Factors contributing to Carly Fiorina’s meteoric rise: Carly Fiorina lead a Fortune 20 company and was actually the first woman to do this. This ranking was based on the importance of a woman’s work in the global environment, her influence in the company, arc of her career and her influence on mass culture and society. Quickly rising through the ranks of AT&T and Lucent Technologies, Carly Fiorina became one of the most powerful businesswomen in the United States. She was the group president of Global Service Provider business at Lucent Technologies Inc and was Mr Rich McGinn’s choice to be the executive vice president of corporate operations of the company. She had excellent sales skills and an ability to build consensus. She would take …show more content…
al. 14-31) Factors leading to her spectacular fall: Carly Fiorina made changes to HP’s culture. This was against what was being practiced all the way long. HP had been found by two engineers and its management methods had been praised over time (Ancona et. al. 14-29) as the company had set the standards by which other high-tech firms were judged. With the legendary success and reputation, HP was not keen in remaking the culture of the company. She made changes to the vision of the company as well by changing it from a company providing stand-alone products to a company that offered customers an integrated suite of information appliances, highly reliable IT infrastructure and e-services. In order to balance the changes in vision and strategy, she had to make changes in the organizational structure too. So she realigned it. (Ancona et. al. 14-30) She marketed HP’s new identity as well. (Ancona et. al. 14-31) She had never worked for HP before. The company’s founders were engineers, she was a marketer. Her expertise was not in operations, it was in sales and marketing. Her critics believed that Carly was a rude outsider who was not following HP’s established practices. She emphasized speed and suggested the merger between Compaq and HP. Some people felt that she was trying to do too much too soon. (Ancona et. al. 14-32) She had not been able to convince Walter Hewlett, a board member and son of co-founder of HP, the advantages of this merging and despite his
When interviewing a leader in an organization in order to discover their leadership style one must ask critical questions. I had the opportunity to interview Casey Aguirre who is a Team Manager at the Salem Call Center for T-Mobile. Casey has been with T-Mobile for over 11 years. In this interview we discussed her leadership style, the steps she took to become a leader, her biggest challenges, and her greatest achievements among other things. While interviewing Casey I kept in mind the connection between women in leadership and the cultural disadvantages and advantages that women in leadership
1. Describe the HP organizational Culture. What are some implications of this culture for developing new innovations? What is evidence of R&D’s dominance in HP?
I admire Susana Martinez as a leader. Not only was she the first woman elected as governor in New Mexico but also first Hispanic woman governor. I admire Mrs. Martinez because she stands for and against the same as as me. She fights for what she believes in and for what is right for our state to succeed in the future. She is known for her qualities of being outspoken and determined to improve her community which is what I believes is the qualities of a
In this up and coming election the GOP has offered Americans’ quite a variety of candidates that will flood our social media, news articles, and the streets. One such candidate is Cara Carleton Fiorina, born Cara Carleton Sneed in September 6, 1954 and is from Austin, Texas. (Carly Fiorina Biography ) She went to the University of Los Angeles, but later dropped out of law school to become a businessperson and AT&T’s “first female officer in the Network Systems division”. (Carly Fiorina Biography ) Additionally, she later earned a MS degree from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and MBA degree from University of Maryland. What is more, while working for a world leader in technology she opted to assist Michael Hayden of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after the 9-11 attack and divert a major shipment to assist the United States in the race against terrorism. Furthermore, at the age of sixty-one, she has declared herself a
Born on 1971, in Miami, Marco Rubio was one of the four children of his Cuban immigrant parents. Being a son of hardworking parents Rubio got interested in politics in his early life. According to his narrative, his uncle inspired him to get involved in politics. He said, "I gained an interest in politics and history from my uncle, who would read books and newspapers out loud to us." He earned Bachelor’s degree from University of Florida and law degree from University of Miami. He was a top footballer in his early life. Playing football even managed him a scholarship to Tarkio College in Missouri.
Carly Fiorina joined the ranks of outsider candidates to run in the 2016 election, but unlike Donald Trump, did not brand herself as an overly populist candidate. Her ad “Take Our Country Back” might have populist appeals, but focuses on the liberal conventions of setting a political agenda and convincing voters that she can lead, despite being an outsider with no political experience. The spot begins by flashing images of her opponents and their tenures in government, with voiceovers pointing out how they have done nothing to advance the Republican platform during all these years. This populist shaming sets up Fiorina’s liberal appeal and her agenda she calls a blueprint for America:
Nancy Reagan made an impact on our society, so large that the impact is still lasting today. She is a very special person because of her determination not to give up however hard life may get. She is an example of a hard worker and a very caring person.
Great leaders have shaped the World we live in today and they are remembered for what they were able to accomplish during their lifetime. The history books are filled with leaders that changed the very nature of something by taking a different road or challenging the way everyone perceived things. Leaders would not be able to accomplish these daring feats without the help of their followers, the individuals in the background giving them their support (Schermerhorn & Uhl-Bien, 2014). Colleen Barrett was able to break through the glass ceiling and led Southwest Airlines (SWA) to become one of the most successful airlines in the industries (Dierendonck & Patterson, 2010). In the following pages will explore Colleen Barrett’s leadership
Marisa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, is one of the most influential leaders in a world dominated by men. After she was named CEO, Vogue magazine ran a biographical article describing her rise to the position. “‘She is really talented. She is really aggressive,’ says Henry Blodget, whose Business Insider site is a partner with Yahoo Finance. ‘She is extremely driven, and that inspires people. Developers are excited about working for a leader like her, someone who says, “I’m in; who’s with me?’’(Weisberg) Mayer started her career as a Google engineer and is credited with creating the Google home page. At 37 years old she was offered the CEO position at Yahoo now turning the tables as she is turning Yahoo into the next biggest thing. As a leader, Mayer
The article "Politicians: Hillary Clinton" is a biography of, as the title suggests, Hillary Clinton. The politician was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago's Illinois. She graduated from Yale university with her law degree and met Bill Clinton whom she would later marry. In 2001 Clinton became U.S. secretary of state then in 2008 ran for president and failed. In 2016 she became the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major political party.
In 1999, Hewlett-Packard hired Carly Fiorina, former senior executive of Lucent Technologies, as its Chief Executive Officer. Carly brought nearly
Understanding who Carly Fiorina is as a leader, and her path to the C-Suite, it is important to start at the beginning. Fiorina, born in 1954, is highly educated and holds dual masters degrees in Business Administration (1980) and Information Technology (1989) from the University of Maryland and MIT respectively. She married Frank Fiorina after her first marriage ended in divorce, and is the step-mother to Frank’s two daughters Traci and Lori Ann. Having never had children herself she considers Traci and Lori Ann (now deceased) to be her children.
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” –John Maxwell. Being part of the United States, It is the inherent right and responsibility of each citizen to elect new leaders from term to term. It is the ideal goal of these elections to choose someone who can be an effective ambassador for the eyes and ears of each citizen both domestically and abroad. Carly Fiorina served as chairwoman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005 where she had a profound positive impact on the company in both its structure and net worth. She is also chairwoman of the Unlocking Potential Project and Good360 Opportunity International where she works to improve the lives of millions of people all around
As the author points out, the figures on women in leadership is staggering in disparity. The article takes time to focus on identifying and highlighting reasons what makes a successful leader. Having an opportunity to attend a leadership meeting, in which we discussed improving inclusion at my company, this article presented many of the same reasons that as a company we tried to understand, “Why do we not have more women in leadership?” This article really underscores that in order for a business to survive and grow or for that matter, any organization to flourish you need to find individuals that embody the above-mentioned leadership traits not just seniority.
Emerald Article: How women entrepreneurs lead and why they manage that way Dorothy Perrin Moore, Jamie L. Moore, Jamie W. Moore