Tough choices shows what its really like to lead a major corporation in a time of great change while trying to stay true to your values. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shes the only woman and, as former ceo of hewlettpackard. The book is a must read or listen for people starting their career in a large organization and especially women executives will find themselves relating well to carlys experiences. Backfire, 2003 by peter burrows, and perfect enough. She has never held public office and calls her run a. Like all timely memoirs of recent disasters, carly fiorinas tough choices will be read first at light speed, as interested parties skim through to find the account of. Alignment and collaboration need not be fuzzy, illdefined concepts for lets just all get along. Tough choice, as the title of her biography indicates, refer to those choice she made when developing her career and addressing the issues of her challenging work in large corporations. I had made tough choices, and i could live with their consequences. Carly fiorina was president and ceo of hewlettpackard from 1999 to 2005, and chairman from 2000 to 2005. People will respond to higher standards quicker than low ones. Carly fiorina brings two distinctions to the 2016 republican presidential field. Newberg, oregon this study examines the controversial tenure of former hewlettpackard hp ceo carly fiorina using the ethical leadership constrnct.
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Carly fiorina condemns unpresidential trump remarks. If we cannot choose our circumstances, we can always choose our response to them. They had the radical insight that the right to fulfill your potential to use your godgiven giftsis a right that comes from god and cannot be taken away by government. Here are five things you need to know about carly fiorina.
We read carly fiorinas book so you dont have to msnbc. The book, called tough choices, covers fiorinas rise and fall as americas most powerful female executive. Carly fiorina biography childhood, life achievements. This is the carly fiorina legacy that nobody has talked about. My first inspiration to do a book actually came when i was on the stand during the lawsuit around. Earlier books by others about fiorinas role in the merger at hp included. One of fiorinas big themes is that in the end business isnt just about numbers. However, once she became ceo of hewlettpackard things went downhill from.
In a series of tough choices that give her book its name, she gravitated toward the most challenging paths that were offered her. Any leader of a substantial organisation needs to be tough enough to handle the criticism, conflict and difficult choices which necessarily come with the role. Fiorina writes about herself as a young and insecure woman intent on pleasing her father, himself the child of a prominent texas rancher. Carly fiorina and anne stone on the abortion issue. Behind the headlines, the former ceo of hewlettpackard tells her ow. Oct 15, 2006 tough choices, the rise and fall of carly fiorina a new autobiography chronicles former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorinas rise and fall as americas most powerful female executive. Sep 17, 2015 but several former colleagues say fiorina did, in fact, work quietly during her leadership in the early 2000s to boost the careers of women in a hightech office culture that had long favored men. However, that wasnt gods plan, she has said in her book, tough choices. For five and a half years, carly fiorina led hewlettpackard through major. I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the contributions she made in the field in which i thrived for my entire early career telecommunications. If we cannot choose who we are, we can always choose to become something more. She recounted that corporate melodrama in her bestselling memoir tough choices.
Oct 08, 2015 carly fiorina has received the blessing of the koch brothers through one of the major parts of their extended network of political organizations, freedom partners. Now, at a mere 53, fiorina is polishing her distinguished resume with. Carly fiorina couldnt have picked a better moment to hit a hot streak going into the second republican presidential debate on wednesday except that. Yet in all that time, the public never got to know the person behind the persona. May 04, 2015 carly fiorina, the former ceo and chairman of hewlettpackard, today announced her run for the 2016 republican presidential nomination. I recently read that carly fiorina, the former ceo for hewlett packard is considering a run for president. This book goes beyond the caricature of the powerful woman executive to show who she really is and what the rest of us male or female, in business or not can learn from the tough choices she made along the way. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tough choices.
Clinton, whose most recent memoir is hard choices, of copying the title of her own 2006 memoir, tough choices. Carly fiorina was a presidential candidate with 77 videos in the cspan video library. Why carly fiorina has a tough climb to make the next. Carly fiorinas business career began with an insanely fast rise to the top that propelled her to nearcelebrity status. In the midst of all this, on october 12, 2009, that we learned of loris death. Carly fiorina and the reinvention of hewlettpackard, 2003, by george anders. Carly fiorina shapes herself as the republican foil to. Forget what you thought you knew about carly fiorina. Fiorina is at her best when recounting the travails of a woman in a maledominated business culture. Carly fiorina today, the fbi admitted that hillary. Newberg, oregon this study examines the controversial tenure of former hewlettpackard hp ceo carly fiorina using the ethical. For five and a half years, carly fiorina led hewlettpackard through major internal changes, the worst technology slump in decades, and the most controversial merger in hightech history.
Why carly fiorina has a tough climb to make the next debate cutoff. Tough choices will finally reveal the real carly fiorina, who writes with brutal honesty about her triumphs and failures, her deepest fears and most painful confrontationsincluding her sudden and very public firing by hps board of directors. Despite fiorinas significant business accomplishments, we live in a world where ones political affiliation seems to trump all else a world where the left and the right have been accused of placing an emphasis on being right as opposed to doing right. How carly fiorina has made the death of her addicted stepdaughter a central story in her campaign. For carly fiorina, peripatetic childhood helped build. Tough choices, the rise and fall of carly fiorina a new autobiography chronicles former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorinas rise and fall as americas most powerful female executive. Carly fiorina has surged in the polls after her strong performance.
Its one womans inspiring story, along with her unique perspective on leadership, technology, globalisation, sexism and many other issues. May 05, 2015 they had the radical insight that the right to fulfill your potential to use your godgiven giftsis a right that comes from god and cannot be taken away by government. Fiorina writes about herself as a young and insecure woman intent on pleasing her father, himself. The new york times bestseller by the most talked about woman in american business.
Here below are my preferred excerpts from this outstanding book written by carly fiorina, former hp ceo from 1999 to 2005. Carly fiorina, former hewlitt packard ceo and one time presidential candidate, joins squawk on the street to discuss the future of tech regulation and silicon valley culture. However, that wasnt gods plan, she has said in her book. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Find out what tough choices the former hp ceo had to make by checking out her memoir. Dec 15, 2015 fiorina has said that she and frank wanted children of their own after they got married. Tough choices finally reveals the real carly fiorina, who writes with brutal honesty about her triumphs and failures, her deepest fears and most painful confrontations including her sudden and very public firing by hps board of directors.
Carly fiorina july 5, 2016 today, the fbi admitted that hillary clinton endangered the american peopleand confirmed that the worst things any of us imagined about hillarys email server were true. A quick read will uncover an eyeful, including tough choices. May 04, 2015 five things to know about carly fiorina. Carly fiorina is the former ceo of hewlettpackard hp and the current chair of the nonprofit philanthropic organization good360. Early this year i read her book, tough choices, and thoroughly loved it. May 04, 2015 heres a little introduction to carly fiorina. The book is a 188page campaign style tome thats long on references to the founding fathers and descriptions of fiorinas belief in the power of human potential, if short on actual. This is the carly fiorina legacy that nobody has talked. The rise and fall of carly fiorina an ethical case study craig johnson george fox univeniity. Gop senate candidate, carly fiorina, criticizes the hairdo of her opponent, barbara boxer. I was moved by her passion for leadership and her determination to persevere through very difficult challenges. Tough choices, that came out in 2007 and made its way onto the new york times. Carly fiorina and the reinvention of hewlettpackard. Fiorina has said that she and frank wanted children of their own after they got married.
Fiorinas supporters say she fought tough against an entrenched bluestate incumbent and performed better than that years gop gubernatorial candidate, former ebay. Carly fiorina gains blessing of the koch brothers dark money. Since the 2006 publication of her new york times bestseller, rising to the challenge. Fiorina has authored an autobiography called tough choices and additionally two biographies have been written on her, namely, backfire and perfect enough. A memoir and millions of other books are available for instant.