Leadership
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INTRODUCTION
Businesswoman Carly Fiorina was born Cara Carleton Sneed on September 6, 1954, in Austin, Texas. She joined AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee and rose to become a senior vice president overseeing the company's hardware and systems division. In 1999, she was hired as the CEO of technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP), becoming the first woman to head a Dow 30 company. She starred in company commercials and joined with entertainment stars like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sheryl Crow to promote HP products at electronics shows. Her image appeared on the covers of business magazines and she was a regular at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. However, she was fired by HP in 2005.
Richard S. Fuld Jr. was chairman of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1994 and chief executive officer of the Company from 1993 until the firm declared bankruptcy in 2008. Mr. Fuld was president and chief operating officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1993 to 1994. He was president and co-chief executive officer of the Lehman Brothers Division of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Fuld was a vice chairman of Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1984 until 1990 and has been a director of Lehman Brothers Inc. since 1984. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1969. Mr. Fuld is a member of The Business Council. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Middlebury College. Mr. Fuld received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.
This paper will show how Carly Fiorina and Dick Fuld has been successful and become fall and I also look at leadership ethics can be withdrawn from the experience of two CEO. In additional we can learn some lesson from these two CEO to become a better leader in the furture.
1. Fiorina – Factors contributed to meteoric rise
- Fiorina entered AT&T as a...
Businesswoman Carly Fiorina was born Cara Carleton Sneed on September 6, 1954, in Austin, Texas. She joined AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee and rose to become a senior vice president overseeing the company's hardware and systems division. In 1999, she was hired as the CEO of technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP), becoming the first woman to head a Dow 30 company. She starred in company commercials and joined with entertainment stars like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sheryl Crow to promote HP products at electronics shows. Her image appeared on the covers of business magazines and she was a regular at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. However, she was fired by HP in 2005.
Richard S. Fuld Jr. was chairman of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1994 and chief executive officer of the Company from 1993 until the firm declared bankruptcy in 2008. Mr. Fuld was president and chief operating officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1993 to 1994. He was president and co-chief executive officer of the Lehman Brothers Division of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Fuld was a vice chairman of Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1984 until 1990 and has been a director of Lehman Brothers Inc. since 1984. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1969. Mr. Fuld is a member of The Business Council. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Middlebury College. Mr. Fuld received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.
This paper will show how Carly Fiorina and Dick Fuld has been successful and become fall and I also look at leadership ethics can be withdrawn from the experience of two CEO. In additional we can learn some lesson from these two CEO to become a better leader in the furture.
1. Fiorina – Factors contributed to meteoric rise
- Fiorina entered AT&T as a...