Remove 2005 Remove Ethics Remove Human Resources Remove Power
article thumbnail

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

Women on Business

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% of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4% That means some of those women could be on the right path to move into corporate executive positions in the future.

article thumbnail

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. She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success. Whitman took the helm when eBay employed only a few dozen people.

article thumbnail

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

Women on Business

Toward the end of 2005, I started preparing my exit strategy. I longed to spend my days being left alone by the “powers that be&#. However, they will rock even louder on my terms as an entrepreneur and professional coach. No longer a company creature; my job was surely destroying my soul.