Politics OMG Carly with huge 100% gain in polls

I'm not sure I can see that in your graph. Looks pretty flat to me. -50 at the end of 01, and -50 at the end of 04.

Well, she wasn't the CEO, that was someone else. She was in senior management, yes.

And then she helped drive Lucent into the ground before bailing out for HP.

And deservedly so. Bell Labs and HP probably didn't deserve to die, though.

Denny, if you are planning to be a Carly fan-boy, this next few months will be fun. For me.

barfo

 

Sep 02 was lower than when she was forced out.

Nice work, though.



"Obama didn't run up a big debt. Looks like $15T before and after to me

barfo"

 

And no, I'm not a Fiorina supporter.

Given a choice between her and Trump, I supposed I'd pick her.

 

Dammit, you just forced Mags to go full Mags.

 

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2015/08/27/tom-perkins-to-carly-fiorinas-rescue-what/

On Thursday, Tom Perkins, a former Hewlett-Packard board member who voted to fire Carly Fiorina from the company’s helm 10 years ago, came to her defense.

He paid for a full-page ad in the New York Times, defending her record and calling his vote to fire her “a mistake.”

That has many a head scratching.

In the Los Angeles Times, Michael Hiltzik recalls Fiorina’s own suspicions of Perkins’ trickiness. He was part of the cabal that ousted her. But he also came to her defense. His note to her post-HP said, “probably we will never agree on what happened at HP.” And then he praised Fiorina for moving the company forward.

At this point, Fiorina likely said, “Whatever, Tom.”

But 10 years later, Fiorina is seeking the GOP presidential nomination. She needs Perkins, as she points to her business experience as proof that she could be a better president than many career politicians she’s competing against.

Many have pointed out the downsides of one of her biggest decisions, HP’s merger with Compaq. Still, Therese Poletti over at MarketWatch notes that the company’s server business, which was part of the acquisition, has been a bright spot.

Perkins was responding to an article by Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times criticizing Fiorina’s record at the firm.

Headlined “The Truth About Carly,” Perkins’ ad counters criticism of Fiorina’s tenure at HP, citing the firm’s growth in revenue and patent filings as part of her legacy:

Not only did she save the company from the dire straits it was in, she laid the foundation for HP’s future growth.

Her dismissal came, he said, because Fiorina questioned the status quo and the board was “ineffective and dysfunctional” with people who “fought for their own power or advancement.”

I have no question that Carly is a transformational leader who uniquely has both vision and the expertise to implement it. We are in the middle of a heated election, and often facts and the truth get lost in the heat of partisan rhetoric. As someone who worked with and observed Carly first hand I can attest to her abilities, intellect and talent. I am proud to support Carly Fiorina for President of the United States.

As for voting to fire Fiorina, Perkins writes:

While lesser leaders would have accepted offers of transition plans and graceful resignations, Carly would have none of that. Carly demanded to be fired. In order to restore peace to the board I voted to fire her. That was a mistake.

The Perkins ad comes as Fiorina is trying to break into the group of 10 candidates who will be invited by CNN to debate on September 16, as CNN reports.

Her camp argues that CNN’s criteria doesn’t take into account her momentum in national polls over the past month.

 

Text of the full page ad:

"The Truth About Carly"

New York Times

8/27/15

By Tom Perkins



RESPONSE TO:

Andrew Ross Sorkin

August 17, 2015

“Carly Fiorina’s Business Record: Not So Sterling”

The consensus is clear: Carly Fiorina won the first Republican Primary debate. As a result she is climbing the polls and into the top tier of candidates. Her rise has led pundits to speculate about her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard.

I was a member of the HP Board of Directors much of the time Carly was the CEO. I was in the room for many of the decisions she made. I can attest to the strength of Carly’s leadership, the accuracy of her vision and the quality of her management.

Carly was an excellent CEO. She led HP through one of the worst economic times in decades. Less than two years into Carly’s leadership, the dot com bubble went bust. Silicon Valley was in chaos. Companies were shedding jobs almost daily. There were so many layoffs The Associated Press ran weekly announcements regarding layoffs at tech companies. And The San Francisco Chronicle declared 2001 “The Year of the Layoff.”

While other Silicon Valley icons like Sun Microsystems disappeared, Carly’s vision and execution not only helped to save HP but made it a strong, more versatile company that could compete in the changing technology sector.

I was on the Compaq Board during the HP-Compaq merger and remained a member of the new HP Board once the merger was complete. Both companies knew that we needed something dramatic to inject life back into our companies. The merger, while controversial, was unanimously approved by every member of the HP Board and won approval from shareholders. Thanks to Carly’s leadership there was a path forward for this storied but troubled company.

Critics questioned the move, but history proves Carly was right. Post merger, HP became the biggest computer company in the world. It positioned HP to compete in integrated systems and allowed us to compete in sectors beyond the core strength of the company, printers.

Carly was hired at HP because it was struggling. Revenues were down, quarterly earnings were missed, innovation lagged and growth stagnated. HP, once the leader in Silicon Valley, was clinging to the status quo and failing to embrace the new tech era. Silicon Valley companies were prospering by taking advantage of the new technologies; HP was stubbornly clinging to the past. HP needed a change agent and someone who could return the company to its glory days. Carly was the right choice.

The results of Carly’s transformational leadership? HP revenues doubled to more than $80 billion, innovation tripled to 15 patents per day, the growth rate more than quadrupled 6.5 percent and we grew to become the 11th largest company in the country. Carly did what she was brought in to do: turn the company around make it successful again. Not only did she save the company from the dire straits it was in, she laid the foundation for HP’s future growth.

Critics often claim was fired at HP because she was unsuccessful. As a member of the board, I can tell you this is not true. In truth, it was the Board I was a part of that was ineffective and dysfunctional. The HP board of directors included family members of the founders. Carly worked with the hand she was dealt as best as one could. While Carly fought to save the company and the employees within, some board members fought for their own power or advancement. You see, some board members wanted to micro-manage the company, hand picking friends and allies to run divisions. This is no way to run a global company and Carly had the strength of character and courage of conviction to stand up to it and ultimately she lost her job because of it.

While lesser leaders would have accepted offers of transition plans and graceful resignations, Carly would have none of that. Carly demanded to be fired. In order to restore peace to the board I voted to fire her. That was a mistake.

In the months and years after Carly left, the Board of Directors remained dysfunctional. The Board members who plotted Carly’s ouster eventually resigned after an embarrassing investigation by Congress.

I have no question that Carly is a transformational leader who uniquely has both vision and the expertise to implement it. We are in the middle of a heated election, and often facts and the truth get lost in the heat of partisan rhetoric. As someone who worked with and observed Carly first hand I can attest to her abilities, intellect and talent. I am proud to support Carly Fiorina for President of the United States.

Tom Perkins

Tom Perkins is the founder of the California venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

 

I would support a hostile takeover of Canada.

 

So a bunch of silly canucks can come invade oregon?

 

Leave @HomerLovesKoolAid out of it.

 

Sep 02 was not 3 years prior to her termination.

But I agree, they should have fired her in Sep 02 instead of waiting.

barfo

 

Count with me, barfo.

2002 (year one)
2003 (year two)
2004 (year three)

But yeah, that's not three years.