2013 IT Strategy Strategic Fit Succession 
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 12, 2014
Retaining a leader whose profile no longer fits the strategic imperatives of the business can have disastrous business consequences. Two poignant examples: Steve Ballmer was a strong fit for Microsoft’s challenges when he was promoted to CEO in 2000. Ballmer effectively led this shift and saw strong revenue growth from it.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
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. For finishers, he will have to change its treads—redirect its strategy—while barreling down a highway with no map for what lies ahead.
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