[greenyoda]

"Mayer insists on personally reviewing every new recruit, a practice that supporters say brings needed discipline to the company."

For a company the size of Yahoo (or any company that's bigger than a small business), having the CEO review every hire is the worst kind of micromanagement and sends the message to her managers that she doesn't trust them to do what they're paid to do. It also means that Mayer is spending less time doing the things that really are her job as CEO.

[KNoureen]

Micromanagment is not always a bad thing, and Steve Jobs is one shining example of this. Of course not everyone is good at it, but time will tell how this ends up.

My guess is that current management have become stale, comfortable and somewhat corrupted. Recruiting favors those with connections within the company, not the ones with experience, knowledge or brilliance. She could of course outright fire managers, but that could lead to worse consequences than micromanagment would.

Anyway, time will tell.