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SATYANADELLA

Born: August 19, 1967,Hyderabad

Claim to fame: CEO, Microsoft

Net worth:$126,776,626

Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella, the CEOof Microsoft, was an averagestudent of Hyderabad PublicSchool (HPS), Hyderabad.Nadella did not study at the

IITs or any top management school, per-ceived as a must to make it to the top brack-et. He did his BE from Manipal Instituteof Technology. According to school au-thorities, he was not an outstanding student. Nadella joinedMicrosoft in 1992. Ask him about his success and he says,“There have been many ups and downs, and it is the choic-es that I made at each of those times that have helped shapewhat I have achieved.”

HIS PASSION

CRICKETLike most Indians, Nadella is a big fan of cricket. Infact, he was a part of his school’s cricket team. In aninterview, he said that playing cricket taught himabout team work and leadership. His favourite form ofthe game is Test cricket and he likens it to a Russiannovel, because there are so many sub-plots in it.

LOVES POETRYNadella enjoys poetry. He said, “It’s like a code.

You are trying to take something that can bedescribed in many, many sentences and pages ofprose, but you can convert it into a couple linesof poetry and you still get the essence, so it’sthat compression.”

Nadella was inspired by a book he had read – ‘Mindset :TheNew Psychology of Success’ by Carol Dweck, a few yearsprior to becoming the CEO. “The simple concept in thatbook was it’s better to be a learn-it-all even if the know-it-all has more innate capability, because the learn-it-all ulti-mately will do better.

HIS MENTORLike most successful people, Satya had a mentorwho helped him settle and take up his new roleas CEO. Bill Gates was his mentor. He helped himwith product decisions. Despite being his mentor,Gates advised Satya not to be like him. Thishelped him develop his own style of leadership.

NADELLA-NOMICSCOMPETE WITH PASSION Always compete with passion, be it in terms of adver-sity or intimidation. Respect your competitor enoughso that you do not lose sight of the bigger picture atthe end of the day.

HIT REFRESH Never give up on your dream. Fail, then start overagain.

BE GROUNDED DURING CHALLENGES In a competitive environment, it is tempting to hideaway failure and show off achievements but it isimportant to reflect upon and learn from these chal-lenges. If nothing ever goes wrong, there is no pathfor improvement.

CAPTION THIS2Who was replaced bySatya Nadella when he

took over the role of CEO?a) Amy Hood b) Steve Ballmer c) Steve Jobs

3What is the name of thebook authored by

Nadella, Greg Shaw and JillTracie Nichols?a) Hit Refresh b) Nadella: The ChangingFace of Microsoft c) Bill Gates: My Mentor

1. (c), 2. (b) 3. (a)

— SATYA NADELLA

WHAT IS ON MRNADELLA’S MIND?

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“Alwayskeep learning. You

stop doing useful things ifyou don’t learn. So the last

part to me is the key, especiallyif you have had some initial suc-

cess. It becomes even morecritical that you have the

learning ‘bit’ alwaysswitched on”

ANSWERS

Satya Nadella has a vision for the futureand believes in long-term solutions, qual-ities inherent in a futurist. His best traitis how he believes in the quote; 'actquickly, think slowly'; not only does he

believe in it, but also lives by it. DIYA RAJADHYAKSHA, Grade VIII, Ryan Global School,

Chembur, Mumbai

Nadella’s growth in Microsoft is phe-nomenal. He has made a potentialgrowth in the field of electrical engi-

neering. His career achievements andknowledge in the field make him an ideal

role model for an aspirant like me.ALAN ABRAHAM THOMAS, Class XII

Gregorian Public School, Ernakulam

Nadella believes that the best way tomeasure his life is to think whether heis better than what he was last year. Itoo wish to grow with each and every

opportunity I get. His innovative meth-ods to redefine Microsoft and adapt in an

era of relentless change makes him a true leader. AASHNAA MEHTA, Class X, BK Birla Public School, Kalyan

Why I aspire to be a Nadella

SPOTLIGHTTRAILING NADELLA’S

SUCCESS

BILLION DOLLARFACT SHEETBill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder has been a billionaire for overthree decades. Here are eight interesting points about his wealth

Bill Gates is the second-rich-est person in the world. TheMicrosoft co-founder is worthan estimated $103 billion. Hiswealth is surpassed only by

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who has a cur-rent net worth of $116 billion. Gates is sorich that an average American spending$1 is similar to Gates spending $1.06 mil-lion. And that’s after the Microsoft co-founder has given away approximately27 per cent of his net worth to charityover the years. A fact check...

BILL GATESHAS BECOMENEARLY

IN THE PASTYEAR ALONE

HE MAKESROUGHLY

Based on how muchwealthier Gates gotin the past year,

That means itwould not be worthhis time to stopand pick up a $100bill that hedropped on theground.

On May 14, 2018,his net worth wasabout $90 billion.He is $28 billionricher than he wasfive years ago in2014.

$12 BNRICHER

$380PER

SECOND

If Gates spent$1 million a day,it would take himmore about

285 YEARSto spend his fortune.

Although Gatesindulges in a few

luxuries — such as aprivate plane and amassive Washingtonhome now worth$125 million — thebillionaire is knownfor being relativelyfrugal in his spending.

GATES IS RICHER THAN THE RICHEST MAN IN ASIAAND THE RICHEST MAN IN CHINA, COMBINED

BusinessmanMukesh Ambani,

is the richest person in Asia

WORTH $55 billion

And tech tycoonPony Ma,

is China’s richest person

WORTH 38.2 billion+ <

Although Gates made his for-tune co-founding Microsoftwith Paul Allen, now he onlyowns 1.3 per cent of the com-pany – and he’s still worth

$103 BILLIONThat 1.3 per cent share inMicrosoft amounts to about12.5 per cent of Gates’ networth, according to a businessmagazine. Gates has remainedthe second-richest person inthe world even after givingaway approximately 27 percent of his net worth to charityover the years.

Gates’ $104 billionfortune could buy

TROY OUNCES OFGOLD,

81.1 MILLION

according to Bloomberg. That’s also theequivalent of 1.45 billion barrels ofcrude oil. A troy ounce of gold is worth$1,285.52. Gates’ net worth is greaterthan the GDP of Croatia, Cambodia andthe Bahamas combined

MOOLAH MATTERS

1When wasSatya Nadella

named CEO ofMicrosoft?a) February 4,

2013 b) January 4,2013

c) February 4, 2014

“Let us make our futurenow, and let us make

our dreams tomorrow’sreality.”

—Malala Yousafzai

“Light tomorrowwith today.”

—Elizabeth BarrettBrowning

“It is always the simple that

produces themarvelous.”—Amelia Barr

“All you need is the plan,the road map, and the

courage to press on to yourdestination.”

—Earl Nightingale

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