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Business Leadership Expertise: Give a Gift of Honoring :: Women on.

Women on Business

While our power base is growing it is vital to have our wisdom keep up with our positions of authority. At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. This beginning part is about the women who have come before us, paved the way so we could move faster and with more assurance.

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What the Data Says About Women in Management Between 1980 and 2010

Harvard Business Review

Does this stalled revolution play out in management positions, too? The Composition of Management Is Changing, with Women Making Up the Majority of New Positions. Of new management positions, 2.6 And if so, how? To explore this, I used data on full-time managers obtained from the U.S. million managers in the U.S. million by men.

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Greece in the Balance

Harvard Business Review

On the positive side, Greece has tidied up its balance sheet (at least the privately held debt), and nearly balanced its budget, excluding interest payments. True, to the surprise of many analysts, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, abandoned his earlier populist rhetoric and tried to sort out public finances.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business Review

This may sound obvious, but it was in sharp contrast to typical patterns in the pharma industry of recruiting from within, resistance to new thinking, and sclerotic bureaucratic structures. The catalysis between the “Justice League” of seasoned veterans and the new non-scientists has had a powerful, positive impact.

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Job Seekers: Get HR on Your Side

Harvard Business Review

"This is the first step in getting a job, so you have to persuade the initial screeners that you are a good candidate," says Peter Cappelli, a professor at The Wharton School, the Director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, and author of " Talent Management for the Twenty-First Century."

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What to Do If You Already Hate Your New Job

Harvard Business Review

Should you quit right away, or try to make the position work for you? A good job will have many positive things and a few things that bother you,” says Clark. Resist the temptation to tell your tyrant boss what you think of her on the way out the door. “Do Everyone has bad days at the office. What the Experts Say. says Claman.