It was probably inevitable that most obituaries of Patricia Dunn would stress the front-page scandal that ended her business career in 2006 over the impressive but quieter achievements that preceded it. I wrote a book about this scandal, called “Spygate,“ … Continue reading →

Mark Hurd is exiting HP as he entered the company five years ago: complaining bitterly about leaks to the press. He had every right to be angry in 2005, when Business Week jumped the gun on the news of his … Continue reading →

The role that HP General Counsel Michael Holston played in the belated downfall of CEO Mark Hurd is worth highlighting. As detailed in The Big Lie, Hurd probably deserved to be fired as early as 2006, his second year in … Continue reading →