As you have probably heard, Google executive Marissa Mayer just took on a huge responsibility. I think it is fair to say that this will be life-changing, the kind of thing that will be the defining moment of her life.
That’s right. She’s going to have a baby.
Oh, and she’s also taking over as CEO of Yahoo.
It’s funny how the news has been reported. The New York Times devoted lots of coverage and space to Mayer’s move from Yahoo’s arch-rival Google and added in the eighth paragraph that, “In a bit of personal news” she’s pregnant.
On the other hand, there are already stories wondering if she knows what she’s doing taking over Yahoo with a baby on the way.
Of course she does. It is old news to learn that the CEO of a major corporation is a woman. The new frontier is a pregnant woman. Can she do it?
I don’t see why not. Mayer is already off to a better start than her predecessor, Scott Thompson, who only lasted four months after it was shown that he lied about his academic credentials.
And frankly, working women with babies is almost blase’. Mayer may be the most high-profile, but there are already thousands of high-powered women who have done this before. Being the CEO isn’t about working longer hours, or reading more spread sheets. It’s about making good decisions. Mayer, who gets rave reviews from her work at Google shows every potential for doing that.
She’s got a lot of problems. Yahoo can’t seem to figure out what it is. The leadership has been chaotic, and it has lost its buzz to Google. This is no sure thing. Mayer may be able to turn this around or she may not.
But I bet when she looks back on her life in 40 years the thing she will remember will be the birth of her child. That’s called perspective.
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