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2月4日，微軟宣布正式任命納德拉為微軟新任CEO,。從去年8月份宣布史蒂夫?鮑爾默退休的消息開始,，6個月的時間里,，各界都在猜測誰將從鮑爾默手中接過微軟的權(quán)杖。結(jié)果是納德拉,。他算是蓋茨的超級崇拜者,，比我早一年多加入微軟的他，也曾經(jīng)在Windows部門工作過,，我相信納德拉會把微軟文化延續(xù)下去,。
同時，微軟宣布了另一個重大決定：比爾?蓋茨卸任微軟董事會主席一職,，將由約翰?湯普森接任,。
蓋茨是創(chuàng)始人，而且是最大股東,，更是形象代表,。他的退出讓老微軟人，讓喜歡蓋茨和微軟的人傷心,。中國文化中,，董事長就是企業(yè)的“老板”，所以當聽到這個消息的時候,，很多人表示微軟蓋茨時代終結(jié)了,。蓋茨不應(yīng)該卸任，微軟幾十年風雨里,，蓋茨一直是每個微軟員工的精神支柱,，很多人加入或許向往微軟，更多的是因為“比爾?蓋茨”,。
美國的董事會權(quán)力太大,，真正掌握著公司命運。微軟董事會有成員認為,，蓋茨長期保持董事長的職務(wù),，阻礙了微軟變革創(chuàng)新，并且他的權(quán)力和越來越少的持股不成比例,，影響了微軟采取新的戰(zhàn)略,，也會影響下一任CEO對微軟進行變革的努力……但在我看來，微軟的董事會排斥蓋茨,，并不明智,。
中國人管理看重人情，美國企業(yè)在管理上更注重機制,，但這種機制并不人性化,。人情化、人性化是企業(yè)面臨危機時最有幫助的力量。微軟正處在轉(zhuǎn)型期,，鮑爾默已經(jīng)在逆境中為微軟扳回一城,，并給微軟確定了正確的方向，此時是最需要蓋茨的時候,。蓋茨對于微軟來說不僅僅是領(lǐng)導者,，他是微軟的靈魂，是一種凝聚力,。蓋茨領(lǐng)導下的微軟,，不單單是保證正常運轉(zhuǎn)，更大的意義在于幫助企業(yè)員工的成長,，員工需要一個自己真正欽佩和愿意追隨的領(lǐng)袖,。很難想象失去領(lǐng)袖的微軟將會變成什么樣子，很難想象下一任董事長會面臨怎樣的困境,。
我敬佩蓋茨,，不僅是因為他創(chuàng)造了驚人業(yè)績，更是因為他的遠見卓識和讓別人變得偉大的做法,。蓋茨把微軟從一個30多人的公司,，發(fā)展到現(xiàn)在擁有10萬員工的商業(yè)帝國，從750萬美元到現(xiàn)在780億美元的年收入,，創(chuàng)造了一個商界神話,。并且，他愿意把微軟交給更合適的人來管理,，鮑爾默是一個,，納德拉也是。在微軟任命納德拉為微軟新任CEO后,，蓋茨這樣評價道：“在公司轉(zhuǎn)型期間,，納德拉是帶領(lǐng)公司前進的最佳人選。”這種肯定,，是鼓勵,，也是對這個新CEO的信任。
I admire Bill Gates , not only because he created a stunning miracle, but also because he has a great vision and makes others become great. Microsoft CEO candidates is a non- Microsoft person, Gates must have his reasons, and he is more willing to entrust Microsoft to a person who really likes and understand Microsoft, this is Bill Gates' greatness. However, it is difficult that the new chairman of Microsoft is better than Bill Gates, because no one know Microsoft better than Bill Gates.
On 4th February, Microsoft appointed Nadella as Microsoft 's new CEO. last August, Steve Ballmer retired, in the next six months, all are guessing who will take over Ballmer’s place. The result is Nadella who admires Gates very much and joined Microsoft a year earlier than I, and he also worked in the Windows division. I believe Nadella will continue Microsoft's culture .
Meanwhile, Microsoft announced another major news: John Thompson will take over Microsoft board Chairman which was Bill Gates in the past.
Gates is the founder and largest shareholder and the representative image of Microsoft. His exitance makes the experienced Microsoft people and people liking Bill Gates and Microsoft sad. In Chinese culture, chairman is the company's " boss", so when hearing the news, many people said that Microsoft of Bill Gates era was over. Gates should not retire, in the past decades, Gates was a spiritual pillar of every Microsoft employee, perhaps a lot of people aspire or join Microsoft because of the "Bill Gates ."
Board in the United States has too much power, and holds a company’s destiny. Microsoft Board members believe Bill Gates is the chairman of the board for a long time, hindering the transformation and innovation of Microsoft, in addition, his power and fewer holdings disproportionate, which affects the Microsoft new strategy and also affects the next CEO ‘s transformation...... but in my opinion, it is unwise of Microsoft's Board to reject Bill Gates.
In terms of administration, Chinese people value human, U.S. companies pay more attention to the management mechanism, but this mechanism is not humane. Human and humane is most helpful when the enterprises are facing crisis forces. Microsoft is in the period of transition, Ballmer has given Microsoft in adversity the right direction, and it’s the time that Miccosoft needed Gates mostly. Gates, for Microsoft, is not just a leader, but also the soul, a cohesion of Microsoft. Under the lead of Bill Gates, Microsoft can operate normally, and help employees develop, employees need a leader that they admire and are willing to follow. It is hard to imagine what Microsoft losing leaders will become and what difficulties the next chairman will face.
I admire Bill Gates, not only because he created a stunning miracle, but also because he has a great vision and make others become great. Gates turns Microsoft a business empire with 100,000 employees from a company with over 30 people, $78 billion in annual revenue from $ 7.5 million, creating a business myth. And he is willing to give Microsoft a more appropriate person to manage, Ballmer is one, Nadella too. After Microsoft appointed Nadella the new CEO, Gates commented, " During the transition, Nadella is the best candidate to lead the company forward." this is certainity, encouragement, but also trust on the the new CEO.
