Key points David Rubenstein's Interview with Satya Nadella

I like reading biographies as well as listening to interviews and thoughts from key leaders of our times. I tend to share these videos with people close to me.  My boss is one of them and we exchange key ideas or lessons we personally learned.

The video link for the interview is embedded below (24 mins worth listening too):



Key points from Satya that are worth mentioning:

• Just be yourself. There is immense power in bringing your presence to the table you sit at (identity). 
• Innovation won't come about without listening. This is key for me as I lead some disruptive innovation in upcoming projects at work and in future consulting environments. 
• Empathetic listening leads to the building of a human organization. The stories of Satya's paraplegic children has given him empathy for the marginalized in society and shapes his thinking and decision-making process
• Concepts...capabilities...fostering capacities and capabilities builds culture. 
• Ability to see trends before they become conventional wisdom comes with your vintage views and patterns from different domain areas. This one is my extrapolation from the interview.