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

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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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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire :: Women on Business

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

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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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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

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Yet, the question as I talked with women in the Purdue leadership program is still the age old one of how to balance it all; career, family, community, and time for oneself. I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&# I can’t see one. He doesn’t ask, he just does.

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3 Ways to Motivate Employees During Times of Change :: Women on.

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As the CEO you have final say, but your employees can provide thoughts that you may have overlooked, which can actually add to your business plans. They will feel like you value their input, and take it into consideration when making decisions.

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Also, how many of us will work our entire careers for a single entity? The "greatest generation" example of one job-one career was supplanted by Baby Boomers who averaged 11 jobs between the ages of 18 and 44. For a directory of DISC self assessement , go the Self Assessment Center and scroll down to "DISC assessments" at: [link].