• Gautam Ghosh in Leadership

    This is damning research coming in the background of Marissa Meyer's ascension to CEO of Yahoo! that women are hired as CEOs of failing firms ...
    • Is Yahoo's New Female CEO Headed for the 'Glass Cliff'?
      Is Yahoo's New Female CEO Headed for the 'Glass Cliff'?

      With the announcement that the long-struggling internet company Yahoo has hired a female CEO, Marissa Mayer - who, it so happens, is also pregnant - people are talking about a phenomenon sometimes called "the glass cliff": When women get appointed to leadership positions in the corporate world, a disproportionate amount of time they're facing a dire situation.

    • Ken Polotan
      Ken Polotan
      Gautam, I think it's a matter of perspective. We are obviously not privy to the reasons leading to Mayer's hiring. However, I would speculate (if we really want to look at this as a gender issue) she got hired because we men have done a lousy job all along!

      Thanks for sharing.
    • Gautam Ghosh
      Gautam Ghosh
      Hi Ken, yes this is not specifically about Marissa herself but the research that women are chosen CEOs where the firm is failing and men when there are chances to succeed.