Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella

BATB score: 6/10 🤖

meh. introduction to Microsoft company culture and 2030s vision under Satya Nadella’s ruling; fun fact, AI investment was already in the works since 2017 👏 Microsoft and OpenAI 🚀

Best for: if you are applying for a director role at Microsoft

Best to: mister growth mindset, c in ceo stands for culture, one team one dream, learning from on-ground consumers, partners, and competitors, serving a sole north star “to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more (via Microsoft tech)” 🪐

Best as: E(Empathy) + SV(Shared Values) + SR(Safety and Reliability) = T/t(Trust over time)

BATB lingering thought: well, wartime vs peace time leaders, aggressive kpis vs culture softie, a CEO memoir to openly share learnings vs a CEO’s PR + marketing stunt 🤷‍♀️

Best quotes: “One brilliant character who does not put team first can destroy the entire team.”

“Leadership means making choices and then rallying the team around those choices.”

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

“C in CEO stands for Culture. The CEO is the curator of an organization’s culture.”

“To be a leader in this company, your job is to find the rose petals in a field of shit.”