68 posts and columns on hiring

Former CEO Thompson Might Be Gone, But Internal Investigation Into ResuMess Still a Hot Potato at Yahoo

in News on May 22 at 9:03 am PT

The mystery of the botched bio lingers on.
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Yahoo’s Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” (aka CSLie)

in News on May 14 at 2:00 am PT

And not cancer, as unfortunate as the timing is for the ousted Yahoo CEO.
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Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.
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Heidrick & Struggles Slaps Back at Thompson’s Yahoo in Blame Game Over ResuMess

in News on May 11 at 6:39 pm PT

Oh no, you didn’t!
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Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

in News on May 9 at 7:33 am PT

The back-and-forth over Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s fitness as a leader continues.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board

in News on May 8 at 8:50 am PT

CSLie has claimed its first victim, although the mystery is still unsolved.
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CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio “Distraction” — But Will Mea Culpa Work Without an Apology for Error? (Memo)

in News on May 7 at 4:59 pm PT

He’s sorry. Deeply regrets. Apologizes. Takes full responsibility for the distraction. You know the drill.
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Buffett Comments on Trust Issue in Yahoo CEO BioGate: “You’ve Got a Problem”

in Media on May 7 at 9:44 am PT

If the sage of Omaha thinks it’s bad, it has moved to much worse.
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Loeb Lobs Lawsuit, as Expected, at Yahoo’s Borked Bio Mess

in News on May 7 at 9:23 am PT

Botched CEO bio. Activist shareholder. Screwy board of directors. Mix it all together and what do you get?
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As Yahoo CEO Reaches Out to Top Staff, Board Meets to Weigh “Options” (I.E., Deciding Who Gets to Take the Borked Bio Blame)

in News on May 6 at 8:27 pm PT

On tonight’s Silicon Valley version of “Game of Thrones,” King Scott Thompson tries to assuage, while the board potentates sharpen their knives.
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Yahoo Should Expect Incoming Lawsuit Lobbed by Loeb Tomorrow on CEO Hiring

in News, May 6, 2012 at 9:01 am PT

They Shoot Yahoo CEOs, Don’t They? But Not Without a Really Smoking Gun and a Much Stronger Board.

in News, May 5, 2012 at 9:33 am PT

All of Yahoo’s Top Execs Gather Today to Talk Strategery About What Stays and What Goes

in News, May 2, 2012 at 10:33 am PT

DataSift Raises $7.2 Million in Venture Funding

Apple to Build New Austin Campus

Twitter Expands European Business

Talent Management Start-Up PeopleMatter Raises $14M, Led by Morgenthaler

in News, February 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm PT

Gree’s New San Francisco Office to Accommodate Hiring Spree

What Now? Hiring.

in Voices, January 19, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT

As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Also Contemplates Layoffs

in News, January 19, 2012 at 5:10 am PT

Liveblogging the New Yahoo CEO Call: You Might Want to Refrain From Cussing, Scott!

in News, January 4, 2012 at 7:01 am PT

LinkedIn: Have a Creative, Dynamic, Problem-Solving New Year

in Social, December 14, 2011 at 8:15 am PT

What Now? Firing a Key Executive: Possible Outcomes.

in Voices, December 9, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

What Now? Firing a Key Executive.

in Voices, December 7, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

“Great” is Tough To Pick Out of the “Good” Crowd

in Voices, December 1, 2011 at 10:46 am PT