When it came down to it, Carly Fiorina couldn't transform HP into a computer titan to rival IBM or its other major competitors. That failure, coupled with problems with other key company technology - namely growing HP's storage and server business - cost her her job last week when HP's board dismissed her. At the helm since 1999, Fiorina over the years tried to revamp "the HP way" and reshape the company with the controversial merger with Compaq, all in the face of mounting criticism. In the end, Fiorina was pushed out as a micromanaging leader who couldn't execute on HP's strategy quickly enough, experts say While the board stressed that in ousting Fiorina they were not questioning the company's strategy, rather her ability to execute that strategy analysts and observers renewed calls for HP to reorganize.
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