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Sacha Nadella was in fact very different from either of Microsoft's previous CEOs Especially the one he'd be replacing. Where Steve Ballmer projected absolute confidence and assurance Sacha prioritized asking questions where Steve saw the job as leading strongly from the top Sacha sought as building a more open conduit for ideas He wanted to be the kind of CEO that would make room for feedback and Foster a culture that rewards new ideas, but as different as Steve was from Sacha Steve was also the one who advised him to be himself.

To achieve massive scale, you don’t just need founders, you also need a re-founder – someone to come in at a later stage to keep the mission and culture on track. As Microsoft’s third CEO ever — after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer — Satya Nadella is doing just that. He’s fostered a culture at Microsoft that rewards new ideas and makes room for feedback. Satya discusses how, as Chairman and CEO, he has transformed Microsoft from a cutthroat culture towards embracing social networks, collaboration, and cloud. Plus, Satya and Reid reminisce about the early conversations that led to Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn. With guest David Mandel, showrunner of Veep.

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