“A leader must see the external opportunities and the internal capability and culture--and all of the connections among them--and respond to them before they become obvious parts of the conventional wisdom.”
"Every person, organization, and even society reaches a point at which they owe it to themselves to Hit Refresh -- to reenergize, renew, reframe, and rethink their purpose. If only it were as easy as punching that little refresh button on your browser. Sure, in this age of continuous updates and always-on technologies, hitting refresh may sound quaint, but still when it's done right, when people and culture re-create and refresh, a renaissance can be the result."
- Satya Nadella
Transformation
"Our greatest innovations come from teams who have the courage to experiment and learn."
- Satya Nadella
Teamwork
"Success can cause people to unlearn the habits that made them successful in the first place."
- Satya Nadella
Success
"I've often said that the best lines of computer code are like poetry. The writer struggles to compress so much thought and feeling into the fewest lines possible while still communicating the fullness of expression."
- Satya Nadella
Creativity
"Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn."
- Satya Nadella
Learning
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."
- Harvey Mackay
Leadership
"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."
- Angela Ahrendts
Leadership
"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."
- Stanley McChrystal
Leadership
"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
- Jack Welch
Leadership