3. “Forced resignation” or just plain fired?
After successful ventures with companies such as AT&T and Lucent, Fiorina’s trailblazing reputation went off the road during her time on the board of the Hewlett-Packard Company. Serving as the CEO of the company, the board cited a long list of damning issues, ranging from poor investing, alienating existing, longtime customers, and infighting between the head engineers. Fiorina left her position in 2005, and remained out of the private sector and public life for several more years.
