Carly Fiorina

1 Carly Fiorina’s personality was better at creating and selling her vision than at running day-to-day operations but she seemed to lack three important leader character traits: compassion, integrity, and humility.

Compassion (kindness, generosity, love, and concern) describes an orientation that puts others ahead of the self.

Integrity. Leaders with integrity are perceived as trustworthy because they act consistently and carry through on their commitments. They inspire greater loyalty and commitment from followers. Perceived inconsistency was a major problem for Carly.

Lack of humility may well be the single most important contributor to Carly's fall from power. Her publicity efforts, including her appearance in HP commercials, seemed to promote Carly more than HE Furthermore, she failed to demonstrate realistic self-appraisal, openness to new ideas, or a sense of transcendence. Fiorina was extremely confident in her abilities. For example, Carly Fiorina's performance overlooks the important role played by the board of directors in this narrative. top-down communication style discouraged feedback and devalued the input of employees. Until the end, she seemed to think that the fate of HP rested entirely on her shoulders. She apparently made no effort to groom a successor and drove a number of talented executives away, including many from Compaq

Fiorina acted as an ethically neutral leader who gained a reputation for being self-centered. She was perceived as lacking compassion, integrity, and humility. Her focus on the bottom line and individual rewards weakened the firm's ethical culture.

This case not contradict the view that personality is important.

Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others; measurable traits a person exhibits.

2 It depends.A person with strong personality shows drive, energy, determination, self-discipline, willpower, and nerve. She sees what she wants and goes after it....