Former Google executive and now Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is wasting no time implementing a number of significant changes at the once proud Internet portal. Whether you like her or not, you simply can't deny that Mayer is an engaging and intelligent leader overflowing with moxie.
Former Google executive and now Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is wasting no time implementing a number of singificant changes at the once proud Internet portal. Whether you like her or not, you simply can’t deny that Mayer is an engaging and intelligent leader overflowing with moxie.
In the most recent example, Mayer reportedly assembled the Yahoo faithful for a meeting this past Tuesday where she unveiled her plan to help turn the company around. There, Mayer explained that from now on Yahoo would have a new metric by which it would decide what products/services to ship and get behind.
Business Insider reports:
Mayer’s rule: If a new product can’t be shipped in six months, and if it doesn’t have a realistic shot of reaching 100 million users or generate $100 million toward the company’s top line, then Yahoo will no longer bother.
While that may sound extreme at first glance, one of the ongoing problems with Yahoo is that the company has been moving as slow as molasses over the past many years. Getting people to aim high, and more importantly, get behind projects with a bonafide end-date is an important and smart move on Mayer’s part.
While it remains to be seen if Mayer can inject a bit of that Google spirit and success into Yahoo, so far I’m liking what I’m seeing.
And lastly, as a point of interest, Mayer last week also sent out an email directive to employees informing them that the company was parting ways with RIM and that employees could now choose between getting a smartphone from either Apple, Samsung, Nokia, or HTC.
An ostensibly small change, but indicative, perhaps, of the change to come.
