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    Tough Choices: A Memoir
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    Tough Choices: A Memoir
    Audiobook (abridged)5 hours

    Tough Choices: A Memoir

    Published by Penguin Random House Audio

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Behind the headlines-one of the most talked about business leaders in the world tells her own story.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 9, 2006
    ISBN9781429586931
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    Tough Choices: A Memoir

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    • 3/5
      Interesting business book which describes the cut throat business world at the executive level. Don't feel too sorry though for the author's demise from HP as the lower level employees of any company get a much shorter end of the stick. Most executives like Carly feel they bring allot of value to the companies they lead, but their views on values they bring are highly overrated. If you compare value and compensation to an hourglass, entry level employees at the bottom are overpaid for the initial value they bring. As their career advances, they are squeezed into the neck bringing more value than compensation. The key is to get through the neck to the upper level of the hourglass where executives like Carly reside - at the top and overpaid.
    • 4/5
      I have a confession to make. I am yet another Hewlett-Packard refugee. I was at HP when Carly Fiorina was CEO. Working on a design team that was almost all male, it was exhilerating to have a female CEO. But, like so many other HP employees, I felt that Carly was calculating and immune to the charm of "Bill and Dave" and the HP Way. I agreed with the sentiments of most of my co-workers that Carly Fiorina was a ...(rhymes with witch). Although I was no longer at HP when Carly was ousted, I cheered along with the rest of the valley. But, a few weeks ago, I saw Carly speak at the Flint Center. She was warm and engaging and refreshingly honest about her career and especially her time at HP. She impressed me enough to listen to her autobiography, Tough Choices . I'm sure the past several years have improved my perspective on HP, but after listening to the book, my opinion of Carly has changed. She is intelligent, capable, and possibly saved HP from extinction. Now if only I could change her political views...


    • 4/5
      Despite a lot of ego and hand-slamming on her bosses' desks, this is still a very insightful and inspiring read.
    • 4/5
      This review is for the audio CD version of 'Tough Choices' by Carly Fiorina.I enjoyed Carly Fiorina's story of how she went from being a law school drop out to becoming the CEO of Hewlett Packard. Carly does the narration of the book giving emotion and insight into her character. The theme of this book is how tough choices were made both in the business world and in her personal life.
    • 4/5
      Fascinating book, almost a mini MBA in a biography. Fiorina writes clearly about business, operations, strategy, and the inevitable politics.
    • 4/5
      This isn't a book I would naturally gravitate to, but I heard her speak at the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit in August 2007 and decided I was going to read her book. I've been surprised by how much I am enjoying her stories and her candor.
    • 3/5
      From the heart, Carly tells how she grew up and transform herself in the corporate world. Leading to the years in HP and final thoughts.