Topic: Meg Whitman

Will the Net Bounce Back?

Last year's Internet Summit was full of boasting and banquets. This year's gathering of tech's brightest stars featured mea culpas and buffets. A field report on the past, present, and future of the Internet economy.READ»

Face Time With Meg Whitman

The CEO of eBay runs one of the few dotcoms that's still left standing. What will be the opening bid for her words of wisdom?READ»

Now: March 2008

What's happening this month: Shiny new airport terminals in London and Beijing take off; why baseball's first pitch is in Tokyo; and Austin's South by Southwest by the numbers.READ»

• Infographic: Numerology: SXSW
• The Journal-ist: In the Lead
• Open House: Just Plane Ambitious

Innovative Leadership - A Definition and Roll Call

Thanks for inviting me to BlogJam, heath. As I geared up for the main topic: innovative leadership, I began to think about the nature of leadership and innovation. I thought thought it'd be interesting to start a collaborative roll ...READ»

Happy Birthday, Carly Fiorina

Happy Birthday, Carly Fiorina! We’d ask you what your birthday wish is, but you’ve already made it abundantly clear; you’ve got your eye on Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat in 2010, and why not? You’ve certainly got the ...READ»

Silicon Valley's Wired Race for Governor

With Governor Schwarzenegger's approval ratings plummeting and a budget crisis looming, Californians are already looking for their next gubernatorial savior--and Silicon Valley is stocking the till. The Valley used to be the ...READ»

eBay's Biggest Strategic Blunder

So says CEO Meg Whitman was its failure to move into Japan as quickly as it should. Sounds like a first mover advantage issue yet again. Speaking at the University of Toronto's Business Design conference last Friday, Whitman ...READ»

Which Type of Leader are You?

There are three types of brilliant bosses. No doubt, you're one of them. Find out which.READ»

Leadership at the Summit

A recent gathering of top business leaders at Harvard Business school shows a strong shift toward greater corporate transparency and responisbility on a number of fronts.READ»

Learning Survival Guide

When times turn tough, you've got to become even tougher.READ»

Business Fights Back: eBay Learns to Trust Again

The world's most successful Internet company is based on two pillars of growth: the global spread of Internet-style capitalism and confidence in the basic goodness of the people who do business on the site. Both ideas came under attack on September 11.READ»

Innovation Wednesday: Meet John Donahoe, eBay's new CEO

This afternoon eBay made it official: Meg Whitman's stepping down, and John Donahoe's stepping up. No surprise, of course. When Whitman brought in Donahoe in 2005 to run marketplaces, which generate about 70 percent of the company's ...READ»

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Unit of OneREAD»

Who's SuperFast!

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

That's Showbiz!

A Spy in the House of Work.READ»

D Day for the Techno-Elite

The digital establishment storms the California desert for the Wall Street Journal's confab, "D."READ»

Water Cooler: Fat Talk

The Fast Company roundup of what you'll be talking about this month when you talk about work.READ»

eBay’s Chaos Theory

With its buyers swamped by a sea of choices-and its growth rate slowing-the online giant gambles on helping shoppers find what they want.READ»

Dropping the (Rocket)Boom

In the business world, headlines have been resounding with the news that PayPal's president is leaving Ebay. The announcement has led to a stock drop, as well as speculation about what it means for Meg Whitman's eventual succession. ...READ»

Gavin Newsom Wants to Be Governor of California. Would You Hire Him?

The controversial mayor of San Francisco wants to upgrade to the governor's mansion. Would you hire this pretty face to run the world's eighth-largest economy?READ»

It's an eBay World After All

If the volume of business on eBay is any indication, then the old saw "one man's trash is another man's treasure" seems to have global resonance. Among the many fascinating tidbits in last night's CNBC special on the company was this ...READ»

Valley of the Jobs

Gary Megennis explains why confidence and fearlessness top blue-chip credentials and process in Silicon Valley.READ»

Most Downloaded Dude in the World

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party

The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»

The Leading Edge - Obama, Clinton '08

Obama, Clinton ‘08 with Bill as Secretary of State Since I am not running for office, I respectfully exercise my right to change my mind or as I prefer to view it, have my opinion evolve. In a prior blog, “Why I switched to ...READ»