Searching for HP’s Lost Soul

Aaron Ricadela in Bloomberg Businessweek on HP’s new CEO, Leo Apotheker:

HP has lost its soul. The first thing I wanted to do when I joined HP was listen to the people. The rank and file usually know about all the shortcomings.

Fair enough. What else?

I happen to know something about software.

How did things go as CEO at Apotheker’s previous employer?

Apotheker… resigned as CEO of German software maker SAP AG in February 2010 amid falling sales, clashes with unions over job cuts and a price increase that vexed customers.

Not so well, huh?