“Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn.” – Satya Nadella
My ex-colleague from one of the training providers, who is based in Vietnam has introduced this book, “Hit Refresh” to me. The one that he read was in Vietnamese language. The last time he came to Penang, when we were at one of the major book stores… he said to me… “Dion, this book (where he pointed to at one of the book racks in the shop) is a good read… I read it in Vietnamese and I highly recommend it to you…”
Yup, I bought a few books that day and one of them… “Hit Refresh” by Satya Nadella. My ex-colleague was right… it is definitely a good book to read and I have picked up some key learning from the book; which I will share later in this blog.
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I have captured a few key learning from the book and I would like to share my favorites with you…
(1) Investment Strategy across 3 Growth Horizons
This model, I believe can be used by organizations to understand and strategize better. You just need a good facilitator to help with the session for your key leaders.
(2) Microsoft’s 3 C’s
Easy and straight-forward; covering three major focus for the organization’s sustainable growth. Can be a good reflection and discussion to test for readiness before implementing any new innovation.
(3) Satya’s Mental Model
How as a new CEO of a major organization focused on Value Creation. if we study the model, 3 out of 4 are focusing on people… I strongly believe that leadership is influence. How does one influence others to work with you and strive for excellence?
“Success can cause people to unlearn the habits that made them successful in the first place.” – Satya Nadella
Well, the key learning above that I have shared is important and another crucial learning that I have learnt from Satya is that, as leaders, we need to be humble and practice empathy; when we have the interest to seek to understanding others, we can build better trust that leads to strong relationship and influence.
Enjoy reading the book and let me know what you think. Looking forward to learning from you.
Have a great journey in learning.