We have an expatriate Australian based in the United States with specific skills to assist those wishing to assess suitability for their product or service or to expand existing operations in the US.
Our Business Mentor achieved outstanding success in growing his own business in the United Sates achieving status in the fastest growing top 500 privately owned companies in the USA.
Our Mentor possesses sound knowledge and experience in rapid business growth and profitability.
Our Mentor now assists Australian companies/businesses succeed in this unique market place which offers enormous potential.
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It is not enough to know that women are under-represented on boards and senior executive positions worldwide and also here in Australia, in fact according to the Australian Government Office for Women, there are more women than men graduating from university with a Bachelor degree, so the problem is a lot deeper.
And although, women are well represented amongst graduate in-takes in many large companies and this represents a significant investment in attracting substantial female talent, many of these organisations tend to lose disproportionate amounts of their investment in women, as many leave. From my interaction with a broad range of women in business, I have found that many women prefer to leave larger organizations well before they can maximize their contribution or reach their full potential. Many leave well before they get even close to the top of these organisations.
This problem of retention will not improve until businesses face and challenge the experiences of women in business. Businesses must understand and deal with the issues which cause women to leave, or become complacent about high achievement within these larger organisations.
A similar problem occurs, perhaps to a lesser extent, in the professions. Although women are still under-represented in the partnership groups of law, accounting and consulting firms these cultures are changing and the worth and contribution women make, is becoming increasingly recognized.
Changing company cultures to accept and validate the worth of women in top positions is a slow process and needs commitment from the top down through organisations. The fact is that many women opt out and channel their talents into establishing and running their own businesses, whilst others simply resign themselves to continuing in a career that does not utilize them to their full potential and may not develop their careers far enough.
There are some strategies that can assist overcome merely existing in the business environment and help elevate women to the top jobs that their potential would indicate.
An area that I specialize in is providing business mentors to develop the individual’s potential within the business. And for women a well matched Business Mentor can have an enormous impact on their contribution to Business. Whilst both genders can benefit from a Business Mentor, women have specific challenges to master. Here at International Business Mentors we match individuals with their personal Business Mentor. Your Business Mentor must have the right skills and relevant experience to help you, as well as have a good personal fit with you. These are critical factors in the selection and matching process.
We find that confidence is often a barrier for women, so they stop taking risks and trying new things, which eventually leads to slower growth and development. Another example and a recurring theme is the need to feel included, and women in business want to fully contribute in a meaningful fashion. Women in business need to feel accepted and valued.
Women don’t want to be pandered to- they want to be given the best opportunities and to be judged on their performance.
Even though in the past decades we have seen substantial improvements in the acceptance and encouragement of women in business, still many organisations have been slow to give women equal opportunity in the workforce. This is despite the worldwide moves to promote and acknowledge that women are more than capable of performing the roles that men had traditionally had a stranglehold on.
Globally the development of women’s networking groups has been encouraging, with each group having their own slant and level that they pitch at, but significantly most have certain fundamental functions in common. Importantly, these groups offer a forum to share information and resources, and help women in business with career development and give valuable support. Many women in business groups have sophisticated websites and high tech programmes all aimed to assist women to either improve their careers through improving their contribution to business performance or encouraging them develop their own businesses.
The need for services to promote and encourage women in business has also been supported by governments. Here in Australia federal, state and local government offer assistance programmes and the same occur in many other countries and regions. While these services and programmes are very welcome, the commercial business mentoring services we offer here at International Business Mentors compliment these broad approaches, as we offer an individually tailored mentoring relationship which is tailored to your individual requirements.
Many professional bodies now have special member groups for women as well as committees, research and development programmes and industry sponsors events and prizes for women, such as here in Australia Telstra provide an exciting and well publicized campaign showcasing some of Australia’s most inspirational business women in the Telstra business women of the year. Also, the Westpac Bank has a dedicated Business Women’s team. The aim of this team is to support women in business by providing opportunities for women to grow both personally and professionally through leadership, education and networking
Law firms, Accounting firms, Banks and other financial institutions and Governments are addressing the commitment needed to develop and retain their talented women. This reform is starting to impact on company cultures and small business. Women are capable of great things. Yet to overcome barriers women need to be proactive about their own development.
A well matched personal Business Mentor from International Business Mentors can help your advancement in an established organisation or improve your performance and confidence at the helm of your own business.
Written By: Chris Cartney
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