By: Natasha Hawker
I
was visiting McDonalds yesterday on the behalf a client and, as I was leaving
with my host, the lift opened and a women entered - average height probably in
her late thirties - my host exchanged the usual type of pleasantries with her,
as you do in a lift, so I assumed that she was a colleague and mentally pitched
her at middle-management level. When we exited the lift and were out of
earshot, my host said proudly 'that is our CEO, Catriona Noble. '
Well,
my Unconscious Bias was working
overtime as always - you see, as much as I pride myself on the 'women can do
anything' mantra and the need - no, the criticality
of getting more women to the boardroom - I envision, unconsciously, a CEO as
male, in their 50s and over 6ft tall!
So
my apologies and my admiration, Catriona - I only hope that you mentor and
encourage more women to the top, during your time at the top of the Golden
Arches.
Natasha Hawker owns
Employee Matters Pty Ltd; an HR Consultancy that assists small to medium
businesses with their HR functions to make them more efficient and profitable. Their
offering includes HR Management, Recruitment, Training, Coaching, and Exit
Management – find them at www.employeematters.com.au
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