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

Women on Business

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), 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%

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Avon CEO Andrea Jung Takes Seat on Apple's Board :: Women on Business

Women on Business

She’s taking over the seat formerly occupied by Apple’s former CFO, John Anderson, who resigned amidst a stock options backdating scandal. Andrea Jung was an executive vice president at Neiman-Marcus before she joined Avon in 1996. Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007.Â

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The Never-Ending Meeting :: Women on Business

Women on Business

It’s not rocket science, but it is surprising how many CFO’s and managers don’t stop to evaluate the effectiveness of their meetings. Assign tasks and ask if there are questions. Wrap up the meeting with a summary of accomplishments and next steps action items.

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Talent in China: A Legion of Ambitious, Qualified Women

Harvard Business Review

Half of the 14 billionaires on Forbes magazine's 2010 list of the world's richest self-made women are from mainland China. New research from the Center for Work-Life Policy (CWLP) explores and analyzes the complicated career dynamics of this rich talent pool. The payoff?

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An Investigation of Online Reviews Uncovers a World of Lies

Harvard Business Review

Andy O’Connell Career Ladder to Nowhere? First there''s the phenomenon of "frenetic networking-by-vague-association" in which you pretend to know people you want to be associated with, a system that creates an online "Escher staircase masquerading as a career ladder." That would only tip off the mendacious.

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