He added, for instance, that it was a good move for Mayer to reverse a previously made decision to return excess cash to stockholders, which he said would have been a "very stupid thing to do."

Earlier this month, Mayer all U.S. part-time and full-time employees their choice of an , Samsung, Nokia or HTC . Citing another internal memo, Business Insider reported that Mayer, who in August made all , for full-time employees, wanted Yahoo workers using the same technology that their users do.

Free food and phones aside, Mayer needs to let employees know that she has a solid plan, according to Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group.

"From what I'm hearing, she'll lay out the lines of business that they'll be focusing on going forward and their goals," he added. "It has to be specific enough so that everyone understands which individual parts of Yahoo are most relevant and how they'll each contribute to the whole. From what I hear, she has a maniacal focus on the user experience, which, if true, can only be a good thing."

One of the big questions is whether Yahoo's future will include a focus on search.