Stack Ranking Is a Culture Killer at Microsoft

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stack ranking had become an notorious culture killer at Microsoft, and it was reviled within the company. The principle issue of any system like StackRank has is it doesn't leave room for judgement. Satcha helped reset Microsoft in his approach to acquiring new companies Including LinkedIn Another thing that I've seen in your leadership and personally seen Is a very intelligent approach to M&A and acquisitions There's obviously the LinkedIn side, which kind of started with some very early conversations. And then there's everything from Minecraft to GitHub And all of these others Okay, let's take a first principles rethink and a cultural evolution How has that shaped your approaches to M&C in terms of what kinds of companies you

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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