Comments on: Carly Fiorina’s biography - a warning for writers http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers How to communicate Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: coll220 http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-27486 coll220 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:50:14 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-27486 I guess I'm in the minority here. I thoroughly enjoyed the quotes of Carly Fiorina. The book may be taken as a tutorial, or trashed as a personal pat on the back. Either way, she is one brilliant woman who is laughing all the way to the bank. I guess I’m in the minority here. I thoroughly enjoyed the quotes of Carly Fiorina. The book may be taken as a tutorial, or trashed as a personal pat on the back. Either way, she is one brilliant woman who is laughing all the way to the bank.

]]> By: Copywriter Undergrou http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-9302 Copywriter Undergrou Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:10:38 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-9302 I always believed that top execs are suckers for a good metaphor. And wondered if the "CEO as Philosopher" transformation occurs because there simply aren't enough people around willing to call bullshit. I always believed that top execs are suckers for a good metaphor. And wondered if the “CEO as Philosopher” transformation occurs because there simply aren’t enough people around willing to call bullshit.

]]> By: Christopher Trottier http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-7021 Christopher Trottier Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:54:12 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-7021 I think a more profound painting to represent Carly Fiorina's tenure at HP would be <a href="http://quixoticals.blogspot.com/2006/10/maggot-art.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. Carly was a corporate maggot who nearly killed HP and was content with feasting on its rotting flesh. I think a more profound painting to represent Carly Fiorina’s tenure at HP would be this one. Carly was a corporate maggot who nearly killed HP and was content with feasting on its rotting flesh.

]]> By: iScatterlings » Blog Archive » iScatterling Blogroll Round Up http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-5594 iScatterlings » Blog Archive » iScatterling Blogroll Round Up Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:49:59 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-5594 [...] 20. Bad Language - Matthew warns us about writing a lot of technobilge in our autobiography. If Carly Fiorina’s book is full of meaningless bilge, then you better never resort to Technobilge! [...] [...] 20. Bad Language - Matthew warns us about writing a lot of technobilge in our autobiography. If Carly Fiorina’s book is full of meaningless bilge, then you better never resort to Technobilge! [...]

]]> By: Joseph http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-5232 Joseph Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:20:50 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-5232 Sounds like Carly used the "Corporate Bullshit Generator" as a ghost writer for her book. http://members.aol.com/matt999h/bullshit.htm Sounds like Carly used the “Corporate Bullshit Generator” as a ghost writer for her book. http://members.aol.com/matt999h/bullshit.htm

]]> By: Robert http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-4646 Robert Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:41:08 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-4646 Quote: "makes me think that the corporate bullshit that passes for communication in large companies starts at the top." End quote How true and what corporaste bosses fail to comprehend is the inability of those lower down the org structure, to correctly interpret what he wants. Or intimates. Horror stories could result. Quote: “makes me think that the corporate bullshit that passes for communication in large companies starts at the top.” End quote

How true and what corporaste bosses fail to comprehend is the inability of those lower down the org structure, to correctly interpret what he wants. Or intimates.

Horror stories could result.

]]> By: Roy Jacobsen http://www.badlanguage.net/carly-fiorinas-biography-a-warning-for-writers#comment-4277 Roy Jacobsen Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:26:02 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=304#comment-4277 Actually, when I saw the "Venus" picture in this post, it made me think you were making some kind of comparison between how Venus is gazing into the mirror, and Fiorina's vanity in thinking herself some sort of "corporate philosopher." Actually, when I saw the “Venus” picture in this post, it made me think you were making some kind of comparison between how Venus is gazing into the mirror, and Fiorina’s vanity in thinking herself some sort of “corporate philosopher.”

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