Behind the headlines, the former ceo of hewlettpackard tells her ow. Fortunes david kirkpatrick sat down with former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorina in palo alto on october 5 for two hours the lengthiest interview. By accepting the ceo job at hewlettpackard, an iconic company that had lost its way, carly fiorina confirmed her status as the most powerful businesswoman in america. The book, called tough choices, covers fiorinas rise and fall as americas most powerful female executive. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In a series of tough choices that give her book its name, she gravitated toward the most challenging paths that were offered her. I learned so much of what success and the successclimb looks like from this book. Having come out of a very busy period i did not instantly get into the. Tough choices by carly fiorina, 9781857883923, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Tough choices, carly fiorinas new book about her rise to the top of corporate america as ceo of hewlettpackard, and later her firing at the hands. By accepting the ceo job at hewlettpackard, carly fiorina became the most powerful businesswoman in america. Carly fiorina and the reinvention of hewlettpackard by george anders book. 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. For five and a half years, carly fiorina led hewlett packard through. Behind the headlinesone of the most talked about business leaders in the world tells her own story. Carly fiorina is running for president, but this was her only autobiography at the time she announced she released a new book, rising to the challenge, on her announcement date of may 5, 2015. The rivals of carly can stand out if somewhere there is a mistake. Carly fiorinas highstakes battle for the soul of hewlettpackard by peter burrows. On the cover of the book, as you can see in the pictures below, she looked sharp and much younger. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Carly fiorina in tough choices the board was an interesting collection of individuals, fiorina writes of her initial experiences with the board, prior to hps acquisition of compaq. New york fortune fortunes david kirkpatrick sat down with former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorina in palo alto on october 5 for two hours the lengthiest interview she has given on her new book tough choices, her tumultuous tenure as hps ceo and the recent scandal surrounding hp.
One of the toughest is what, and whom, to leave out. The interview found her eager to defend, as she does in the book, her choices in running hp, which. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Accelerate impact across your organization from your csuite to your frontline employees and everyone in between by leveraging the unparalleled experience of carly fiorina through experiential workshops, oneonone coaching, online courses, and carlys keynote speaking. Fiorina may have had tough choices, but readers have an easy one. Includes index accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20110926 02. But she also made herself a target for everyone who disliked her bold leadership style and resented her rapid rise. A memoir paperback 25 september 2007 by carly fiorina author visit amazons carly fiorina page.
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. In february 2019, carly and the busch school of business at the catholic university of america began an academic partnership. Fortunes david kirkpatrick sat down with former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorina in palo alto on october 5 for two hours the lengthiest. However, for those looking for a playback of the drama and deceit of fiorinas fiveyear tenure at hp, there is a long wait in tough choices. The fiorina buzz is expected to get even louder in october, when she releases her longawaited tellall book, tough choices. The new york times bestseller by the most talked about woman in american business. In the book, even carly fiorina was ousted by world famous hp board, carly described many events and her standing. I was moved by her passion for leadership and her determination to persevere through very difficult challenges. Access a free summary of tough choices, by carly fiorina and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. For six years, as she led hp through drastic changes and a controversial merger, fiorina was the subject of.
As i thought about this book, and wrote this book, people and places and events flooded my memory. One of fiorinas big themes is that in the end business isnt just about numbers. 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 her final days as hewlettpackard ceo and her take on the board members who unceremoniously fired her last year a quick read will uncover an eyeful, including her cutting portraits of figures like board member jay keyworth. 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. Carly fiorina plastic surgery before and after photos. So even though this is a business book, we read it as a political book, looking for insight into carlys political philosophy or aspects of her. Former hp ceo carly fiorina on her new book, tough choices. Early this year i read her book, tough choices, and thoroughly loved it. Fiorina plans to tell her version of events in a book being published next month. 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. As carly fiorina, the famously fired ceo of hp, vividly dissects the. 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 confrontations including her sudden and very public firing by hp s board of directors. 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 her final days as hewlettpackard ceo and her take on the board members who unceremoniously fired her last year. Former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorina wrote a book in 2006 called tough choices, the cover of which is strangely similar to that of hillary clintons memoir hard choices.
Fiorina is at her best when recounting the travails of a woman in a maledominated business culture. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In 2006, carly fiorina published her autobiography called tough choices where she revealed details about her career and talks about the qualities of a strong leader. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Her titles include tough choices and rising to the challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the contributions she made in the field in which i thrived for my entire early career telecommunications. In its discussion of what fiorina calls her leadership journey, rising to the challenge covers similar territory to fiorinas previous book, tough choices.
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. About tough choices the new york times bestseller by the most talked about woman in american business. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Fiorinas selection as ceo of the technology company in. This is the story of the rapid rise of a lawschool dropout through the ranks of the communications giant as she forces her integrity and respect.