Austin Area Reading Circle
Reader's Guide
April 2008
Tough Choices
Carly Fiorina
For her six years as CEO of technology giant Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina was one of the most public faces in business, consistently chosen as the most powerful woman in corporate America. But after being ousted by the HP board of directors in early 2005, she stepped away from the spotlight. She returns to the public eye with her new memoir, Tough Choices, the story of her tenure at HP and of her unprecedented—and unexpected—rise to the top...
- Growing up, were you directed away from certain activities, vocations, because you were a girl?
- What have you experienced at work, in life, that you consider discriminatory, because of age, sex, whatever..?
- What changes have you seen in discriminatory actions, attitudes, behavior?
- Are there any special qualities in women which you have found they bring to the workplace/leadership?
- Have you been part of a "Team" which iintentionally focused on collaborative efforts? How did it work?
- How do you respond to one viewer's comments on Tough Choices that is was "self-serving hogwash"?
- or another's: "...she is a very effective communicator...If you are looking for facts or truth this isn't the book for you."
- or "Authentic and worthwhile...such a willingness to be open and describe the pain of the situations you encounter...vivid in her portrayal of the corporate life...this lady is just too ethically centered..."
- To whom would you recommend this book?
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