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Oh dear Mr. Clark… can't you do better than that?

Roundtable Talk

All interesting stuff, and easy to jump on a soapbox about, but, the quote that caught my eye came from Ed Clark, President & CEO of TD Bank Financial Group. So, when Clark is quoted as predicting that a woman will eventually head up a bank… in about TWENTY years time, I did a double take. And, that’s my rant for today.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat. If your CMO is making all of your brand decisions there will be h*ll to pay down the road.

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50 Ways to Leave your Lover: Keep Failing Til the Last Thing You Try Is Successful

Mills Scofield

While focused on the specific need for this specific customer, we begin a broader look at the “Tissue Banking” industry and reached out to several other companies and organizations including Community Tissue Services in Dayton and the American Association of Tissue Banks. Million; not big, but interesting.

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Head’s Up! A great business book will soon be published.

First Friday Book Synopsis

On October 4, 2011, Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It, will be published by Crown Business. Written by Adrian Slywotzky with Karl Weber. In my opinion, it is one of the most valuable and will, over time, become one of the most I influential business books ever written. It takes [.].

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Don't Let Customers Freak Out Over Price Hikes

Harvard Business Review

The President of the United States criticized Bank of America's planned $5 monthly debit card fee by saying, "This is exactly why we need [a regulator] whose sole job it is to prevent this kind of stuff from happening." In response to this uproar, Verizon quickly reversed its price hike and Bank of America eventually did too.

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Case Study: Should a Female Director “Tone It Down”?

Harvard Business Review

In Sarah’s opinion, the problem was obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. The young and inexperienced CEO confessed that he often felt uncomfortable asking tough questions of the CFO, an industry veteran who was 10 years his senior. had pulled her aside and asked her to stop arguing with the CFO. had grown distant. Some months back, J.P.

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Career Growth: 4 Signs That Your Company Will Give You a Fair Shot

Women on Business

Recent data shows the majority of companies worldwide (71 percent) don’t have a clearly defined strategy for grooming and developing women as company leaders, according to a 2011 Women’s Leadership Development Survey conducted by Mercer. Internal Candidates Are Regularly Tapped to Fill Open Roles.

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