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Maybe my phrasing was off, but you're misunderstanding my comment. Stepping into a CEO role means you're saying "I can turn this company around." If you fail at
by chasing 10y ago
Maybe my phrasing was off, but you're misunderstanding my comment. Stepping into a CEO role means you're saying "I can turn this company around." If you fail at that, then you accept the blame. Don't want to catch blame? Don't accept "impossible" jobs.
Also: Yahoo! had a ton of resources in a rapidly-growing industry. I highly doubt turning Yahoo! around would be impossible. Hard, maybe. And maybe many people had already sort of given up the game and moved on to better things. But, again: If you're CEO, it's your responsibility to turn the company around. That's why you get the big bucks.
- dasil003 10y agoI think you're misunderstanding my comment, I explicitly stated that yes, Mayer is to blame. What I was commenting on was the implication that any company can be turned around. I don't think that's true.
- saiprashanth93 10y agoThe point that is trying to be made by chasing I think is that Yahoo had a better chance then your average "any" company would have to make a turn around possible.