Comments on: Hurd: HP's founders would be appalled

In testimony to Congress on Thursday, Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said he wishes he had asked more questions.

[marileev]

Hurd'll Keep His Job

HP CEO Mark Hurd will come away from HPGate with his job in tact. He's doing a good job of acknowledging his role in the scandal, while being non-committal.

I'm sure HP's Board and shareholders are happy with statements like: "I am accountable for everything that's sent to me, I pick my spots where I dive for details."

Now that he's got Patricia Dunn's job as HP Chair I'm sure the board'll drive him and whoever's named HP's new Chief Ethics Officer to abide by HPs' policies & values http://www.iwantmyess.com/?p=104

There are better ways to keep a competitive edge http://www.essentialsecurity.com/news.htm?id=43

[dogofwar26]

Where's the Leadership?

Since when is "I was too occupied digging in the weeds in other places to bother" a valid excuse for the CEO of a company to be held personally responsible for malfeascance? Maybe if he were the COO. But certainly not as CEO. This is the difference between being a manager and a leader!

This sorry saga demonstrates that HP's issues are deeper than operational improvements (i.e. layoffs, cost cutting, salesforce reorg, etc.) can address.

Hurd has proven adept at cutting costs and squeezing employees into delivering for the quarter. Both at NCR and HP he is unproven as a positive moral and ethical force. Whether his actions (or the actions of people in his employ) violate the law or not, the CEO should be held personally responsible for failing to set the right moral example for the company.

His performance to date should have no bearing as to whether he remains CEO or not. Leaders accept personal responsibility (and the fallout that comes with it). Hurd should resign.

[engineer's wife]

HP's founders would be appalled

That's probably true, but they'd also be appalled at the protection given to reporters who were probably guilty of eliciting leaks from HP employees. That's the real story here - reporters who practice insider crime themselves by attempting to bribe or coerce corporate employees into leaking information. Why isn't anyone digging deeper in THIS end of the story??

[engineer's wife]

HP's founders would be appalled

That's probably true, but they'd also be appalled at the protection given to reporters who were probably guilty of eliciting leaks from HP employees. That's the real story here - reporters who practice insider crime themselves by attempting to bribe or coerce corporate employees into leaking information. Why isn't anyone digging deeper in THIS end of the story??

[freq]

fear of punishment is no way to lead america!!

running around with a pitch fork!? Invent! or Else!! no thanks bigbro.. HP execs kinda deserve it though.. all execs that use these practices do.. who wants to code for a jerk...

and there are hardly any niches left to fill... the things to be done to get everything back on track show no signes of profit..

"living wages are not in the peoples will..." - and you can quote me on that!