Should Carly Fiorina Be Defined By Her HP Tenure??

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:50:39 -0400

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Should Carly Fiorina Be Defined by Her HP Tenure?

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Response by SMSgt Tony Barnes made Sep 30 at 2015 5:51 PM

SMSgt Tony Barnes — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:51:38 -0400

It's part of her life...so of course. Gives insight into her leadership style.

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Sep 30 at 2015 5:52 PM

SGT Jeremiah B. — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:52:09 -0400

It's the record she's campaigning on, so "Hell yes."

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2015 5:53 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:53:54 -0400

SGT Tom Cunally, Not any more than any other candidate should be defined by any one position or job.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2015 5:58 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:58:38 -0400

Its part of the whole package, but not the only thing she has to offer... I like her but personally think there's too many landmines in her past for her to be electable

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Sep 30 at 2015 5:59 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:59:41 -0400

Yes, she should. That's basically her one and only claim to being qualified to be President.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Sep 30 at 2015 6:13 PM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:13:42 -0400

In 2004, HP fell dramatically short of its predicted third-quarter earnings, and Fiorina fired three executives during a 5 AM telephone call.[52] In early January 2005, the Hewlett-Packard board of directors discussed with Fiorina a list of issues that the board had regarding the company's performance and disappointing earning reports.[16][17][18] The board proposed a plan to shift her authority to HP division heads, which Fiorina resisted strongly.[18] A week after the meeting, the confidential plan was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.[92] According to BusinessWeek's Ben Elgin, directors were also concerned about the board's inability to work effectively with Fiorina.[93]

Less than a month later, the board brought back Tom Perkins and forced Fiorina to resign as chair and chief executive officer of the company.[94] The company's stock jumped on news of her departure, adding almost three billion dollars to the value of HP in a single day.[95][96]

In her book Tough Choices, she referred to board members' behavior as "amateurish and immature".[97] Larry Sonsini, who investigated the leak related to Fiorina's forced resignation, described the board in his report to Fiorina as being "dysfunctional."[97]

Under the company's agreement with Fiorina, which was characterized as a golden parachute by Time magazine,[98] and Yahoo! Finance,[99] Fiorina received a severance package valued at US$21 million, which consisted of 2.5 times her annual salary plus bonus and the balance from accelerated vesting of stock options.[16][100] In 2008, Loren Steffy of The Houston Chronicle suggested that the EDS acquisition after Fiorina's tenure was evidence that her failed plan to acquire part of Pricewaterhouse Coopers was justified.[101] According to Fortune magazine, Fiorina collected over US$100 million in compensation during her short tenure at HP.[51]

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2015 6:18 PM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:18:14 -0400

If she is willing to fire a bunch of civilians, I wonder what she would do to a bloated bureaucracy!

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Sep 30 at 2015 7:08 PM

MCPO Roger Collins — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:08:18 -0400

Sure, just as Hillary should be defined by her tenure at State. Jen Psake state department spokesperson was asked for a single success she had whole SecState and her own spokesperson couldn't come up with any.

Response by SFC James Barnes made Sep 30 at 2015 8:40 PM

SFC James Barnes — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:40:32 -0400

another perspective

Don't Listen To Trump: Here's the Truth About Carly Fiorina's Business Record

'Her business record indicates that she would be a good president...'

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2015 10:58 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:58:07 -0400

I believe so. She is the one touting it. I currently am interested in what she has to say.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Oct 1 at 2015 11:38 AM

SSG Warren Swan — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:38:40 -0400

My computers slow today, but I'll say for her, she should be judged off what she did the same way the other candidates should. No more, no less.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 9 at 2015 5:44 PM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:44:18 -0400

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/carly-fiorina-really-was-that-bad.html?WT.mc_id=2015-OCTOBER-OUTBRAIN-SHARED_AUD_DEV-1001-1031&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVREMARK&_r=0

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