Satya Nadella Quotes

I don't know if a company can have a soul, but I like to think it can.

I think the company that has the clearest set of values is Amazon. That company knows what it is. It may be that it's not your cup of tea, but every single person at that company knows what the Amazon values are.

An organization's culture of purpose answers the critical questions of who it is and why it exists. They have a culture of purpose beyond making a profit.

Make it clear up front what the aim of the company is. Stay true to your authentic vision.

When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.

Our culture is the foundation for our company.

I think culture is a big word for corporate character.

I live, breathe, and die by what kind of company we're creating.

With the full power of our 360,000 people, we said to the external world, 'This is what we believe at Accenture is the right thing to do, and gender equality is among the business principles which are fundamental for a company, and we want this to be known outside.'

Each company is different because they get their DNA from the founders.

The more a business is able to develop and articulate a core purpose and engage with millennials, who equate purpose with business excellence, the greater chances for long-term success.

For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.

No communication technology has ever disappeared, but instead becomes increasingly less important as the technological horizon widens.

Changes that used to take place in 50 years now happen in a handful of years . . . or even months. And how we deal with that changing technology explains almost everything.

They're the problems of poverty, of the rights of the individual, of the changes brought about by technology. They're the ones that count, more than religion!

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.

Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches: Banality soothes our nerves.

The technology is already incredible and will improve massively in the next few years. Think about what you could do.

In a contest between new technology and old ways of life, it is the traditional rhythms that will hold. Traditional societies make up more than two-thirds of the world, the two-thirds that will not be going online to "save" time but will remain wedded to the knowledge that if the bus doesn't come that day, it will come someday. After all, there is nothing but time.

When the industrial revolution happened there was the Luddistic movement, and there was a fear that machinery would replace all the labor. Whenever we had a technological revolution we had this fear. So if you look backwards, these fears were not justified, and I think they were driven by our very human inability to visualize what new jobs will be created by this new technology.

Apple stood for something and had a reason for being that wasn't just about making money.

With the new technology that keeps entering the media, film composers are constantly being placed in new learning situations. Acknowledging this and realizing that one must keep up, I maintain, nonetheless, that the real creative power is in the mind and heart of the composer.

People often mistake technology for a static picture. It's less like a picture and more like a movie. It's the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It's the acceleration.

Having a clear mission and making sure you know that mission and making sure that mission comes through the company is probably the most important thing you can do for both culture and values.

When new technologies impose themselves on societies long habituated to older technologies, anxieties of all kinds result.