At the core Hit Refresh is about us humans and the unique quality we call empathy which will
become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status
quo like never before. - Satya Nadella from Hit Refresh Satya has charted a course for making
the most of the opportunities created by technology while also facing up to the hard questions.
- Bill Gates from the Foreword of Hit Refresh The New York Times bestseller Hit Refresh is
about individual change about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft and the
technology that will soon impact all of our lives-the arrival of the most exciting and
disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced: artificial intelligence mixed reality
and quantum computing. It's about how people organizations and societies can and must
transform and hit refresh in their persistent quest for new energy new ideas and continued
relevance and renewal. Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing
transformation tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of
the most significant technological changes in the digital era. Satya Nadella explores a
fascinating childhood before immigrating to the U.S. and how he learned to lead along the way.
He then shares his meditations as a sitting CEO-one who is mostly unknown following the brainy
Bill Gates and energetic Steve Ballmer. He tells the inside story of how a company rediscovered
its soul-transforming everything from culture to their fiercely competitive landscape and
industry partnerships. As much a humanist as engineer and executive Nadella concludes with his
vision for the coming wave of technology and by exploring the potential impact to society and
delivering call to action for world leaders. Ideas excite me Nadella explains. Empathy grounds
and centers me. Hit Refresh is a set of reflections meditations and recommendations presented
as algorithms from a principled deliberative leader searching for improvement-for himself for
a storied company and for society.
