Carol Bartz

On January 13, 2009, Yahoo! announced that Carol Bartz, former chief executive of Autodesk, had accepted an offer to become the company's next CEO.Washington Post: Former Autodesk Exec Carol Bartz Is New Yahoo CEO... (January 13, 2009)

During Yahoo!'s April 21, 2009, earnings call, Bartz used the f-word. While talking about the company's management structure, Bartz stated, "You have three people telling project engineers what to do, and nobody's f--king doing anything." This came as Yahoo! announced that it will be laying off roughly 5% of its workforce.CNNMoney.com: Yahoo to slash workforce as sales drop (April 21, 2009)

• Intel CorporationAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• Cisco SystemsAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• NetAppAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• Foundation for the National Medals of Science and TechnologyAutodesk: Carol Bartz

• 2005: 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, FortuneAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 2005: 50 Women to Watch, Wall Street JournalAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 2005: The World’s 30 Most Respected CEOs, Barron’sAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 2005 and 2004: World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, ForbesAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 2004: Women in Technology List, Business WeekAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 2003: Ada Lovelace Award, Association for Women in ComputingAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 2001: Ernst & Young’s Northern California Master Entrepreneur of the YearAutodesk: Carol Bartz
• 1997: Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of FameAutodesk: Carol Bartz

"Oh! You must fail! You must fail. If you don't fail, you don't know the degrees of success. It's like, say, skiing. You have to fall down to learn how to be a better skier. I happen to be a big gardener, and if you don't kill a lot of plants along the way, you don't know how to garden."The Tech: An Interview with Carol Bartz