Tough Choices. A Memoir

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: First Edition

Description: 319 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. At 23 Years Carly Was A Drop Out Law Student. Twenty Two Years Later She Was Named 'The Most Powerful Woman In Business' By Fortune.

Publishers Description: Behind the headlinesùone of the most talked-about business leaders in the world tells her own story 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. She appeared on the cover of every major magazine and her every word was scrutinized. Yet in all that time, the public never got to know the person behind the persona. 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 confrontationsùincluding her sudden and very public firing by HPÆs board of directors. ItÆs an amazing life story: Fiorina was a liberal arts major and law school dropout who didnÆt even consider 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. Her career path would have been remarkable for anyone, but in an industry dominated by men, it was unprecedented. Tough Choices shows what itÆs really like to lead a major corporation in a time of great change while trying to stay true to your values. ItÆs one womanÆs inspiring story, along with her unique perspective on leadership, technology, globalization, sexism, and many other issues.

ISBN: 9781857883916