Ducks In A Row: A Train Wreck Named Marissa
by Miki SaxonTalk to any boss looking to turn around a company or just one team and you’ll probably hear a reference to Steve Jobs.
Using the same reference, Nicholas Carlson traces What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs and as most people know it didn’t turn out well.
It’s a fascinating article and well worth the time to read it, whether for enlightenment or as a cautionary tale.
It’s a story of expectations, ego, bad judgment insensitivity, and excessive micromanagement.
In some ways Mayer reminds me of Robert Nardelli, who came out of GE and fell on his face (more than once).
Both made their mark in other companies (Google and GE), but success didn’t travel well.
You see it happen over and over when people start believing in their wunderkind status and media hype.
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November 2nd, 2015 at 1:16 am
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