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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year).

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Holding Powerful & Arrogant Bosses Accountable

Coaching Tip

Winston, a former executive responsible for leadership development at the Countrywide Financial Corporation, spent three years in a legal battle against Countrywide, the once-mighty mortgage giant, and its current owner, Bank of America, contending that he was punished and pushed out for not toeing the company line. million in damages.

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Do Nice Guys Still Finish Last?

Terry Starbucker

by Starbucker on July 15, 2010 (This post originally appeared way back in 2006, when I was still on my blogging training wheels. Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Do Nice Guys Still Finish Last?

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Flooding in 2011 in Thailand, harmed 160 companies in the textile industry and halted nearly a quarter of the country’s garment production, increasing global prices by 28%.

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My Thanksgiving Miracle, and The Incredible Potential of The Human.

Terry Starbucker

this post originally appeared in Joyful Jubilant Learning on November 21, 2006) Popularity: 1% [ ? Now every Thanksgiving I remember those fine folks in Litchfield, as well as all the other caring people in the world who extend their hearts and hands to those in need. Thank you Litchfield for this valuable life lesson!

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Don't Do Second Things First (A Core Lesson in Productivity)

Terry Starbucker

Mary’s University in San Antonio – I wrote another piece about him and his remarkable teaching methods for Rosa Say’s blog back in 2006) Popularity: 2% [ ? Or have a wonderful teacher like Brother George who instills it in us unknowingly. This post is dedicated to the late Brother George Malecek, my accounting teacher at St.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. At the end of 2006, eBay pulled out of the market. servers.