Satya Nadella Quotes

As a former CEO and senior executive, there was a time when I did not quite understand the profound impact a CEO has on the culture of a company, even though I always knew culture was important.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

People have asked me, 'Is it about Apple or is it about Jobs?' and I say it's about how a man becomes his company and the company becomes the man. That has only happened a few times, like it happened with Ford, I think, they became inextricably linked together.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

In my experience, it is the leader - the CEO - who plays the crucial role in creating and 'owning' an organization's culture, setting the tone, and executing on that consistently.

The culture or environment of a company starts from the top. The leadership. The leadership of a company sends a message to its employees of what is tolerated and what is not.

A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.

The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.

You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.

Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.

Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The most challenging part of being CEO is communicating to 200,000 people what you want done.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Set a clear, easy-to-understand vision for your company, and make it be a mission people believe in.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

People who dream of something bigger and better are good role models.