Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Major organizational changes, covering everything from recruiting and branding to regulatory approvals and marketing, happened in rapid succession, with a hard deadline of 12 months to get it all done for the IPO — and 18 months from the IPO until our full separation from GE. Of course, the journey isn’t over.

Management 9

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And so began that auspicious trip in May of 2005, in which Semel, Yang, Coppel, and I set out to meet dozens of business leaders and government officials over the course of a whirlwind week. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters. Yahoo had failed at first too, of course.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Stellar recruitment is vital, of course, but it can be easy for an HR organization to myopically focus on delivering those services in their efforts to serve leaders and be a strategic partner. Today Uber is no startup, with 11,000 employees, not including its drivers, and a 2017 market value at IPO that is estimated as $28–$70 billion.

Compliance 9

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 9