Management sections of the world's leading media in the last week are full of reports on Marissa Mayer, the former vicepresident of Google, changing her position to the CEO of Google's competitor Yahoo. The question whether Mayer is able to increase sales of Yahoo, which is doing worse and worse primarily because of competition with Google and Facebook, have started to be discussed even further after it became clear that she is pregnant and expects the birth of her son in October.
Marissa Mayer (37) studied computer science at the Stanford University. She has worked at Google for thirteen years, she joined the company in 1999 as the employee number 20. She worked on many projects from the internet search and e-mail to maps and location services. She is one of the most influential women in the technology industry often described as a mathematical genius and the prototype of a successful and ambitious manager.
Mayer had informed Yahoo about herr pregnancy before she accepted then offer to become its head. According to her words, the company accepted the fact with an "adult" attitude. The new CEO wants to stay on maternity leave just for a few weeks and work even during this short time. That stirred up the debate about whether women really can have everything in life and Mayer therefore attracts the attention of the entire management world.
The CNN website summed up the basic ideas of Marissa Mayer's living and working philosophy that helped her to reach the top. We will seen very soon whether the philosophy will be still successful.
Throw away your uncertainty
Do even the things you are not 100% ready for. This will help you grow.
Protect what's important to you
You cannot have everything but you can have what is really important to you. Find out what it is.
Work with smart people
Search for an environment where you can surround yourself with smart people who will bring you new challenges.
Keep an outside perspective
Use your hobbies to improve in your work.
Think of the target customer
The customer always comes first. Assess every ideas using the customer's eyes.
Break boundaries
When someone says something is impossible, try to find a solution anyway.
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