ANZ employees about the importance of celebrating all women on IWD.
01 Mar 2018
IWD2018: women throughout ANZ’s history
James Wilson & Peter Marinick | Historical Editor, bluenotes & Archivist, ANZ
As we celebrate IWD, we look back at the women who shaped our history
01 Mar 2018
IWD2018: fake it till you make it
Catriona Noble | Managing Director Retail Distribution Australia, ANZ
In 2018, why is there still a cavernous gap between men and women assessing their own competence and ability to do a job?
21 Feb 2018
IWD2018 LONGREAD: 404 - women not found
Christian Venter | GM Digital Technology, ANZ
With so many global programs encouraging women to join the technology industry, the question remains: where are they all?
21 Feb 2018
Go equal, get bigger
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
There is an indisputable body of evidence demonstrating organisations which strive for equality perform better than those who don’t.
12 Feb 2018
The importance of diversity, inclusion & respect at work
Reina Webster-Iti | bluenotes contributor
As we celebrate Auckland Pride, we chat to an ANZ staff member about how important it is to have support at work.
02 Feb 2018
IN PICTURES: the way we wear
James Wilson | History editor
Relaxed dress codes are a la mode in the corporate world but weren’t always in vogue.
30 Jan 2018
PODCAST: a wombat, post-it notes and a 16 million person survey
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
We talk to the lead of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey about how being agile helped deliver a ‘yes’ vote in 99 days.
19 Jan 2018
Baby or your country?
Jemma Wight | Production Editor, bluenotes
As New Zealand’s PM announces her pregnancy, should anyone be questioning her ability to do her job?
15 Nov 2017
Paying attention to equality
Shayne Elliott | Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
In an ANZ staff message, Shayne Elliott says the result celebrates Australian democracy and allows society to move forward together.
10 Nov 2017
Community & CX in Chinatown, one floor at a time
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
ANZ’s Peter Cai takes us on a tour of the bank's Chinatown branch, a cultural centre completely designed around customers and the community.
01 Nov 2017
Diversity makes money
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Big investors back diversity and sustainability – and they’re right to, results suggest.
05 Oct 2017
Women in sport – it’s getting better
Sue McGregor | Head of Sponsorship at ANZ
The challenges of being elite sportswomen are tricky issues to discuss – but the tide is beginning to turn.
08 Sep 2017
Australia, can we call you fair on equality?
Harsh Vardhan | Manager, Strategic Risk & Enablement, ANZ
As we stand at an important juncture in Australian history advice can be found in the national song.
25 Aug 2017
IN PICS: a carnival of costumes & equality
Jennifer Farmer | bluenotes production editor
In part two of our history series we showcase vibrant costumes ANZ staff have worn at Sydney’s Mardi Gras (with bonus flash mob).
01 Aug 2017
Women > men (when it comes to investing)
Jennifer Farmer | bluenotes production editor
A growing body of data suggest the stereotype around women and investment is out of date.
28 Jul 2017
Catherine Fox recognised with Walkley
Shane White | Content Manager - Institutional, ANZ
bluenotes contributor, guest editor recognised for work on gender equality.
07 Jul 2017
The pregnant pause: are attitudes changing at work?
Sarah Parker | Associate Director, Global Product Management, ANZ
One in two mothers still report discrimination at some point during pregnancy.
16 May 2017
VIDEO: women don’t need fixing
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
Launching her new book with bluenotes, Catherine Fox explains why women don’t need to be fixed – but the system does.
12 May 2017
Gay leaders and the power of role models
Fiona Smith | Leadership journalist
In business the penalties for being different have been all-too obvious. That’s slowly starting to change.
09 May 2017
PODCAST: The future of work is anti-disciplinarian
David Lewis | Australian business professional and founder of The Mentor List
Work Club founder and CEO Soren Trampedach discusses the future of work – and it is essentially evolve or die.
05 May 2017
Pitch Perfect: be your own point of difference
Carina Parisella | Workforce Tribe Lead, ANZ
Only 3 per cent of tech firms globally are founded by females. Which doesn’t just sound wrong but in fact delivers poorer economic outcomes.
19 Apr 2017
Don’t give up on globalisation yet
Charles Wachira | Associate Director, Institutional at ANZ
The times they are a changin’.
18 Apr 2017
Women and careers: a story of choice
Erica Hardinge | Head of Security Enablement, ANZ
Countless times throughout my career I've been counselled that I need to choose - often by amazing mothers and full-time career women.
13 Apr 2017
Bring back the typewriter? Write on!
Leo D'Angelo Fisher | Freelance journalist
There was a time when the typewriter was a marvel of cutting edge technology. But look at a typewriter today and the first thing that comes to mind is “old technology” - with what level affection depending on where one stands on the typewriter affection spectrum, from “good riddance” to moist-eyed nostalgia to retro appreciation.
12 Apr 2017
It’s not all about millennials: consumers are ageing
Gina Westbrook | Director Strategy Briefings, Euromonitor
There’s never been a better time to be old – or to take advantage of the growing mature-consumer market. Life expectancy is rising around the world, having a major effect on consumer behaviour and the way business approach the market.
29 Mar 2017
VIDEO: where real leadership happens
Andrew Cornell | Managing Editor, bluenotes
The idea everyone can be a leader is a myth, ANZ director Paula Dwyer says, but that doesn’t mean leadership can’t be found at every level of an organisation.
23 Mar 2017
A tour of Tasmania’s future
Chris Sparks | Regional Executive, Regional Business Banking Tasmania, ANZ
With all the excitement accompanying Hobart’s unveiling of MONA back in 2012, not even the most optimistic among us could’ve foreseen how transformational a privately owned modern art museum would be for the tourism fortunes of the capital or for Tasmania as a whole.
17 Mar 2017
Alcott on role models, barriers & ability
Christine Linden | General Manager, Regional Business Banking, ANZ Australia
Dylan Alcott’s journey is extraordinary, his story inspiring. An elite athlete, Alcott won his first Paralympic gold medal as a member of the Australian Wheelchair Basketball Team at 17.
24 May 2016
This is why men don’t go home to look after the baby
Fiona Smith | Leadership journalist
If you want to know why only one in 50 fathers take up paid parental leave, listen in on the conversations they have with their male colleagues and bosses.
19 May 2016
The surprising cost of mental health in the workplace
Leon Gettler | Veteran and highly regarded management journalist
A mentally healthy workplace is good for business. Research shows it leads to less absenteeism, more-engaged workers, better productivity and morale. It reduces the chances of a company being hit with workplace disability claims and fines for breaches of health and safety laws.
19 May 2016
How innovation for accessibility can help everyone
Darren Baird & Steve Price | Head of Customer Experience & Senior Manager Everyday Banking, ANZ
Many businesses approach acceptance of people with disability as a means to develop a community connection, but the true business case for tackling discrimination is more straightforward. People with a disability are consumers, investors and employees and by addressing barriers a business can increase its market for customers and employees.
26 Apr 2016
Everyone loses: why can’t female entrepreneurs secure funding?
Cynthia Balogh | National Program Manager Women in Global Business, Austrade
Female entrepreneurs are finding it harder than ever to access the capital they need to succeed in business. Meanwhile, the window for traditional lenders to take advantage of this unmet demand is closing amid the rise of new funding methods.
31 Mar 2016
Ten ways to maintain strong corporate culture
Katie Lahey | Executive Chairman, Korn Ferry Australasia
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. After a crisis everyone says they saw the warning signs; the red flags were there, hiding in plain sight, accessible to those closest to them if they had known what to look for.
29 Mar 2016
The secret to leading the perfect team
Jo Mikleus | Former Chief of Staff, ANZ
Many elements make up the perfect team. The key is bringing together depth of experience, global mindsets, external perspectives, gender diversity as well as other dimensions such as leadership, curiosity, passion and drive.
08 Mar 2016
Building a future for women in property
Kate Langan | Group General Manager Property, ANZ
There is a large body of accepted evidence demonstrating companies with higher percentages of women in leadership perform better on a wide range of financial metrics, from return on equity to return on sales and invested capital.
07 Mar 2016
Can 'womenomics' really make Japanese women happy? And save the economy?
Elizabeth Masamune | Managing Director of @Asia Associates Japan
'Abenomics', Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's 'three-arrow approach' to revitalising the world's third-largest economy has become well known globally, if not always well understood.
04 Mar 2016
Three common business mistakes made in Asia (and how to avoid them)
Leon Gettler | Veteran and highly regarded management journalist
There are many stories of companies failing in Asia because of messages lost in translation. The cultural difference can be stark.
17 Feb 2016
Five ways to adapt to globalisation and the changing workforce
Anouk De Blieck | General Manager, Human Resources, ANZ
We live in a connected world. Companies are expanding internationally and customers expect borderless interactions. Services must be simple, agile and tailored. Customers want to choose how, when and where they will interact with businesses.
26 Jan 2016
The rising rainbow in Vietnam
Helen Clark | Freelance journalist & former Asian correspondent
Communist Vietnam has changed its attitudes to the LGBTI (lesbian gay bisexual transgender intersex) community in recent years, from condemning it to allowing gay weddings, pride parades and transgender people to change their gender on identity cards.
19 Jan 2016
The reality of the role of women in business
Tania Motton | ANZ General Manager, Business Banking Australia
Do we need more women in business? Clearly, yes. The evidence shows a more balanced gender and diversity mix better represents communities and consumers and helps not just business outcomes but governance.
08 Jan 2016
Workplace dinosaurs have nowhere to hide
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
It was once as regular as the annual corporate Festive season card. Some drunk employee would photocopy part of their anatomy, proposition a colleague or abuse the boss at the end-of-year knees up and word would gradually filter out about the ugly yet familiar aftermath.
15 Dec 2015
Australia needs a massive cultural shift on human capital
Narelle Hooper | Co-Author, New Women, New Men, New Economy
Hubs, incubators and start-ups are all phrases looming large in the innovation policy sphere right now but you have to ask, who is in on them?
07 Dec 2015
'Joking' is no excuse for sexism
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
Calling a couple of her team over to her desk in an open-plan office, a senior woman in a professional services firm briefs them on the next steps of a project. After the short meeting, a male colleague sitting nearby asks her to keep her voice down in future because she sounds just like his wife nagging him.
25 Nov 2015
Women: visibility a key to success
Amanda Gome | Former head of digital and social media, ANZ
Without visibility and communication skills women, unless taken under the wing of a top male powerbroker, have almost no chance of progressing to the top levels of business.
23 Oct 2015
Three simple ways to lead in a foreign environment
Anouk De Blieck | General Manager, Human Resources, ANZ
Someone once told me Russians are like coconuts. It didn't make sense until I arrived in Russia.
19 Oct 2015
Sir Ray Avery, knight of disruption
Matt Zwartz | Freelance journalist
The first thing I want to know upon meeting Sir Ray Avery, is how to properly address him.
18 Sep 2015
From noodle-shop floor to career banker
Ayesha de Krestser | BlueNotes contributing editor
It's often said Lady Luck plays a rather large role in determining those who make it in life and those who do not. Luck though seems to never have played a role in the life of May Khansyla - yet that hasn't stopped her being named one of the United Nations' most inspiring women.
15 Sep 2015
Hong Kong's female entrepreneur revolution
Su-Mei Thompson | Chief Executive, The Women's Foundation
When you look closely at the big issues around women in business – particularly entrepreneurial ones - they often don't lie with the women. It's the men we need to fix.
05 Aug 2015
Stop asking women to change
Pam Rebecca | Former General Manager of Digital ANZ
Acceptable wisdom seems to be that for women to be taken seriously as business leaders they should only speak on business issues and studiously avoid addressing the so called work-life balance or the challenges of juggling a career and a family.
31 Jul 2015
Five workplace pregnancy tips for mothers (and another five for managers)
Andrew Medard | Founder and Managing Director, amge+
One of the most delicate challenges for female employees and all managers is pregnancy and maternity leave. Sadly it has become a taboo topic women feel they can't be open about and one many managers are afraid to raise with employees.
13 Jul 2015
The ageing elephant is an advantage
Bruce Hassall | CEO, PwC New Zealand
An ageing population is one of the key megatrends affecting New Zealand, Australia and most other developed countries. Like most megatrends it's often viewed as a threat, an ageing elephant in the room.
30 Jun 2015
Five ways social media is shattering the glass ceiling
Amanda Gome | Former head of digital and social media, ANZ
High-profile recruiter Heidi Mason knows who's who at the top end of business. As managing director of Russell Reynolds Associates she often meets with major companies to discuss candidates for executive and non-executive roles in the financial services industry. One of the key attributes she looks for these days is digital experience and capability. Social media is a key part of that.
23 Jun 2015
How we can all help fill the female talent pool
Marion Fulker | CEO, Committee for Perth & Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
Gender equality is a hot topic nationally and internationally at the moment. In my experience, a discussion about diversity in any form quickly becomes a conversation about gender and this is probably because we haven't yet created an equal playing field for 51 per cent of the Australian population.
19 Jun 2015
Gender balance in boardrooms – canapés or childcare?
Catherine Fox | Journalist and author
It was hard to ignore the talk of paid parenting leave and childcare costs in Australia with federal budget announcements about changing the system and those calls to stop 'double dipping' from employer childcare schemes.
28 May 2015
How do we fix IT's gender problem?
Scott Collary & Maria Garcia de la Banda | Former Chief Information Officer & Deputy Dean Information Technology Faculty, Monash University
The IT industry has a gender diversity problem which starts at the critical education level where enrolments at schools and universities have stagnated. So what can be done about the issue and who needs to act?
08 May 2015
The only way to get more women on boards
Amanda Gome | Former head of digital and social media, ANZ
Global diversity campaign 30% Club has launched in Australia, aiming to lead the nation's most influential company directors in a push to see women make up 30 per cent of ASX200 boards by 2018.
05 May 2015
Forget quotas, diversity campaigns are better for women on boards
Amanda Gome | Former head of digital and social media, ANZ
Global diversity campaign 30% Club is launching in Australia, hoping to lead the nation's most influential company directors in a push to see women make up 30 per cent of ASX 200 boards by 2018.
19 Mar 2015
Lack of women on boards restricts perspectives, outcomes
Amanda Gome | Former head of digital and social media, ANZ
In celebration of International Women's Day earlier in March, one of Australia's leading company directors Paula Dwyer, chair of ASX100 groups Tabcorp, Healthscope and an independent non-executive director at ANZ, spoke with ANZ's head of digital and social media Amanda Gome at Melbourne's Alexandra Club.
17 Mar 2015
What the heck is human capital?
Juliet Bourke | Partner, Deloitte
This week I was giving a conference presentation. I give these a lot. As usual, the MC introduced me to the audience by reading out my bio and stumbling over the standard description that comes after my name: “Partner, Human Capital, Deloitte".
12 Mar 2015
The new world for India’s women leaders
Pankajam Sridevi & Vasanthi Srinivasan | Managing Director Bangalore Hub, ANZ & Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management
Before International Women's Day, the managing director of ANZ's Bangalore hub Pankajam Sridevi sat down with associate professor at the Indian Institute of Management Vasanthi Srinivasan to talk about the state of play for women in the workplace in India.
10 Mar 2015
Food is the common experience that brings us together
Susie Babani | Former Chief Human Resources Officer at ANZ
Successful multiculturalism is obviously a lot more than a taste for foreign spices.
10 Mar 2015
The make-or-break moment for new leaders
Jayne Opperman | Former General Manager Technology, ANZ
HP director and veteran of 30 years in the industry Ann Livermore believes leaders new to the role must remember leadership is about feedback, not running a red line through everything.
05 Mar 2015
Cracking the confidence code – Time to move on from thinking “you were just lucky”
Suzette Corr | Group General Manager Institutional Human Resources, ANZ
“How many more studies do we need to know that men overestimate their potential and women underestimate theirs –when facts show their performance is on par?"
27 Feb 2015
Being visible is key to being a leader
Victoria Kanevsky | Contributing editor, BlueNotes
One of Asia's most influential women in banking and finance has urged aspirational leaders to make clear their value in the workplace if they want to be successful in a tough business world.
27 Feb 2015
Virtual leadership requires real leadership
Tareq Muhmood | CEO Korea & Managing Director Global Subsidiaries, ANZ
I recently enjoyed a coffee with a treasurer of a major US firm in Dubai. She is a leader I admire (and in fact I'm trying to encourage her to write the next version of 'lean-in' or 'pull out' :) ).
We became involved in discussing how we both lead virtual teams located around the world and what we have learned.
30 Jan 2015
It is always your turn in digital
Claire Rogers | Former Head of Digital Strategy & Business Performance, ANZ
As a senior female leader in the digital world it’s difficult to avoid thinking about gender politics, even when you don’t want to. We like to believe the world has changed for women and it has most definitely. I could tell you some stories from early in my career that would probably draw a gasp. This would be cathartic for me but not entirely relevant!
29 Jan 2015
A bar-room brawl on gender diversity
Jonathan Harvey | Former Group General Manager Executive Development, ANZ
Gender would be irrelevant when hiring if we lived in a perfect system where unconscious and conscious bias didn’t exist. But we don’t, Jonathan Harvey writes. So what can be done?
22 Jan 2015
Asia through the looking glass: history a check-point and signpost to business opportunities
Elizabeth Masamune | Managing Director of @Asia Associates Japan
I know this is said often in passing but it is critical I should start by repeating it. It must be recognised the term “Asia” has little meaning beyond a geographical blob on a map – it is a Western colonial concept.
01 Dec 2014
ASEAN leads gender parity charge to drive economic growth
Eugenia Victorino | Economist, ANZ
Good news: economic participation within ASEAN is higher than the global average, according to a world Economic Forum report.
26 Nov 2014
Beware badly-heeled advice in planning your career
Nicole Franklin | BlueNotes contributing editor
As a young woman in the early stages of my career, I’m often drawn to articles and studies produced by high calibre institutions that give career advice. At a time when I’m both excited and anxious, these sources help to provide certainty, reassurance and inspiration for what might be possible over my working life.
14 Oct 2014
Employers investing in mental health can get more out of employees
Jennifer Farmer | bluenotes production editor
Almost 45 per cent of Australians between the ages of 16 and 85 experience a mental health condition at some point in their lifetime. That's almost half the population.
10 Oct 2014
Why being visible matters to women in leadership
Suzette Corr | Group General Manager Institutional Human Resources, ANZ
I would rather break a leg than do self-promotion. So when I was invited by ANZ CEO Mike Smith to take part in a new program called Notable Women, I felt a bit uncomfortable. Even the title made me cringe.
26 Aug 2014
Where are all the women in the Aus media?
Belinda Gaskell | Communications Manager
BlueNotes Debates will bring together important voices across the business, economics and social spectrum to thrash out where the issues lie. They’ll be important but colourful affairs – and Monday’s first stoush was a case in point with Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, company director and gender activist Carol Schwartz, the Australian Financial Review’s Mike Smith (with the event opened by his namesake from ANZ) and BlueNotes associate editor Amanda Gome.
25 Aug 2014
Why aren’t we recognising notable women at work?
Mike Smith | Former Chief Executive Officer, ANZ
When I signed up to the Male Champions of Change (MCC) initiative, along with a group of other Australian CEOs and Chairs, I wanted to contribute my influence to help improve gender equality in business.
25 Aug 2014
Aus sex discrimination commissioner: six ideas for better gender equality and better companies
Elizabeth Broderick | Former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner
Six themes for better gender equality in companies – and better companies
18 Aug 2014
Why the bamboo ceiling is holding back corporate Australia
Lisa Annese | CEO, Diversity Council Australia Limited
For Australian organisations operating in today’s Asian Century, focusing on Asian talent and Asia capability is now a strategic business and talent management issue. So why are there so few people of Asian background in leadership positions in Australia today? This is what Diversity Council Australia wanted to find out through its latest research project, Cracking the Cultural Ceiling.
22 Jul 2014
New Zealand's Māori economy: a powerful force in the Kiwi success story
Bernard Hickey | Publisher at Hive News
This year's Matariki or Māori New Year Festival marked a major milestone for both Māori business and the New Zealand economy.