Geburtsdatum | Montag, 06. September 1954 |
Geburtsort | Austin |
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Beschreibung | Cara Carleton „Carly“ Fiorina (* 6. September 1954 in Austin, Texas, als Cara Carleton Sneed) ist eine US-amerikanische Politikerin und frühere Managerin. Die studierte Geisteswissenschaftlerin kam als erste Frau an die Spitze eines bei den Top-20 des Fortune Magazines gelisteten Unternehmens. Von 1999 bis 2005 war sie Chief Executive Officer des amerikanischen Technologieunternehmens Hewlett-Packard und führte 2002 die umstrittene Übernahme des Konkurrenten Compaq durch. Politisch engagiert Fiorina sich für die Republikanische Partei und gehörte unter anderem zu den Beratern von John McCain während dessen Präsidentschaftskandidatur 2008. Sie hatte führende Positionen bei staatlichen Stellen im Sicherheits- und Geheimdienst-Bereich inne und kandidierte 2010 in Kalifornien für einen Sitz im US-Senat sowie in der parteiinternen Vorwahl für die US‑Präsidentschaftswahl 2016. |
You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.
If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.
My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.
Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in conjunction with business, economic, political and social system.
The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see.
I don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality.
Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.
Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.
We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.
Any work that's worth doing has its challenges as well as its opportunities. That's true if you're running a business, it's true if you're trying to help on a campaign.
Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'
A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.
Don't think of yourself as a woman in business.
You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.
When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.
Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.
You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.
