Insights and Member Spotlights

Overarching Undertone: Leadership at an Inflection Point By Anne Petracca, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer of Associated Projects, and Sonya Georgievski, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EOX Business Partners, for Business Women Australia There was a strong sense that leadership in 2026 is no longer about competence alone. It is about navigating paradox: Control vs influence Structure vs flexibility Technology vs humanity Certainty vs ambiguity Performance vs wellbeing Many participants

Balancing Culture and Compliance – the Dual Drivers of Sustainable Business Growth By Elisia Coetzee | Mediator, Director & Principal HR Consultant, Strategic HR Australia for Business Women Australia In many growing businesses, culture and compliance are often treated as competing priorities. Culture is seen as the “soft stuff” — values, engagement, trust — while compliance is viewed as rigid, legal, and restrictive. In reality, sustainable business growth depends on

The Consulting Reckoning: Why Australia’s ICT Failures Point to a Deeper Shift By Erin Clark | Managing Director, TEC Group Australia has recently faced several high-profile ICT failures that point to a deeper structural issue. The Bureau of Meteorology’s website collapsed during critical weather events, leaving the public without essential information. Earlier this year, a Deloitte report was revealed to have been largely generated by AI, and further revelations only

The Confident Facilitator By Kerrie Nobes | Founder, Kreating New Collaborations At the conclusion of a Masterclass series that I ran for Business Women Australia, on how to become a more confident facilitator, I reflected on the conversations, sharing of ideas, and openness of the group to share and own their fears in a shared desire to be more effective in facilitating teams, meetings, and group sessions. We had a

Barriers as Opportunities: A Deeply Personal Reflection By Lyn Hawkins | Founder and National Director When we gathered recently at our Virtual Members Connect, women from every corner of Australia, business owners, directors, executives, consultants, came together for a powerful, conscious conversation on barriers as opportunities. In that circle, I felt the familiar hum of connection: a safe space where we could speak honestly, listen deeply, and hold one another

Stewardship, Succession and the Next Generation: Women Leading the Wealth Conversation By Lyn Hawkins | Founder and National Director At a recent private roundtable lunch hosted by Business Women Australia and Westpac Private, an exceptional group of women gathered to explore one of the most important – yet often postponed – conversations in families: how to educate, equip, and empower the next generation on their financial journey. The discussion covered