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Career Advice from Female Tech Company Founders

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Women make up half of the total workforce in the United States, but they make up only 25% of the workers in the technology industry and hold just 15% of senior management positions. Some of those quotes follow: Melissa Tyree, co-founder and CIO of Itography: “Don’t be afraid to fail.

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What Will You Stand For?

Modern Servant Leader

A little story of one time I made a stand, paid the price, then reaped the reward… If looks could kill, the CIO would have assassinated me on the spot. The CIO had a large ego and surrounded himself with yes men and (very few) women. The unwritten rule was clear: support him, or you limit your career options.

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

N2Growth Blog

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Stuart Oliver: Entrepreneur, Interim CIO, Technology COO, Strategist, » Blog Archive » To blog or not to blog [.] Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and perhaps even more so of blogging for several years now.

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Taking the reins of my career and succeeding in the C-Suite through leadership coaching

CEO Insider

The post Taking the reins of my career and succeeding in the C-Suite through leadership coaching appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Think about the last compliment you got from a friend, colleague or even from the boss. How did it feel? Great, right? That’s exactly how I feel every time I connect with my leadership coach – […].

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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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It’s called human resources for a reason

ReImagine Work

I started out as an information technology professional. About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. These realizations settled in, and having recently survived my first downsizing in IT, I chose to pursue a career in human resources.

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Are You For Real?

Lead Change Blog

I had studied relentlessly and asked to be put on complex projects that drilled deep into the analytical side of my brain so I would be ready to work with Information Technology teams. A few weeks later, still ecstatic about my new career path, I felt divided … unsettled … incapable … like an imposter.

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