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Hit Refresh

By: Satya Nadella, Bill Gates - foreword
Narrated by: Shridhar Solanki, Satya Nadella
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The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone

Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era.

LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

Satya Nadella grew up in India, studied in the US and went on to become Microsoft’s third CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. In Hit Refresh he offers a unique view of the transformation happening inside one of the world’s most iconic tech companies, and the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced – including artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing.

Nadella examines how people, organisations and societies can and must transform – ‘hit refresh’ – in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet at its core, this book is about humans, and how one of our essential qualities – empathy – will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will alter the status quo as never before.

©2017 Satya Nadella (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers Business Engineering Professionals & Academics Technology Thought-Provoking Inspiring
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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.

Pretty ok, with some insightful points

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An inspiring and insightful account of his work. Though some part is very microsoft-centric. However, can be used to learn on how to refresh a company/corporation even one as big as Microsoft.

Inspiring

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loved it. it provides valuable insights to the role of technology leader in our society

Great book

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I only wish it was longer. It was an excellent listen - highly recommend. I will probably listen to it again.

Inspiring!

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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.

Quite inspiring...

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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.

wonderful read...

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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.

Fantastic

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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.

Great insight to an empathetic leader

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I can see now what Microsoft world view is very clearly. This book is like a roadmap for their plans. There are some interesting insights.

interesting read to understand their mind set

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

Brilliant read

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