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10 Ways to be a Better Team Player :: Women on Business

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You find yourself in a situation where you are the strongest player assigned to the team. How can you maintain the integrity of the team and affect the outcome for the positive? How can you maintain the integrity of the team and affect the outcome for the positive? Stay positive. Now what to do?

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Women CEOs and the State of Female Executives [Infographic]

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According to Catalyst, women held just 2% of Fortune 500 CEO positions in 2011. Jump ahead to 2012 and women held a record 20 Fortune 500 CEO positions. Women CEOs – Myths & Messages From The Top – An infographic by the team at Motif Investing. What’s really happening to women executives in the business world?

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

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Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. The study shows that men receive more sponsorship than women and this has a direct relationship to the number of men promoted to top positions.

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Employee Volunteer Programs Make A Difference In The Community

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In 2011 Sterling Savings employees spent 44,000 hours volunteering. I had an opportunity to interview Tera Coon, Communications and Public Affairs Director for Sterling Savings Bank and learn more about their Employee Volunteer Program, involvement in the community and the positive impact it has made. You get out there.

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

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By Bonnie Marcus This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. The opportunity to be a part of a team that works together toward a common goal.

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Appreciating the UConn Streak :: Women on Business

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Stimmler , contributing Women on Business writer As some of you may know, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team made history a couple of weeks ago by setting an NCAA record with their 89 game win streak. The UCLA team, however, was a men’s basketball team – and that’s where the controversy comes in.

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

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