Microsoft CEO: From employee to boss, this 7-word question changed satya Nadella's life
Microsoft CEO satya Nadella has shared his experience of becoming CEO in an interview. He told how one question changed his life forever.
Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO satya Nadella shared his experience of becoming CEO during an interview at Axel Springer's Berlin headquarters. He told how a question had put him into deep thought for a short time. satya Nadella paved the way for his CEO journey under company founder bill gates and former microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and led many projects in the company. In the interview, satya Nadella said that Steve Ballmer leaving the post of CEO was like a shock for him because he had no idea that one day Steve would leave the company.
4 people were involved in the race for CEO
After Steve Ballmer's departure, satya Nadella said that one day one of the board members asked him the question, 'Do you want to become the CEO?' ("Do you want to be the CEO?). Hearing this question, Nadella went into shock for a short time. In the interview, he said that this question was going to change his life and he had never thought like this before. He will become the CEO of the company. Answering the question of the board member, satya Nadella said I will become the CEO only when you want, that is, only when the board decides, he will take charge of the company. After their mutual discussion, the board members decided to appoint him as the CEO. Decided to appoint a new CEO.
Apart from satya Nadella, three other people were also involved in the race for microsoft CEO, which included the names of ford CEO Alan Mullally, former nokia CEO stephen Elop, and former Skype President Tony Bates.
Steve Ballmer gave this advice
After leaving the post of CEO, Steve Ballmer advised satya Nadella that whatever responsibility is being given to you, you should fulfill it as you are. He also said that one should not think ahead now and adjust to whatever comes next. After hearing these things, Nadella started his CEO journey in 2014, which is going great till now.
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