Have you ever felt like who you are was "too complex" for the field you work in? 

Brooke Blurton is best known for being the first Black and bisexual woman on The Bachelorette. She’s also a youth worker, an author, a podcaster and a mental health advocate. In this episode, she joins Helen McCabe to reflect on how she's had a career dismissed by some as "too complex". 
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Have you ever felt like who you are was "too complex" for the field you work in?&nbsp;
Brooke Blurton is best known for being the first Black and bisexual woman on The Bachelorette. She&rsquo;s also a youth worker, an author, a podcaster and a mental health advocate. In this episode, she joins Helen McCabe to reflect on how she's had a career dismissed by some as "too complex".&nbsp;
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Leadership takes courage and resilience. Host and founder of Future Women, Helen McCabe shares insights from some of the most influential women on the sometimes complex challenges faced by women on the path to senior leadership. Leadership thought-leaders will inform and at times challenge your thinking on what it means to be leader and advise you on how to build respect and loyalty from your team members. Future Women is a club for women to connect, learn and lead. To find out more go to futurewomen.com

Leadership takes courage and resilience. Host and founder of Future Women, Helen McCabe shares insights from some of the most influential women on the sometimes complex challenges faced by women on the path to senior leadership...

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Bonus: Brooke Blurton on owning your complexity at work 

What is the most effective way to make your ambitions a reality? The answer - according to Natalie Slessor - could be to start thinking of your career as like a bingo card. In this episode of the Leadership Series, CBRE's Executive Managing Director of Property Management talks to Helen McCabe about moving sideways and how best to show ambition. 
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What is the most effective way to make your ambitions a reality? The answer - according to Natalie Slessor - could be to start thinking of your career as like a bingo card. In this episode of the Leadership Series, CBRE's Executive Managing Director of Property Management talks to Helen McCabe about moving sideways and how best to show ambition.&nbsp;
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Natalie Slessor on how to make your leadership ambitions visible 

How can leaders build cultures of respect in our increasingly polarised times?  

The answer, according to former Premier Jay Weatherill, might just start with creating spaces for respectful disagreement. In this interview, he speaks with FW Founder Helen McCabe about how he has stayed above the fray since leaving politics, as well as how he navigates hot-button issues and polarisation as a leader in the not-for-profit sector. 
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How can leaders build cultures of respect in our increasingly polarised times?&nbsp;&nbsp;
The answer, according to former Premier Jay Weatherill, might just start with creating spaces for respectful disagreement. In this interview, he speaks with FW Founder Helen McCabe about how he has stayed above the fray since leaving politics, as well as how he navigates hot-button issues and polarisation as a leader in the not-for-profit sector.&nbsp;
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Jay Weatherill's guide to navigating divisive topics at work 

Trigger warning: domestic and family violence. 

1 in 4 women and 1 in 14 men have experienced violence from an intimate partner. This is a whole of society issue - including workplaces. That's why we wanted to share our latest series, There's No Place Like Home: After she leaves. This is episode tthree.

Conor Pall never wanted to live with a man he calls ‘The Shadow’. But he was forced to. In this episode of There’s No Place Like Home: After she leaves, Tara Rae Moss shares Conor’s story and investigates how perpetrators are able to weaponise systems after victim-survivors escape from them - legal, financial or otherwise.
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If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact 1800RESPECT, the national service for free and confidential counselling, information and support. Call 1800 737 732 or chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au 
If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)
In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000

Trigger warning: domestic and family violence.&nbsp;
1 in 4 women and 1 in 14 men have experienced violence from an intimate partner. This is a whole of society issue - including workplaces. That's why we wanted to share our latest series, There's No Place Like Home: After she leaves. This is episode tthree.
Conor Pall never wanted to live with a man he calls &lsquo;The Shadow&rsquo;. But he was forced to. In this episode of There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home: After she leaves, Tara Rae Moss shares Conor&rsquo;s story and investigates how perpetrators are able to weaponise systems after victim-survivors escape from them - legal, financial or otherwise.
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<li aria-level="1">Visit the official<a href="https://futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/"> website</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Buy Conor Pall&rsquo;s children's book, <a href="https://www.conorpall.com/product-page/the-shadow-that-follows-paperback">The Shadow that Follows</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact 1800RESPECT, the national service for free and confidential counselling, information and support. Call 1800 737 732 or chat online 24/7 at<a href="http://www.1800respect.org.au"> www.1800respect.org.au</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76)</li>
<li aria-level="1">In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000</li>
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Bonus: Brooke Blurton on owning your complexity at work

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