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

Women on Business

Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007. She’s taking over the seat formerly occupied by Apple’s former CFO, John Anderson, who resigned amidst a stock options backdating scandal. Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007. In fact, that’s how Jung got her position on the Apple board of directors.Â

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To bid or not to bid? That is the question.

Strategy Driven

The main goal of bidding is get the cheapest price. If you win, it’s likely you did at a severe reduction of price and loss of profit. Let me give you the good news, and the sales news… There are several strategies you can employ to get around the bidding process, or legally and ethically change the bidding process.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Praveen Kopalle – Associate Dean MBA Program, Signal Companies’ Professor of Management and Marketing at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. World authority on project management.

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Is Overwork Killing You?

Harvard Business Review

A seasoned CFO with a sharp mind and an abrasive style, Arthur had lost his job over a disagreement with his company’s new CEO. Seen as a ticket to thrive in a mobile job market, “talent” is an ever more valuable label, and devotion to work is that ticket’s price. The opposite is true.

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Win the Pitch: Tips from Mastercard's "Priceless" Pitchman

Harvard Business Review

We all make pitches every day — for that highly-prized account; to a client who's reluctant to accept your scary proposal; for a skeptical CFO to loosen the purse strings; or for a wary new team to believe in you. Here's what I've learned about winning pitches like these: 1. You need to connect yourself to the hidden agenda.