In one of the most widely scrutinized CEO successions ever, Microsoft directors selected insider Satya Nadella to run the company, only their third CEO pick in the firm’s nearly 40-year history. His challenges will be enormous. For starters, he will be running a $75 billion+ enterprise with some 100,000 employees, an army of software engineers and many moving parts. For finishers, he will have to change its treads—redirect its strategy—while barreling down a highway with no map for what lies ahead.
How Microsoft Avoided the Peter Principle with Nadella
The company gave their new CEO enough time and support to make the leap.
February 06, 2014
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