If you don't have a real stake in the new, then just surviving on the old - even if it is about efficiency - I don't think is a long-term game.
Satya NadellaRead
I want everyone inside of Microsoft to take that responsibility. This is not about top-line growth. This is not about bottom-line growth. This is about us individually having a growth mindset.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility and a growth mindset over mere financial metrics.
Satya Nadella's quote highlights that the true measure of success at Microsoft is not just about increasing profits or revenue, but rather about each individual taking responsibility for their personal growth and development. By fostering a growth mindset, employees can adapt, learn, and innovate, which in turn can contribute to the overall success of the company.
Themes
GrowthMindsetResponsibilityInnovationSuccess
In practice
Example use cases
In a team meeting to inspire collaboration and personal development.
More from Satya Nadella
All quotes →You look at marketing: everything that's happening in marketing is digitized. Everything that's happening in finance is digitized. So pretty much every industry, every function in every industry, has a huge element that's driven by information technology. It's no longer discrete.
Satya NadellaRead
What matters is 'Have you done a better job of making our experiences feel like home on Windows?' That's our real goal, and that's what we're going to stay focused on.
Satya NadellaRead
If you don't jump on the new, you don't survive.
Satya NadellaRead
At Microsoft, we're aspiring to have a living, learning culture with a growth mindset that allows us to learn from ourselves and our customers. These are the key attributes of the new culture at Microsoft, and I feel great about how it seems to be resonating and how it's seen as empowering.
Satya NadellaRead
Without a doubt, I wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap.
Satya NadellaRead
Similar quotes
I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.
Haile GebrselassieRead
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.
Benjamin FranklinRead
Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.
Sandra Day O'ConnorRead
And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It's so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they'd rather clean the toilet than do the writing.
Octavia ButlerRead
I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.
Will SmithRead
Always strive to make the next hour better than this one.
Og MandinoRead