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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. However, all hope is not lost for Canadian businesswomen. In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1%

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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Just six months later, eBay went public with its initial public offering, and by 2005, eBay was on fire with nothing stopping it. When Meg Whitman joined eBay in 1998, no one knew how successful the company would become. Whitman took the helm when eBay employed only a few dozen people.

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Holding Powerful & Arrogant Bosses Accountable

Coaching Tip

Mr. Winston joined Countrywide in May 2005, when the lender was riding the mortgage wave. Mr. Winston’s career experience included successful stints at Motorola, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed. Winston still recalls an episode from late 2005 that raised red flags for him. Source: The New York Times, February 20, 2011.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

– Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. Toward the end of 2005, I started preparing my exit strategy. This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock! Synchronicity is such a blessing!

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Ten Years On: Semi-random Reflections from a Decade of Coaching

Next Level Blog

  On a trip to see a client in 2005, I flew into Newark and took the trains to Lower Manhattan.  Nancy is a fabulous career coach who focuses on moms who want to get back into their careers. .    One of my vivid memories of the past 10 years was my first visit to New York City about four years after 9/11. 

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Women's Leadership Exchange - Blog - WLE Atlanta Welcomes Katrina.

Women's Leadership Exchange

Add Your Comment « Return To Womens Leadership Exchange® Blog Joseph Prince Tim Keller Meetup Group - ©2011 Womens Leadership Exchange® All rights reserved. We were very happy to give them scholarships to attend the Atlanta conference on Wednesday, September 21st. Reader Comments There are currently no reader comments.

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How a Turkish Bank Became the Employer of Choice

Harvard Business Review

August 2011 HBR. By 2005, Garanti began to open branches and grow rapidly. Talent Camp was designed as a three-day off-campus activity for high-potential university candidates to our management trainee program who might be confused about how and where to start their careers and what they could look for in the business life.

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