It's hard, mistakes happen, the dishwasher still needs unpacking
When philanthropist Nicola Forrest interviewed Philippa Watson for the role of chief executive of Forrest's new private equity venture Coaxial, the two talked mostly about mistakes Watson had made in her previous roles.
'All we talked about was my mistakes. It filled a very, very long couple of hours,' said Watson, who was presented with the award for overall winner of this year's Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards on Wednesday night in Sydney.
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