Carly Fiorina's Tough Choices

During my college days, I wrote a paper on Carly Fiorina's strategic management during her career at HP. No, it wasn't in her favor, rather against her. Now, I have been reading her book, Tough Choices, and I am thinking of altering my opinions about her a little bit.

That said, I still think her decision to merge Compaq with HP was a disastrous one.

The book, Tough Choices, is extremely interesting and gives a very detailed look on Carly's life.

The Register has published a review of her book, Carly of La Mancha. From the review:

With Tough Choices, I hoped Fiorina would be brave enough to cast off her shield of unaccountability and present a more accurate picture of the real gal. Fiorina has spent years complaining about the media's unrealistic, unfair portrayal of her character. What better way to set the record straight than by giving the readers the good, the bad and the ugly.

Fiorina comes closest to looking human on pages 6, 36, 55,56, 69, 148 and 168 when she breaks down in tears. The crying fits occur for a variety of reasons ranging from professional to personal. The reader receives a vulnerable Fiorina quite different from the unflinching CEO.