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

Women on Business

of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4% 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.

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Do You Work In a “Just Make the Date” Culture?

The Idolbuster

I don’t think I or anyone else at the company was involved in the types of major ethical lapses that one reads about on Wall Street or in the Enron case. These answers have one thing in common – compliance, either to the peer pressure of culture, or to the manager. <<Previous Why Good People Do Bad Things At Work.

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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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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. My former employer decided to downsize our management group within two months of my planned exodus. Synchronicity is such a blessing!

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Recruiting for Cultural Fit

Harvard Business Review

The result of poor culture fit due to turnover can cost an organization between 50-60% of the person’s annual salary, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). That’s why it’s a key trait to look for when recruiting. This would be a key signal of culture fit. Why was it a bad fit?

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A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A.

Terry Starbucker

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. Sometimes as managers we get too caught up in the big picture and forget to focus on the details.