Important Words From the New Microsoft CEO

Great advice for engineers from the new leader of Microsoft - Satya Nadella (from Microsoft Names New Chief - New York Times today):

"Mr. Nadella, who has been married for 22 years and has three children, counts cricket and poetry among his hobbies. In an email to Microsoft employees on Tuesday morning, he wrote that he is “defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning.” “I buy more books than I can finish,” he wrote. “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.” Mr. Nadella showed ambition early in his career. He received degrees in engineering and computer science, then earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business while working full time at Microsoft. He flew to Chicago from Seattle to attend classes on the weekend, according to Steven Kaplan, a professor at the school who taught Mr. Nadella in a course on entrepreneurial finance and private equity."