| Description |
xi, 288 pages : illustration ; 21 cm |
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From Hyderabad to Redmond -- Learning to Lead -- New Mission, New Momentum -- A Cultural Renaissance -- Friends or Frenemies? -- Beyond the Cloud -- The Trust Equation -- The Future of Humans and Machines -- Restoring Economic Growth for Everyone. |
| Summary |
"The New York Times bestseller Hit Refresh is about individual change, the transformation happening inside Microsoft, and the arrival of the technologies that will soon impact all of our lives -- the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced -- artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. It's about how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform and 'hit refresh' in their persistent quests for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation, tracing his personal journey from a childhood in India to a leader of some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. He shares his meditations as a current CEO -- one less known than the brainy Bill Gates and energetic Steve Ballmer. He tells the inside story of how a company rediscovered its soul -- transforming everything from culture to competitive focus to industry partnerships. As much a humanist as an engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of technology and the potential impact to society, delivering a call to action for world leaders. 'Ideas excite me,' Nadella explains. 'Empathy grounds and centers me.' Hit Refresh is a set of reflections, meditations, and recommendations presented as algorithms from a principal, deliberative leader searching for improvement -- for himself, for a storied company, and for society." -- From publisher's description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Nadella, Satya.
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Microsoft Corporation -- History.
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Microsoft Corporation -- Employees -- Biography.
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Chief executive officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Computer software industry -- United States.
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Organizational change.
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Information society.
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Technology -- Social aspects.
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Empathy.
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| Genre |
Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Shaw, Greg (Microsoft executive), author.
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Nichols, Jill Tracie, author.
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Gates, Bill, 1955- writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
0062959727 (paperback) |
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9780062959720 (paperback) |
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