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Tough Choices a Memoir

Ex-chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina shares details about her career with the computer company and her successes and failures as one of the most powerful businesswomen in America.

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  • "Ex-chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina shares details about her career with the computer company and her successes and failures as one of the most powerful businesswomen in America."@en
  • "The New York Times bestseller by the most talked about woman in American business. For five and a half years, Carly Fiorina led Hewlett-Packard through major internal changes, the worst technology slump in decades, and the most controversial merger in high-tech history. Yet just as things were about to turn around, she was abruptly fired, making front-page news around the world. Fiorina has been the subject of endless debate and speculation. But she has never spoken publicly about crucial details of her time at HP, about the mysterious circumstances of her firing, or about many other aspects of her landmark career. Until now. In this extraordinarily candid memoir, she reveals the private person behind the public persona. She shares her triumphs and failures, her deepest fears and most painful confrontations. She shows us what it was like to be an ambitious young woman at stodgy old AT&T and then a fast- track executive during the spin-off of Lucent Technologies. Above all, she describes how she drove the transformation of legendary but deeply troubled HP, in the face of fierce opposition. One of Fiorina's big themes is that 'in the end business isn't just about numbers; it's about people.' 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."@en
  • "By accepting the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard, an iconic company that had lost its way, Carly Fiorina confirmed her status as the most powerful businesswoman in America. But she also made herself a target for everyone who disliked her bold leadership style and resented her rapid rise. For six years, as she led HP through drastic changes and a controversial merger, Fiorina was the subject of endless analysis, debate and speculation. Yet in all that time, the public never really got to know the person behind the persona. Tough Choices finally reveals the real Carly Fiorina, who writes with brutal."@en
  • "By accepting the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard, an iconic company that had lost its way, Carly Fiorina confirmed her status as the most powerful businesswoman in America. Her career path would have been remarkable for anyone, but in an industry dominated by men, it was unprecedented. Fiorina was a liberal arts major and law school dropout who hadn't even considered a business career until her mid-twenties. But soon she was blazing through big jobs at AT&T and then Lucent Technologies, with a growing reputation as a creative, hardworking, visionary leader. For six years, as she led HP through drastic changes and a controversial merger, she was the subject of analysis, debate, and speculation. She appeared on the cover of every business magazine and her every word was scrutinized. Finally, fired by a dysfunctional board of directors, she became a face on the nightly news.--From publisher description."

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  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Autobiographie 1954-2005"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Tough Choices a Memoir"@en
  • "Tough choices a memoir"@en
  • "Tough choices a memoir"
  • "Tough choices : a memoir"
  • "Tough choices : a memoir"@en

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