Comment by mehulashah
3 days ago
I spent 9 months at IBM in 1999. At that time, Lou’s legacy had already been solidified. He saved IBM. While not everyone agreed with his decisions, there was a culture of both honesty to customers and innovation that permeated the company. In contrast, look what happened to HP without such great leadership. Once a shining light in Silicon Valley, it turned into a shell of its former self.
Maybe not a great contrast there. HP and IBM entered the "shell of their former selves" stage of development at roughly the same time.
It can be argued that the real HP became Agilent and Keysight.
What's the corporate culture like at those companies?