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Interview with BlogHer Co-Founder and COO Elisa Camahort Page on.

Women on Business

I interviewed the co-founder and COO of BlogHer.com , Elisa Camahort Page. Elisa was kind enough to share a lot of great tips to help bloggers leverage BlogHer.com to promote their blogs, learn and grow.

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5 Must-read Leadership Books for Women Leaders

HR Digest

Written by an ex-advertising executive, Karen Salmansohn, it gives humorous advice to women struggling for success in business. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit the bestseller list with this book in 2013. Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers”. by Sheryl Sandberg.

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What’s That Musky Smell?

The Practical Leader

” CNN wrote, “SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell described the ‘No A **e’ policy in a commencement address last year, saying, ‘These kinds of people — a s — interrupt others; they shut down or co-opt conversation; and they create a hostile environment where no one wants to contribute.

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The Art of Asking the Right Questions—How to Conduct Stay Interviews

HR Digest

CEOs and COOs may be well-placed to steer the business where the money is, but they’ll only find the company breaking down when the wheels fall off halfway towards their goals. Suppose they are looking for an opportunity to switch to another team to advance their careers, again. What project have you enjoyed most at the company?

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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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Looking for a Job When You're No Longer Young

Harvard Business Review

For instance, would a woman with spiky orange hair land a COO job? Pat Mastandrea , the former COO of the British satellite channel SKY TV, is now head of The Cheyenne Group, a New York-based executive recruitment firm that specializes in placing top executives in media, entertainment and education companies. No and no.).

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business Review

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. His first call was to Jane’s former direct supervisor, the COO of her previous company.