ReputationXchange.com’s author, Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross, had another insightful piece today on leadership. She examined the specific difficulties leaders particularly CEOs have today as compared in the past. Her blog piece focuses on the latest issue of the Economist’s World in 2010. Dr. Gaines-Ross focused specifically on an article in the Economist authored by Carol Bartz, Yahoo’s new CEO, on leadership. The article entitled, Leadership in the Information Age according to Dr. Gaines-Ross... Read Full Story
It didn't take long for Carol Bartz, Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) (YHOO)'s new chief executive, to demonstrate that her style will differ dramatically from that of her predecessor -less than an hour after Yahoo announced her hiring late Tuesday, Bartz was vowing to ensure the company gets some "friggin' breathing room" so it can "kick some butt." "I see this as a company with enormous assets that frankly could use a little management," Bartz said on a conference call that was cut short so she could... Read Full Story
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Yahoo's CEO Carol Bartz is trying to keep upbeat about Yahoo's prospects, as its latest results continued to disappoint and the firm remains the subject of speculation about a Microsoft deal.
I met and profiled Carol Bartz a couple of years back, when she was CEO of CAD vendor Autodesk. Of all the CEOs I have interviewed, I found her among the most impressive: business acumen, technology expertise and a very human touch are three qualities you don't often find in one leader.
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Yahoo's CEO Carol Bartz is trying to keep upbeat about Yahoo's prospects, as its latest results continued to disappoint and the firm remains the subject of speculation about a Microsoft deal.
I met and profiled Carol Bartz a couple of years back, when she was CEO of CAD vendor Autodesk. Of all the CEOs I have interviewed, I found her among the most impressive: business acumen, technology expertise and a very human touch are three qualities you don't often find in one leader.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Ms. Bartz, an eight year veteran at Yahoo has resigned. Following this, Carol Bartz (former chief executive at Autodesk inc.) has been announced by Yahoo as the new CEO. Read the full article here . Best of luck Carol!! Read Full Story
Yahoo's CEO Carol Bartz is trying to keep upbeat about Yahoo's prospects, as its latest results continued to disappoint and the firm remains the subject of speculation about a Microsoft deal.
I met and profiled Carol Bartz a couple of years back, when she was CEO of CAD vendor Autodesk. Of all the CEOs I have interviewed, I found her among the most impressive: business acumen, technology expertise and a very human touch are three qualities you don't often find in one leader.
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Joel Orr had a dream job as a distinguished fellow at software maker Autodesk Inc., guiding the company’s technology strategy. When Carol Bartz arrived as chief executive officer in 1992, Orr was soon let go. “It was done in a very businesslike way,” Orr said in an interview. “Money was going out in a lot of directions. The first thing was to establish the company on solid footing.” Bartz, who became Yahoo’s CEO this week, will need to balance cutting the fat at the Internet company against... Read Full Story
Carol Bartz, the new CEO of Yahoo who has already managed to successfully defy predictions about her appointment to run Yahoo, offers a number of very useful ideas about the role of corporate board directors. Yesterday Eric Savitz posted a terrific piece on Barron’s Tech Trader Daily blog that examined Bartz’s Sunday keynote speech at the Stanford Director’s College. Anyone interested in corporate governance or the roles of board members must read the blog piece. Read Full Story
Yahoo got it new CEO it’s former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz. Who is Carol Bartz? What exactly Carol Bartz got? Carol Bartz is a capable manager; she led Autodesk for 14 years. Autodesk is a CAD software company; its products are used by some of the world’s top architects and builders. Carol Bartz could have those management skills and leadership thing but her experience at Autodesk suggest that Carol Bartz is not the perfect person for Yahoo! or simply Yahoo! doesn’t need Carol Bartz. Bartz got... Read Full Story
