So you’ve shopped around for the best performing superannuation fund, and you’ve consolidated all your accounts – but have you considered the effect of the gender superannuation gap on your retirement?

It’s a common misconception that the hiring process ends with the selection of a successful candidate. Hiring new employees is a lengthy process that begins with identifying skills gaps within the workforce and only really ends once that employee is a well-adjusted and performing, engaged, motivated and committed member of the workforce.

In 2015, when Justin Troudeau became Canadian Prime Minister, he appointed 50% of his cabinet as women. A journalist asked him why. His response was, “because it’s 2015.”

Did you know that the fastest growing languages in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic and Hindi? Participating in a diverse workplace is no longer a possibility; it’s a certainty. Nearly half (45%) of Australians were born overseas or at least one of their parents were. So it’s more important than ever that Australian business leaders understand how to manage a cross-cultural workforce.

Here in Australia, there are thousands of blog articles that’ll tell you how to nail or avoid office politics. However, I don’t subscribe to either advice. I believe it’s a far better strategy to forget about what other people are doing and focus on what’s really important: your career progression.

Did you know there are only 14 female Chief Executives in the top 200 listed companies in Australia? And only 24 female Chief Financial Officers (CFOs).