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Cultivate’s Response to Australia’s Infrastructure Market Capacity Report
Infrastructure Australia (IA) has today released its second Infrastructure Market Capacity Report, which reinforces the increasing severity of the skills shortage already being felt across …
How Sponsorship Can Help the Tech Industry
The tech industry in Australia is growing at a healthy rate with 1 in 16 Australians working in technology jobs, making it Australia’s seventh biggest …
Gender Equality, Sponsorship & Navigating Backlash
A common claim heard across industries is that professional development programs targeted to women offer women an unfair advantage. Unfair advantage assumes that companies are …
5 Benefits of Sponsorship
At Cultivate Sponsorship, we have the advantage of seeing how our sponsorship program benefits a sponsor and sponsee. Over the last four years that we’ve …
Panel Discussions with Katriina Tahka: Diversity in the Construction Industry
It’s been a busy few weeks for industry conferences and we have been delighted to see diversity and inclusion, gender equality and mental health featured …
GHD Sponsorship journey: Behind the Scenes
Gender diversity for GHD is a critical part of being a viable and effective firm. A diversity of views and experiences is crucial to business …
A Mat Leave Success Story: Behind the Scenes of the Cultivate Program With Anna and Kerrie
A success story is that of two inspirational 2020 participants. In a rare program scenario, senior leader Kerrie Campbell sponsored her AECOM colleague Anna Robinson …
Inside the Cultivate Sponsorship program at AECOM: How Sponsorship help can shift the dial on gender equality and assist female talent thrive in their organisations.
PROBLEM/CHALLENGE AECOM sought to build on its existing policies and structures to facilitate more women entering leadership ranks. AECOM was looking to augment their approach …
Sponsorship Myth Busters.
At Cultivate we define Sponsorship as a strategic alliance between a senior leader and an emerging leader. Sponsors believe and invest in the careers of …
How sponsorship shaped my career pathway.
Research has proven time and time again that the main reason people leave jobs is their manager, and a lack of career development opportunities. In …
Resources
- Galea, N., et al. 2016. Demolishing gender structures. UNSW. Sydney, UNSW.
- Hewlett SA., et al. 2010. The Sponsor Effect: Breaking through the last glass ceiling. Centre for Work-Life Policy.
- KPMG Women’s Leadership Study: Moving Women Forward in Leadership Roles, 2015.