Hit Refresh#

Started on 2022-12-17; updated on 2022-12-30

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Started on middle of November; finished on Dec. 29, 2022 Personal rating: ⭐⭐⭐

作者是微软的第三任CEO(微软40多年的历史里也就只有三任CEO而已)。作为在任CEO，作者回顾了自己的成长经历(在印度以及来美国加入微软后)，成为CEO的历程以及抱负。作者也分享了自己作为领导者的哲学，在成为CEO后为重塑微软文化所作的努力。此外，作者花了本书大部分篇幅来介绍自己在成为CEO后带领微软重回昨日荣光的心路历程，对于公司的未来发展的思考，对站在由大数据，AI和量子计算机等技术变革所引领的又一次技术革命前夕的人类社会的未来的思考和展望。提出了自己的洞见和建议。

last updated on: 2022-12-30

Some reading notes:

  • The first principle is to compete vigorously and with passion in the face of uncertainty and intimidation.

  • One reflection, a second principle is simple the importance of putting your team first, ahead of your personal statistics and recognition

  • There are of course many lessons and principles one can take from cricket, but for me a third is the central importance of leadership

  • I think that is perhaps the number one thing that leaders have to do: to bolster the confidence of the people you’re leading.

  • Leadership means making choices and then rallying the team around the choices.

  • Any institution-building comes from having a clear vision and culture that works to motivate progress both top-down and bottom-up.

  • 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 fo the conventional wisdom.

  • Culture is made up of acts that become habitual and accrue to something coherent and meaningful.

  • A leader has to have an idea what to do – to innovate in the face of fear and inertia.

  • The first is to bring clarity to those you work with.

  • Second, leaders generate energy, not only on their own teams but across the company .

  • Third, and finally, they find a way to deliver success, to make things happen.