Looking for a New Style

The New York Times writes about the firing of Carly Fiorina...

The resignation brings to a close a rocky tenure for Ms. Fiorina, who oversaw Hewlett's controversial acquisition of the Compaq Computer in 2002. Her charisma and aggressive, top-down leadership style made her a highly visible personality in the consumer electronics industry (...)

...and Ben McConnell writes a very fitting comment...

Let's hope Fiorina's firing signals the demise of "aggressive, top-down leadership" in organizations that rely on collaborative, bottom-up teamwork and integrated customer involvement in decision-making and growth.

Nicely put !