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

Women on Business

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1% One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g., which is down 4% from 30% in the prior year.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

8:07 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Armin Trost | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Too often I hear even HR people saying, "HR is too important to be left to HR." If you want to conduct an employee survey, ask business stakeholders about its relevance and how to do it. Im sick about it. I doubt it.

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Take the Government Leadership Challenge

Harvard Business Review

A recent Gallup survey shows a record-high 81% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed. Then in December of 2010, I received an email that changed my perspective, and my life. If you are a business leader at the very top of your game, it will help you avoid career stagnation. You might be thinking.

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C'mon, IT Leaders. Take a Chance!

Harvard Business Review

Companies with broader risk management outlooks and practices outperform their peers, according to a survey from Ernst and Young. The movie-by-mail program was enhanced by the streaming option in 2010 and slowly they killed all their competition like Blockbuster. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great.