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

Women on Business

NASDAQ: APPL ) has named Andrea Jung , CEO of Avon  (NYSE: AVP ), as the eigth member of its board of directors. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that Jung will bring a “new dimension&# to the company’s board. Andrea Jung is the first woman and the first Asian to hold a seat on Apple’s board.Â

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10 Shocking Statistics About Employee Engagement

Chart Your Course

2015 CEO Challenge Conference Board Report , The Conference Board, 2015. Aon’s 2009 Benefit and Talent Survey Aon, 2009. Aon’s 2009 Benefit and Talent Survey Aon, 2009. via Engagement Resources – Employee Engagement. The 2015 Deloitte Millennial Survey , Deloitte, January, 2015.

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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Meg Whitman, 51, has been quoted saying a CEO should never stay with the same company for more than 10 years, because by that time the company needs a fresh outlook. 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.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# Moving on…Believe it or not, CEO is not always synonymous with all knowing business guru.

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My #Twitter Transfusion | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. ' I have joined Twitter in March this year and since realised how 'passé' is the Marketing unit I completed in 2009. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

Although the recession ended in 2009, here we are five years later and unemployment for Generation Y (1982-1995) remains near its cyclical peak across the world. The largest, best-educated generation in history has become an under-utilized resource, vastly unprepared to move into positions of responsibility and leadership.

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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

BlackRock’s head of human resources, Jeff Smith, who suddenly left the company in July, was apparently fired for indulging in an office romance with a colleague, reports Bloomberg. Quite recently, the CEO of McDonald’s, Steve Easterbrook, resigned from his position due to a relationship with a colleague.

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