The Inner Chief: 367. Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Board member and author, on Removing guilt, building female confidence, and overcoming busy-ness [Best of Series]

367. Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Board member and author, on Removing guilt, building female confidence, and overcoming busy-ness [Best of Series]

Jun 9, 2025

“There's work guilt because you worry that you're not delivering 100%. There's guilt that you're not being the best mum possible. So, it really is guilt on all fronts if you're not careful.”

In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Professional Board member and author, on removing guilt, building female confidence, and overcoming busy-ness.

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Nicolette is a qualified actuary and is currently the Chair of Greenpeace Australia Pacific and CBHS Health Fund, and a Non-Executive Director at Zurich Australia.

She has previously been a Director at UniSuper and OnePath Insurance, and was the President of the Actuaries Institute for 4 years after an extensive career in senior management roles as an actuary.

Nicolette received a Member of the Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours List for her significant service to the finance and commerce sectors.

She is also the author of “Not Guilty”, a powerful book providing strategies for successful career mums.

In this Best of Series Masterclass we talk about:

✅ The resilience learnt from losing her job twice due to overnight industry changes

✅ How to balance work with motherhood without feeling guilty or putting your career on hold

✅ Why lower confidence in females has led to a lower uptake of STEM careers, and

✅ Overcoming busy-ness as parents and the concept of “career mum staff”.

Connecting with Nicolette Rubinsztein AM

You can reach Nicolette via LinkedIn or on her website.

Books and Resources

Homo Deus and Sapiens - by Yuval Harari
The Confidence Code - by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

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The Inner Chief

367. Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Board member and author, on Removing guilt, building female confidence, and overcoming busy-ness [Best of Series]

367. Nicolette Rubinsztein AM, Board member and author, on Removing guilt, building female confidence, and overcoming busy-ness [Best of Series]

Connecting with Nicolette Rubinsztein AM

Books and Resources

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