Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says this piece of advice impacted him profoundly (via CNBCMakeIt)
But it was during his 30s that he received some advice from Doug Burgum, the current governor of" said, look, you're going to work … at Microsoft more time than you are going to even spend with your kids," Nadella recalled at aStill, there's some truth to Burgum's statement. Since work takes up so much of our lives, Nadella said he realized it's important to think about a deeper meaning to work — one that's more than transactional.
"The technologies will all be passed in time, but the people, what you did, how you behave … that's the relationship that I think you seek out while being true to yourself, and what makes you happy." Governor Burgum's advice to find meaning at work also made Nadella think about his purpose at Microsoft, he said in aIt forced him to question: "Why am I at Microsoft? What is it that gives me the energy at Microsoft, day in and day after?" Nadella told CNBC's Jon Fortt.
That motivation came, he said, from being able to connect his passions to work, and see its impact on the world. "What defines me, I think, is curiosity, love of ideas, and the ability to translate that into impact," he said.
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