On paper, Rachita Parameswaran is an accomplished engineer, a technology & innovation risk manager at KPMG, a mother and an overall amazing individual. In person, her child-like enthusiasm, curiosity and a genuine zest for life are palpable.She is confident, opinionated and undeterred by an uncomfortable conversation. Here, Rachita gets candid
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A dive into Erika Hamilton’s LinkedIn will quickly prompt you that she has donned many hats. Majoring in hospitality, she has worked as a marketing director, a reservations agent, a social media manager, a group exercise instructor, etc. She now works full-time as an e-commerce assistant at Minimax Homewares.
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Yee Lin Loke is a digital marketing strategist, part owner of bookstore franchise Dymocks at Point Cook and a proud member of the MelbourneLean In community. Yee Lin’s work in the digital marketing space has earned her a wide range of reputable health professionals as clients. In person, it
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Our brains are not hard-wired to understand logic or retain facts for very long. According to a marketing professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business – neuroscience studies show that our brains are wired to better remember stories more than data, facts, and figures. Whether you are a business
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How to nurture intrapreneurship and innovate within and beyond the organisation Intrapreneurship is a relatively recent concept that focuses on employees of a company that have many of the attributes of entrepreneurs. The Post-It note, Facebook’s “like” button or the Sony PlayStation videogame console – they stand out
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As part of a new initiative to empower and connect females all over Melbourne, we’ll be interviewing a series of our Melbourne Lean In members to hear their views and unique stories. Our first interview is with Pauline Ellis, one of our panel members at our very first Lean
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On 23rd November 2018, Melbourne Lean In and KPMG Australia brought together over 50 women to discuss “How to boost the economy by having more women in the workforce?”. The theme was inspired by key finding from the “Women in Workplace Report” – Women are doing their part. Now
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On Friday 24th November 2017, the Melbourne Lean in Chapter was proud to host our end of year networking event and panel discussion on “Negotiating and Handling Difficult Situations in Your Profession”. The event was sponsored by WGEA (Workplace Gender Equality) certified Talent International. Talent is an innovative technology and
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What a great night at #LeanInMelbourne’s inaugural event on August 18th. It was fantastic seeing more than fifty women gather to discuss the best ways to navigate the workplace and the best strategies for career advancement. We’d like to thank the Women in Leadership committee from Ernst & Youngfor sponsoring
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With the aim to equip and empower women with the skills to become effective leaders, Melbourne Lean In organised it’s first workshop on “Impressiveness, Personal Impact and Persuasion” featuring Andrew Marty, Managing Director of SACS Consulting. Andrew, is qualified psychologist with over twenty five years of human resource management and consulting experience. He has
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