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Hit Refresh

By: Satya Nadella, Bill Gates - foreword
Narrated by: Shridhar Solanki, Satya Nadella
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From the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, an inspiring account of the transformation of an organisation and the coming transformation of humanity.

As told by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Hit Refresh is the story of corporate change and reinvention as well as the story of Nadella's personal journey, one that is taking place today inside a storied technology company, and one that is coming in all of our lives as intelligent machines become more ambient and more ubiquitous. It's about how people, organisations and societies can and must hit refresh - transform - in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, relevance and renewal.

At the core it's about us humans and our unique qualities, like empathy, which will become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt like never before. As much a humanist as a technologist, Nadella defines his mission and that of the company he leads as empowering every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more.

©2017 Satya Nadella (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

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Fantastic

Thanks to Satya and the co-authors for providing an insight in to the future that Microsoft sees. A great book about technology, trust, empathy and business.

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An interesting story but I found it very repetitive and fluffy with not allot of substance

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Pretty ok, with some insightful points

I enjoyed the book, but it felt a bit markety at times. Interesting to see the transformation in Microsoft and how it views it's social responsibility. I just wish it spoke more about how to went about building it's people and strategy.

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Brilliant read

Satya is a brilliant storyteller. A powerful and eye opening read. A fantastic insight into Microsoft

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Interesting enough, but very fluffy

While I enjoyed parts of the book, it could easily have been condensed in a blog or the likes.
Parts of Satya's thinking challenged the way we should think about the world and its challenges, however, the majority just felt like observations and ramblings.
Not disappointed that a listened to it, but wouldn't hurry to reccomend it

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Little by the way of substance here

I found this a little dull, it sounds more like a corporate memo, taking great care never to offend or in anyway bring Microsoft into disrepute. disappointed

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excellent book

exceptional narration, great insight into what coming into microsoft, AI, quantum computing, empathy, loved his personal story

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Great insight to an empathetic leader

Satya has shown that leading a company by transforming the culture results in a successful and profitable company. This book provides great insight into his upbringing, challenges a he grows over 20 years at Microsoft. It also details how he sees Technology and it's future in our society.

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wonderful read...

it was a great read. Narrator is equally good. I was expecting a bit more of personal experience, encounters and their impact on shaping of his journey.

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Quite inspiring...

Never heard anyone repeatedly assert their being CEO of a company like a mantra as he did in this book.

I guess Satya Nadella wants to assure everyone that he's in charge and that he's not a puppet of Bill Gates. I just feel that it's unnecessarily obvious because he's leading Microsoft in an entirely different direction than the other 2 CEOs before him. Microsoft is more respected now as a technology company under him than at anytime in the company's history. That in itself is already marvelous achievement.

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