You may recall that even though this is a technology column, I did predict that Nancy Pelosi would be a problem for Obama, and that both Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina would lose. What was missing in all three cases is leadership. In the technology market, the most visible leader is Apple and the strongest non-Apple leader may not be Microsoft, HP or Dell — but Best Buy. In the context of what was an avoidable thumping and a presidency that is still on track to be a single term unless the leadership problem is addressed, I’ll examine Best Buy’s leadership this week.
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Obama, Palin, Best Buy and Lessons in Leadership
Posted by: Rob Enderle November 8, 2010 05:00 AMYou may recall that even though this is a technology column, I did predict that Nancy Pelosi would be a problem for Obama, and that both Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina would lose. What was missing in all three cases is leadership. In the technology market, the most visible leader is Apple and the strongest non-Apple leader may not be Microsoft, HP or Dell — but Best Buy. In the context of what was an avoidable thumping and a presidency that is still on track to be a single term unless the leadership problem is addressed, I’ll examine Best Buy’s leadership this week.