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Disclaimer: I don't think Yahoo is doing well and I think Marissa is not the leader people were hoping she would be. From the few company announcements I liste

Disclaimer: I don't think Yahoo is doing well and I think Marissa is not the leader people were hoping she would be. From the few company announcements I listen to, it seems common for the CEO of the company to be emphasize the good, and de-emphasize (or omit) the bad. Anything less than great confidence is perceived as weakness, and the last thing a CEO wants to do is imply to shareholders that they don't know what they're doing. Of course, I don't believe her words excuses her poor performance. Rather, it's important to recognize that her words are rhetoric: not necessarily things she believes but things she must say in light of the various pressures acting on Yahoo.

212d1d 11y ago
I agree. But, as a potential shareholder, let's point out the elephant in the room: Yahoo is not doing good. What is being done about that? If all you do is emphasize the positives, I have to wonder if you're taking the bad seriously.
- hitekker 11y ago
  I agree as well: although, from what I've read, it seems she's taking the bad seriously. Seriously enough that some screws are getting loose: She began to read. "Bobbie had a nickel all his very own. Should he buy some candy or an ice cream cone?" Mayer held the book up, to show the employees the illustrations. "Should he buy a bubble pipe? Or a boat of wood?" Another illustration. "Maybe, though, a little truck would be the best of all!" Employees in URLs exchanged looks. At their desks, employees in remote offices grew confused. What was Mayer doing? Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-yahoo- http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-yahoo- nicholas-carlson-book-excerpt-2014-12
- k__ 11y ago
  I think she does. To me she seemed like a generic, conservative CEO that gets hired to pull the waggon out of the mud. She made Yahoo a boring place to work and kicked out a bunch of people. Same happens at many companies, if they don't work as the shareholders expect and they don't want to try new things because of the risk involved.

212d1d 11y ago

I agree. But, as a potential shareholder, let's point out the elephant in the room: Yahoo is not doing good. What is being done about that? If all you do is emphasize the positives, I have to wonder if you're taking the bad seriously.

hitekker 11y ago
I agree as well: although, from what I've read, it seems she's taking the bad seriously. Seriously enough that some screws are getting loose: She began to read. "Bobbie had a nickel all his very own. Should he buy some candy or an ice cream cone?" Mayer held the book up, to show the employees the illustrations. "Should he buy a bubble pipe? Or a boat of wood?" Another illustration. "Maybe, though, a little truck would be the best of all!" Employees in URLs exchanged looks. At their desks, employees in remote offices grew confused. What was Mayer doing? Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-yahoo- http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-yahoo- nicholas-carlson-book-excerpt-2014-12
k__ 11y ago
I think she does. To me she seemed like a generic, conservative CEO that gets hired to pull the waggon out of the mud. She made Yahoo a boring place to work and kicked out a bunch of people. Same happens at many companies, if they don't work as the shareholders expect and they don't want to try new things because of the risk involved.