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Effective communication and clear expectations are vital for fostering a productive and harmonious work environment. As a manager, it is essential to not only understand your subordinates' needs and what you can offer them but also to ensure that they comprehend your expectations.

Nov 20, 2023

Fostering Effective Communication and Expectations in the Workplace

Understanding the Needs of Subordinates is A Key to Effective Management

Nov 13, 2023

Understanding the Needs of Subordinates is A Key to Effective Management

A Key to Effective Employee Management

Nov 6, 2023

A Key to Effective Employee Management

The Evolution Team Management from Managing to Leading

Oct 30, 2023

The Evolution Team Management from Managing to Leading

Lessons from Yoshinoya: The Importance of Diversification in Business

Oct 23, 2023

Lessons from Yoshinoya: The Importance of Diversification in Business

The Pitfalls of Focusing on "Hot Selling" Products: Lessons from the Evolution of Yoshinoya Beef Bowl

Oct 16, 2023

The Pitfalls of Focusing on “Hot Selling” Products: Lessons from the Evolution of Yoshinoya Beef Bowl

A New Business Opportunity in Economic Downturns

Oct 9, 2023

A New Business Opportunity in Economic Downturns

Daimaru Department Store's Turnaround Strategy Led by President Okuda Tsutomu

Oct 2, 2023

Daimaru Department Store’s Turnaround Strategy Led by President Okuda Tsutomu

Transformation of a Japanese Family Business in the Face of Economic Downturn

Sep 25, 2023

Transformation of a Japanese Family Business in the Face of Economic Downturn

Solving the Six Nos Problem in Talent Management

Sep 18, 2023

Solving the Six ‘Nos’ Problem in Talent Management

Huawei's 3rd Principle: The Importance of Talent Density in Team Building

Sep 11, 2023

Huawei’s 3rd Principle: The Importance of Talent Density in Team Building

Huawei's 2nd Principle: Strategy for Nurturing Outstanding Talents

Sep 4, 2023

Huawei’s 2nd Principle: Strategy for Nurturing Outstanding Talents

Huawei's 1st Principle: Human Capital Over Financial Capital

Aug 28, 2023

Huawei’s 1st Principle: Human Capital Over Financial Capital

The Human Nature Mastermind Behind Huawei's Success

Aug 21, 2023

The Human Nature Mastermind Behind Huawei’s Success

The Wisdom of Management: Beyond the Business World

Aug 14, 2023

The Wisdom of Management: Beyond the Business World

The Importance of Organizational Management in Sustaining Behavioral Change

Aug 7, 2023

The Importance of Organizational Management in Sustaining Behavioral Change

The Importance of Understanding the Root Cause of Problems

Jul 31, 2023

The Importance of Understanding the Root Cause of Problems

The Challenges of Attribution in Organizational Defense

Jul 24, 2023

The Challenges of Attribution in Organizational Defense

Communication Challenges Faced by Managers in the Workplace

Jul 17, 2023

Communication Challenges Faced by Managers in the Workplace

How to conduct effective time management to balance workload?

Jul 10, 2023

How to conduct effective time management to balance workload?

How to develop team competency and cultivate talent within the organization?

Jul 3, 2023

How to develop team competency and cultivate talent within the organization?

How can we motivate subordinates to proactively provide feedback?

Jun 26, 2023

How can we motivate subordinates to proactively provide feedback?

Common Management Problems and Structured Techniques to Address Them

Jun 19, 2023

Common Management Problems and Structured Techniques to Address Them

Are you ready to upgrade yourself to the management level?

Jun 12, 2023

Are you ready to upgrade yourself to the management level?

Are you still trying to control people while managing?

Jun 5, 2023

Are you still trying to control people while managing?

How management contributes to achieving costs down and increasing efficiency

May 29, 2023

How management contributes to achieving costs down and increasing efficiency

Coping with people has become increasingly difficult in management

May 22, 2023

Coping with people has become increasingly difficult in management

A good strategy is not just for us to win

May 15, 2023

A good strategy is not just for us to win

Integrated Thinking of Great Enterprises

May 8, 2023

Integrated Thinking of Great Enterprises

How successful leaders think

Apr 17, 2023

How successful leaders think

Where is Microsoft's next growth engine?

Apr 10, 2023

Where is Microsoft’s next growth engine?

Let’s start with number one, face reality. This may not sound like a serious strategy, but many once-brilliant companies in history have fallen to this point. For a company to rise, it must have its core products, just like Windows is to Microsoft. Because the core product is very successful, the company has also accumulated a mature business model based on this product. Gradually, the company will form a strong path of dependence on this product and business model. However, the success of any product is closely related to the specific era background. When the trend of the times has changed, although this set of products and models is still profitable, they have gradually lost touch with the outside world. At this time, the typical reaction of enterprises is to adopt an "ostrich policy": bury their heads in the sand, turn a blind eye to the facts, and even generate resistance, leading to missed opportunities for change. Just like Microsoft's second CEO, Steve Ballmer, he was always unwilling to accept the reality that Windows is outdated, and he still declared in 2012: At Microsoft, nothing is more important than Windows. The first major change after Nadella took office was to face reality and reposition the meaning of Windows to Microsoft. Nadella believes that Window's historical mission as Microsoft's core growth engine is over. His new positioning for Windows is to help Microsoft reach more customers as a service tool. This means that Windows will change the long-standing authorization fee model and gradually move towards free. For example, Nadella announced that for smart mobile devices under 9 inches, which are simply smartphones, Windows licensing fees will be exempted; when the new Windows 10 version is released, Microsoft will allow users to upgrade for free within a certain time limit for the first time. . This move has greatly enhanced users' enthusiasm for upgrading, and Windows 10 has become the fastest-growing version in history. Before that, every time a new version of Windows was released, users had to pay to upgrade. It is conceivable that a considerable number of users are unwilling to pay, so the versions of Windows used by everyone are not uniform. This brings up a question: Which version do those Windows-based application software developers use to develop? Developed according to the new version, many people can't use it, and the old version will be replaced sooner or later. This puts application developers in a dilemma, which is not conducive to the cultivation of developer ecology. In contrast, Microsoft’s competitors Apple and Android are actively upgrading their operating systems for free, vigorously supporting developers to develop application software on the latest version, carefully cultivating the software ecology on their own operating systems, and providing users with a better experience. On this issue, Microsoft finally reacted, and it is inevitable that Windows will eventually become fully free. Furthermore, since Microsoft is no longer obsessed with the monopoly licensing model of Windows, the application software running on Windows, such as Office, Skype, etc., can no longer be bound to Windows but can be promoted as independent application software. to a competitor's platform. This is Nadella's second big move to face reality: from a full-scale deadlock to in-depth cooperation with old rivals such as Apple and Google. Nadella recalled that at a public meeting, when he pulled an iPhone from his jacket pocket, the audience froze, then burst out laughing. It is completely unexpected to everyone that the incumbent CEO of Microsoft will show the products of his old rival Apple in public. What they didn't expect was that when Nadella turned on the phone, many familiar Microsoft product icons appeared on the screen - Outlook, Word, Skype, etc., as well as a series of Microsoft's latest mobile applications. This is a software version specially developed by Microsoft for the iOS platform. It is not simply copied and transplanted, but carefully optimized. Seeing this, the audience burst into warm applause, and the audience understood what Nadella wanted to convey: Microsoft is no longer a prison, but will open its software to competitor platforms with a win-win mentality. Under the impetus of Nadella, Microsoft positioned itself as the top application developer of Apple and Android systems and launched in-depth cooperation with former competitors. In addition, Microsoft no longer regards open-source software such as Linux as its deadly enemy. Microsoft's cloud service Azure fully supports systems based on the Linux platform. They even changed the name of Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure, just to show that Microsoft's cloud services not only support the Windows platform. This is the first article of Nadella's strategic transformation: face reality, no longer use Windows as Microsoft's core growth model, but gradually make Windows free, and at the same time open Microsoft's application software to rival platforms.

Apr 3, 2023

How Microsoft promotes strategic transformation at the business level

Microsoft lost the chance to catch on mobile internet.

Mar 27, 2023

Microsoft lost the chance to catch on mobile internet

Microsoft battled for successful transformation

Mar 20, 2023

Microsoft battled for successful transformation

Amazon's Three Core Businesses and Flywheel Effect

Mar 4, 2023

Amazon’s Flywheel Effect and what we can learn from Jeff Bezos

A lofty mission, Google's the most important culture and management style

Mar 3, 2023

A lofty mission, Google’s most important culture and management style

The "psychological contract" aspect deals with superior/subordinate relationship

Jan 1, 2023

The “psychological contract” aspect deals with superior/subordinate relationship

Team Management 4.0 - Why should we 'Lead the team' in stead of 'manage the team'?

Dec 10, 2022

Team Management 4.0 – Why should we ‘Lead the team’ instead of ‘manage the team’?