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...range. The chief financial officer of a hospitality company, for example, said he needed to "get more done more efficiently and faster, always faster." He was one of 12 men and four women, mostly in their 30s and 40s, who came from such companies as Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Hewlett-Packard and Tektronix. Someone else wanted to standardize a process at HP, a job he described as "impossible." A brilliant young entrepreneur from Massachusetts said he wanted to become a "better leader and communicator...
...caustic Carly Fiorina got canned from Hewlett-Packard, didn't she? So here comes a vastly different philosophy for corporate women that tells them to enjoy being a girl; they can still boss the boys effectively. "Offer a sweet," counsels The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness (Doubleday). "Keep a stash of fun-sized candy bars on your desk or nearby. When the people who come to see you seem tense, tired, or cranky, pop open your drawer and pass out the Snickers. (Note: Extra credit for homemade cookies...
From pitching deals in a strip club to stuffing her pants with socks, Carly Fiorina has shown that she can hold her own in the male-dominated world of business. Fiorina, who served as chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard before her controversial firing in 2005 and is rumored to have political aspirations, came to the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) yesterday to speak about her new book, “Tough Choices: A Memoir.” Fiorina, the first female CEO of a Fortune 20 company, was named the most powerful woman in business by Fortune magazine...
...immediate aftermath of the revelations of the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal, outraged legislators on Capitol Hill promised to do something about the evils of pretexting - the shady practice of impersonating someone to obtain that individual's personal information that was at the center of the company's efforts to eavesdrop on journalists and board members. For the moment, however, it appears that all the tough talk, as is so often the case in Washington, will remain just talk. This year states have passed laws of varying strength banning the practice - California recently became the 15th one, although the bill...
...drama at computer maker Hewlett-Packard took a turn for the surreal last week when ex-chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others were charged with felonies, including identity theft and conspiracy, in a spy scandal that has sparked congressional hearings and a wave of high-profile resignations, including Dunn's. Nearly two years ago, the media started publishing things only an HP director could know. Dunn tapped private investigator Ronald DeLia to find the leaker. The operation--which included PIs posing as journalists and HP directors in order to access their phone records--fell on the wrong side...