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What I find amazing is that Mayer failed to articulate any real strategy for how Yahoo was going to succeed in the future. To me, that was her only job - get in
by inthewoods 10y ago
What I find amazing is that Mayer failed to articulate any real strategy for how Yahoo was going to succeed in the future. To me, that was her only job - get in, and find a way for Yahoo to move forward. Then execute on that strategy (hiring/firing/acquisition/etc).
- dforrestwilson1 10y agoShe was too indecisive, shifted gears too often, and tried to take too many pages from her past employers. She did everything a good executive should not do. She tried to acquire her way to growth when she couldn't stabilize the core business. She hired consultants to reaffirm things she already knew, and she spent lavishly on silly things. She was a great middle manager who was never going to be a good CEO.