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Telecommuting Kills Creativity: What the Research Says About Yahoo's New Work Policy

Dr. R. Keith Sawyer | Posted 05.07.2013 | Business
Read More: Creativity, Innovation, Yahoo, Work at Home, Telecommuting, Marissa Mayer, Collaboration, Working From Home, Yahoo CEO, Yahoo Telecommuting, Business News
Dr. R. Keith Sawyer

Everyone is pissed off about Yahoo's new ban on working from home. Or at least, that's what the media coverage seems to suggest. But none of these news articles have asked a basic question: What does the research show?

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Pro-Working Mother Digital Companies Are Shaking Their Heads

Jennifer Owens | Posted 05.01.2013 | Technology
Read More: Working Mothers, Marissa Mayer, Workplace Flexibility, Yahoo Work From Home, Marissa Mayer Yahoo, Yahoo CEO, Technology News
Jennifer Owens

Digital companies have changed the world and its culture. We hope that in order to attract and retain female talent and promote them through the pipeline, these same companies will suport policies and benefits that support working families.

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4 Ways to Negotiate Flex Time (Unless You Work for Yahoo!)

Dawn Papandrea | Posted 04.30.2013 | Business
Read More: Flextime, Yahoo! CEO, How to Negotiate, Work From Home, Marissa Mayer, Work-Life Balance, Telecommuting, Business News
Dawn Papandrea

Working from home is certainly not for everyone, but if you've proven your worth by being a productive, enthusiastic, and dedicated employee, your boss might give you a chance to prove Marissa Mayer wrong.

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Marissa Mayer Shouldn't Be Criticized for Building an Office Nursery

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 04.28.2013 | Business
Read More: Macallister Mayer, Yahoo CEO, Maternity Leave, Marissa Mayer Maternity Leave, Working Mothers, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, Business News
Bonnie Fuller

If Marissa were a man who wanted to be a deeply involved father to his newborn and built a nursery next to his office, wouldn't people -- especially women -- be swooning over his commitment to fatherhood?

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Marissa Mayer's Work-From-Home Ban Is The Exact Opposite Of What CEOs Should Be Doing

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.25.2013 | Parents
Read More: Yahoo Hr Memo, Working Remotely, Yahoo CEO, Working Parents, Yahoo Human Resources, Marissa Mayer, Parentry, Marissa Mayer Memo, Marissa Mayer's Work From Home Rule, Yahoo!, Workplace Flexibility, Work From Home, Working Moms, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

What others see as the future of the workplace, and what parents see as a most important tool for juggling home and work, Marissa Mayer apparently sees as disposable.

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Tips From the Rock n' Roll CEO No. 11: These Days, It's Survival of the Quickest

Jared Gutstadt | Posted 02.11.2013 | Business
Read More: Marissa Mayer Yahoo, Small Business, Yahoo!, Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, Business Insider, Video, Business News
Jared Gutstadt

This entire affair is proof that being quick is nothing to be scared of. There's no need for long email chains or bloated meetings -- just do something. Be fearless, be inspired, and have fun.

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Dear Marissa Mayer: Please Stop Saying Your Baby Is 'Easy'

Lisa Belkin | Posted 01.28.2013 | Parents
Read More: Fortune Powerful Women, Macallister Bogue, Huffington, Video, Colicky Babies, Maternity Leave, Yahoo CEO, Huffington Magazine, Huffmag, Marissa Mayer, Parentry, Women in Tech, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

It's just that we don't have a lot of other pregnant Fortune 500 superstars to look to, so we held you up as a role model and now we worry that you're modeling the wrong thing. When there are dozens more of you we will probably stop paying attention.

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Outsider or Insider CEO: Why Yahoo and Citigroup Leaders Have Different Success Odds

Susan Battley | Posted 01.26.2013 | Business
Read More: Leadership, Citigroup CEO, Yahoo CEO, Citigroup, Yahoo, Ceos, Michael Corbat, Marissa Mayer, Business News
Susan Battley

Does the route to a company's top spot -- outside hire versus homegrown talent -- make any difference to a CEO's effectiveness and ultimate success? Let's take a closer look.

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Marissa Mayer's Comeback Plan: Take On Google And Facebook

Reuters | Nadia Damouni and Alexei Oreskovic | Posted 12.21.2012 | Technology
Read More: Video, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Reuters, Marissa Mayer Yahoo, Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer Yahoo Comeback, Yahoo, Technology News

By Nadia Damouni and Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Marissa Mayer, who earned a reputation for decisive action and intensit...

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Yahoo CEO's Brother Sentenced In Beating Case

AP | Posted 11.15.2012 | Technology
Read More: Mason Mayer, Probation Mason Mayer, Yahoo CEO, Mason Mayer Probation, Ap, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The brother of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been sentenced to three years of probation following his arrest for suspicion of bea...

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Our Own Worst Critic

Joan Williams | Posted 10.14.2012 | Women
Read More: Working Mothers, Working Women, Mommy Wars, Marissa Mayer, Media, Gender Roles, Work-Life Balance, Yahoo CEO, Women News
Joan Williams

Children need love, stability, and guidance. There are many ways to accomplish this. Tolstoy was wrong -- happy families aren't all alike.

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Marissa Mayer Is Right: Product Focus Has to be Priority #1 at Yahoo!

John Pavley | Posted 10.11.2012 | Technology
Read More: Hiring, Leadership, Yahoo CEO, New Product Development, Advertising, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, Hptechteam, Technology News
John Pavley

Building great products -- products that change the game, that put a dent in the universe, and move the needle -- is far more important than focusing on revenue. It's exactly what Yahoo! needs to do.

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More Women Deciding They Can't Have It All

David Gray | Posted 10.07.2012 | Women
Read More: Having It All, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Yahoo CEO Pregnant, Yahoo CEO, Corporate America, Working Mothers, Women and Work, Marissa Mayer, Women News
David Gray

For most parents, but particularly for women, reaching the top of any profession while raising a family is difficult. Mayer got her Yahoo job on the strength of her Google career, most of which took place before she was married. She became CEO of Yahoo before her first child was born.

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Motherhood Memo to Marissa Mayer: Parenting Skills Provide an Edge in the Workplace

Kathy Woods | Posted 10.02.2012 | Parents
Read More: Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, Motherhood, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Female Yahoo CEO, Yahoo CEO!, Working Moms, Business Skills, Parents News
Kathy Woods

Yahoo Inc.'s new CEO Marissa Mayer is about to add another valuable skill to her leadership toolkit: motherhood.

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On Having Most of Both -- Marissa Mayer's Choice

Sherry Moss | Posted 09.19.2012 | Women
Read More: Women's Rights, Professional Women, Flexible Work Schedules, Marissa Mayer, Choices, Work-Life Balance, Yahoo CEO, Women News
Sherry Moss

Yahoo's board judged Mayer on her track record and credentials, not her hairstyle, wardrobe or the status of her womb. It's time for the rest of us, both men and women, to follow suit.

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Yahoo Discloses New CEO's Salary

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 09.18.2012 | Technology
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Yahoo on Thursday disclosed the salary of new CEO Marissa Mayer. According to the documents, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ma...

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Letter to New Yahoo CEO: Take Longer Maternity Leave

Linda K. Wertheimer | Posted 09.17.2012 | Parents
Read More: Maternity Leave, Stay at Home Mothers, Marissa Mayer, Mommy Wars, Yahoo, Yahoo CEO, Working Mothers, Yahoo!, Female Yahoo CEO, New Moms, Parents News
Linda K. Wertheimer

You have a terrific bully pulpit as a new female CEO. The message you're sending now is terrifying.

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New Yahoo CEO Skipped WHAT On Her First Day?

Reuters | Posted 09.16.2012 | Technology
Read More: Video, Yahoo CEO, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, Reuters, Technology News

* Q2 net rev $1.081 bln vs $1.076 bln year-ago * Q2 EPS 18 cents, unchanged year-on-year * Shares dip slightly ...

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Marissa Mayer's Top 3 Challenges At Yahoo

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 09.16.2012 | Technology
Read More: Video, Yahoo CEO, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer Yahoo, Yahoo Marissa Mayer, Women in Tech, Ap, Yahoo, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Like a lot of math geeks, Marissa Mayer enjoys tackling complex problems. She will find plenty of those as the latest CEO at Ya...

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Meet The New Yahoo CEO

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 09.15.2012 | Technology
Read More: Marissa Mayer Biography, Marissa Mayer Yahoo, Marissa Mayer Bio, Yahoo Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO, Ap, Marissa Mayer, Technology News

On Tuesday, former Google executive Marissa Mayer began her job as Yahoo's fifth CEO in as many years, not including two who served on an interim basi...

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Top Google Exec Named Yahoo CEO

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 11.28.2012 | Technology
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Google exec Marissa Mayer has been named the new CEO of troubled web giant Yahoo!. "I am honored and delighted to lead Yahoo!, one of the internet...

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Yahoo CEO Search Down To 2 Candidates

Reuters | Nadia Damouni | Posted 09.04.2012 | Technology
Read More: Ross Levinsohn, Jason Kilar, Yahoo CEO Search, Ross Levinsohn Yahoo, Yahoo CEO, Reuters, Video, Technology News

By Nadia Damouni NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - The race to become Yahoo Inc's next chief executive appears to have com...

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Learning From Apple May Be Yahoo's Only Hope

The Daily Beast | Posted 06.04.2012 | Technology
Read More: Technology News, Yahoo Shareholders, Apple, Yahoo CEO, Technology, Yahoo, Technology News

What on earth could Yahoo do to save itself? For inspiration, its leaders might look to Apple, which, 15 years ago, was nearly dead. Today its market ...

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Yahoo's Media Chief Charts a Course

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 07.16.2012 | Technology
Read More: Ross Levinsohn, Fox Interactive, Yahoo, magnify.net, Media, Scott Thompson Yahoo, Yahoo CEO, Technology News
Steve Rosenbaum

I've been a fan of Yahoo since the beginning of time (or at least since Web history began). I've always thought of it as being a media company. Today, Yahoo is being led by the first CEO with real media chops in a very long time.

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Former Yahoo CEO Reportedly Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer

Posted 05.14.2012 | Technology
Read More: Scott Thompson, Video, Cancer, Yahoo, Scott Thompson Yahoo, Scott Thompson Thyroid Cancer, Scott Thompson Cancer, Yahoo CEO, Yahoo Ceo Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Yahoo Ceo Thyroid Cancer, Yahoo Scott Thompson, Technology News

Scott Thompson, who stepped down as the chief executive officer of Yahoo Inc. over the weekend, has reportedly been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. ...

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