He had been suffering from severe cerebral palsy. Zain was born weighing just three pounds, was visually impaired, and had limited communication capabilities. His life changed forever with the birth of his first born, Zain who passed away in February 2022. Satya Nadella with his wife, Anu and son, late Zain Nadella Little did he know that his second-best choice would make him number one in life! Interestingly, the top CEO who is still obsessed with cricket attributes many of his leadership qualities to lessons that he learned as a cricket player. So, the junior Nadella started working on a passion that came second on list after cricket – computers. Incidentally, Satya too, struggled to hone his skills in the game beyond a certain level. His father, Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar, an IAS officer, however was not keen on Satya playing cricket instead of focussing on his studies. As a kid, Satya was mesmerised by the charms of cricketers who hailed from the city, and wanted to be a professional cricketer. His mother, Prabhavati Yugandhar, was a Sanskrit professor. Nadella was born in Hyderabad in a Telugu family. Childhood passions – cricket and computers Nadella has aligned himself well with his organization’s outlook putting the alchemy of purpose, innovation and empathy at the centre of all that he pursues – from the products that his team launches, the new markets that they enter to the employees, customers and partners they work with. Windows Office, Xbox, Surface, our servers and Microsoft Cloud – all of these products have become digital platforms upon which individuals and organizations can build their own dreams.” “Microsoft has always been at its best when it commits personal passion to a broader purpose. Reminiscing about his organization’s larger purpose Nadella writes: His journey is a strong testament that if one makes the best of what has come one’s way, keep the passion alive for achievements, never let die the dream then reaching where one intends to be is not impossible. Today, the man who was conferred Padma Bhushan in 2022, is an inspiration to millions. Microsoft past and current CEOs: Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer on Nadella’s first day as CEO So, he instead took up electrical engineering with the hunch that it would help him get closer to computers and software. The young Nadella wanted to study computer science, but was not able to get into the stream. So, he went on to study at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) instead. I didn’t go to the elite Indian Institute of Technology (IITs),” he mentions while informing in his memoir that he flunked its entrance exam. Satya Nadella had been a good student but not an extraordinary one. He never regretted his decision in the last three decades! Making the best of what life had in store To work for a company filled with people who believe they were on a mission to change the world, was his reason to join the organisation in 1992. Joining Microsoft at the age of 25 after a short stint at Sun Microsystems, Satya Nadella climbed up the ladder to become the third CEO of the organisation in 2014. Writing about empathy in his memoir, Nadella remarks “This unique quality will become even more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status quo like never before.” Global Indian turns it spotlight on the inspirational success story of the Indian-origin CEO who lives in Bellevue, Washington. The bestseller has a warm foreword by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. Little did I know then that I would soon learn empathy in a deeply personal way,” writes Nadella in his memoir Hit Refresh. “Somehow, I got the job but Richard’s (interviewer’s) words have remained with me to this day. The interviewer was certainly not satisfied and pointed out that Nadella needs to build empathy, as the first thing that would be required in such a scenario is to pick up the baby. Instead of giving him an engineering problem, coding scenario or grilling about his education and experiences the interviewer had asked him what would he do if he sees a crying baby lying on a street. After a full day of interviews with various engineering leaders who tested his intellectual capabilities, Nadella had met the last interviewer of the selection process. Ironically, it was lack of empathy that had nearly cost him the chance to join the organisation 30 years back. (June 18, 2022) Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, the American multinational company is well known for leading with empathy.
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