First e mail from Shri Satya Nadella ,CEO of Microsoft

First e mail from Shri Satya Nadella ,CEO of Microsoft

From: Satya Nadella
To: All Employees
Date: Feb. 4, 2014
Subject: RE: Satya Nadella – Microsoft’s New CEO

Today is a very humbling day for me. It reminds me of my very first day at Microsoft, 

22 years ago. Like you, I had a choice about where to come to work. I came here 

because I believed Microsoft was the best company in the world. I saw then how

 clearly we empower people to do magical things with our creations and ultimately 

make the world a better place. I knew there was no better company to join if I wanted

 to make a difference. This is the very same inspiration that continues to drive me today.

It is an incredible honor for me to lead and serve this great company of ours. Steve and

 Bill have taken it from an idea to one of the greatest and most universally admired

 companies in the world. I’ve been fortunate to work closely with both Bill and Steve 

in my different roles at Microsoft, and as I step in as CEO, I've asked Bill to devote 

additional time to the company, focused on technology and products. I’m also looking

 forward to working with John Thompson as our new Chairman of the Board.

While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more. Our industry does not

 respect tradition — it only respects innovation. This is a critical time for the industry 

and for Microsoft. Make no mistake, we are headed for greater places — as technology

 evolves and we evolve with and ahead of it. Our job is to ensure that Microsoft thrives 

in a mobile and cloud-first world.

As we start a new phase of our journey together, I wanted to share some background

 on myself and what inspires and motivates me.

Who am I?

I am 46. I’ve been married for 22 years and we have 3 kids. And like anyone else,

 a lot of what I do and how I think has been shaped by my family and my overall life

 experiences. Many who know me say I am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for 

learning. I buy more books than I can finish. I sign up for more online courses than 

I can complete. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, 

you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge

 all define me.

Why am I here?

I am here for the same reason I think most people join Microsoft — to change

 the world through technology that empowers people to do amazing things. I know

 it can sound hyperbolic — and yet it’s true. We have done it, we’re doing it today,

 and we are the team that will do it again.

I believe over the next decade computing will become even more ubiquitous and

 intelligence will become ambient. The coevolution of software and new hardware

 form factors will intermediate and digitize — many of the things we do and experience

 in business, life and our world. This will be made possible by an ever-growing network

 of connected devices, incredible computing capacity from the cloud, insights from 

big data, and intelligence from machine learning.

This is a software-powered world.

It will better connect us to our friends and families and help us see, express, and 

share our world in ways never before possible. It will enable businesses to engage 

customers in more meaningful ways.

I am here because we have unparalleled capability to make an impact.

Why are we here?

In our early history, our mission was about the PC on every desk and home, a goal 

we have mostly achieved in the developed world. Today we’re focused on a broader 

range of devices. While the deal is not yet complete, we will welcome to our family 

Nokia devices and services and the new mobile capabilities they bring us.

As we look forward, we must zero in on what Microsoft can uniquely contribute to 

the world. The opportunity ahead will require us to reimagine a lot of what we have

 done in the past for a mobile and cloud-first world, and do new things.

We are the only ones who can harness the power of software and deliver it through

 devices and services that truly empower every individual and every organization. 

We are the only company with history and continued focus in building platforms and

 ecosystems that create broad opportunity.

Qi Lu captured it well in a recent meeting when he said that Microsoft uniquely 

empowers people to "do more." This doesn’t mean that we need to do more things, 

ut that the work we do empowers the world to do more of what they care about — 

get stuff done, have fun, communicate and accomplish great things. This is the core 

of who we are, and driving this core value in all that we do — be it the cloud or device 

experiences — is why we are here.

What do we do next?

To paraphrase a quote from Oscar Wilde — we need to believe in the impossible and 

remove the improbable.

This starts with clarity of purpose and sense of mission that will lead us to imagine the

 impossible and deliver it. We need to prioritize innovation that is centered on our core

 value of empowering users and organizations to “do more.” We have picked a set of 

high-value activities as part of our One Microsoft strategy. And with every service and

 device launch going forward we need to bring more innovation to bear around these 

scenarios.

Next, every one of us needs to do our best work, lead and help drive cultural change. 

We sometimes underestimate what we each can do to make things happen and 

overestimate what others need to do to move us forward. We must change this.

Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work 

happens when you know that it's not just work, but something that will improve other

 people's lives. This is the opportunity that drives each of us at this company.

Many companies aspire to change the world. But very few have all the elements required: 

talent, resources, and perseverance. Microsoft has proven that it has all three in 

abundance. And as the new CEO, I can’t ask for a better foundation.

Let’s build on this foundation together.

Satya

(Source: Microsoft News Center)