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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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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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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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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&# I can’t see one. 2 Linda C Smith December 17th, 2010 at 3:17 pm This is an interesting article and interesting that this topic would come up with female leaders at Purdue. I’ve noticed that male leaders take time off.

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

Women on Business

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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Who’s Hiring (and Who Isn’t) in Five Charts

Harvard Business Review

To start, here’s how things have gone for the main broad job categories (and three smaller ones of interest: finance, construction, and information) since 1980: The most remarkable line in the chart is education and health services, which just keeps rising and rising, paying no mind whatsoever to the rest of the economy.