That's what they're getting, with the new hire Carol Bartz. Any company that says their leader is a taskmaster worries me, because you can't lead through bully and strong-arm-tactics. This isn't leadership, it's a dictatorship and in the end - fails.
Now, I can say one thing for sure, Yahoo, has lately been a complete failure and starting in a new direction with such a limited and limiting viewpoint is destined for failure. Here's a few excerpts from Fortune Magazine article, "Yahoo's Taskmaster" by Jon Fortt.
Carol Bartz is shrewd, strong-minded, blunt, and disciplined. (Don't even think...
