Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2018-03-12
Books mentioned on 324. Extra: Satya Nadella Full Interview
Stephen Dubner's conversation with the C.E.
Satya Nadella discussed Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hit Refresh
Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella is a 2017 memoir by Microsoft's CEO detailing the company's internal cultural transformation and technological future.
Discussed“If anything, you know, my entire purpose of this book, at least, was, look, this process is a continuous process of renewal.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Hit Refresh
“It was recorded in September, soon after Nadella published a book called Hit Refresh, the quest to rediscover Microsoft's soul and imagine a better future for everyone.”
Passing Hit Refresh
“You voted against it, as you write in your book. But the deal wound up going through a few months after you were appointed CEO.”
Passing Mindset
“Even the books, like everything, whether it's Nonviolent Communication or Carol Dweck's Mindset, were all books my wife introduced me to there.”
Passing Nonviolent Communication
“Even the books, like everything, whether it's Nonviolent Communication or Carol Dweck's Mindset, were all books my wife introduced me to there.”
Passing Hit Refresh
“And I write about this in the book as well, which is I think empathy is only developed through your life's experience.”
Passing Hit Refresh
“I don't think even that interview question I write about, I always ask myself,”
Plugged Hit Refresh
“No, we are sending copies to every employee and it's an annotated edition. So we have, in fact, it's called not hit refresh but it's F5”
Passing Hit Refresh
“and you hope that the integration is going well you can actually observe it”