Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

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  twhiii02/14/08 Report as spam
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  Leadership is to blame...how to fix that???

  Although I am in a different industry, I suffer from the same lame leadership issues; once an agile company now bogged down in leadership drugery; I think its a case of the company outgrowing its leadership, but how do you fix that? I have direct access to the top brass, however, how do you tell them they are no longer competent in their leadership?
  
  Frustrated.

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  mbmattis@...02/14/08 Report as spam
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  Good question...

  Good question. Leadership changes can't come from the bottom up. They have to come from the top down. Boards and shareholders need to team up and surround the cancer and, like surgeons, excise it. No rewarding failure. And no tolerance for BS or corporate doublespeak.

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  phlynne02/14/08 Report as spam
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  Not just leadership problem

  We all seem to think all problems come from leadership and should be solved by leadership. No doubt strong leadership direction makes a huge difference. However where do new leaders come from. I have found middle Mgrs that serve someone elses dream wanting them to succeed end up in Leadership. It also doesn,t take the suborinate long to have an influence that then makes a difference.

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  dennis.wengert@...02/14/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  The collective impact of pink slips, scattergram strategic direction and further separation from other market segment leaders such as Google, will serve to disenfranchise remaining employees and other stakeholders, furthering the current downward slide of a once prominent company. The Board says Yahoo is undervalued according to Microsoft's recent buyout offer. The trail of internet properties is littered with companies who were so infatuated with themselves they didn't see the handwriting on the wall. Unless Yahoo's Board opens their eyes, they will soon discover the Emperor has no clothes. Will Yahoo be OVERvalued then?

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  mbmattis@...02/14/08 Report as spam
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  The Emporer's Got No Clothes

  Dennis Says:
  
  "Unless Yahoo's Board opens their eyes, they will soon discover the Emperor has no clothes.."
  
  And I say, "Yup:" http://valleywag.com/356270/no-joy-in-yahoos-design-group

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  lsbsrpi02/14/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  Management always knows what to do... except when they don't.

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  mslodki02/14/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  self serving twaddle
  your contribution to the organization was writing 2 blogs????
  and you are in a position to complain about their bureaucracy
  give me a break
  got out in time - indeed

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  mbmattis@...02/15/08 Report as spam
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  Self Serving Twaddle

  My proper title at Yahoo was "Marketing Manager," and I produced and published a Yahoo-branded product almost every single work day -- one that, despite the best efforts of the bureaucracy, I could be proud of.
  
  That's more than most of the PowerPoint deck shufflers could ever say.

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  orinah02/14/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  Bureaucracy never wins. not in business

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  calisoxfan02/15/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  I too am a former YHOO and to watch all the attempted changes in strategy and direction was maddening. I found it particularly galling when they kept introducing new properties rather than trying to market against strengths like Finance, Mail, IM and Sports.
  
  The leadership was weak and got completely out maneuvered.

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  twhiii02/15/08 Report as spam
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  Leadership is to blame...how to fix that???

  Is it a case of current management/leadership rising to their own level of incompetance; or is it poor planning and execution?

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  mbmattis@...02/15/08 Report as spam
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  Retired Yahoo

  I feel your pain, my friend.

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  macleanj@...02/15/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  Sounds like Blockbuster Video, all the suits had a big meeting and came up with the idea of calling late fees "extended rental fees" because late fees just sounded too cruel. I can see the back slapping and "we are so smart" comments all around the large corp table.
  
  John

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  gaurav.agarwal@...02/18/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Yahoo's Bottomless Bureaucratic Maw; or, a Story of Management Meltdown

  It is always good to think ahead of your competitors instead of copying them. Yahoo need to think ahead and venture into technologies where google has yet to enter.