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Satya Nadella
Satya Narayana Nadella is an Indian American business executive
39 books they recommend
Books they recommend 39
Nadella's recommendations surface in interviews (Fast Company, Davos remarks via Quartz, on-stage Q&As) and in book blurbs he's written. He says he's "heavily influenced by the books [his wife] Anu reads," and many picks reflect themes of empathy, growth mindset, and innovation-driven prosperity. He frequently endorses books on AI's societal impact, having blurbed works by Kai-Fu Lee and Iansiti/Lakhani.
Book recommendations listed on their Good Books profile 30
Psychology and Behaviour 4
Biography and Memoir 4
Economics 4
Business and Management 3
Technology and Computing 3
Klaus Schwab, Nicholas Davis · not in an entry yet aggregator only
Entrepreneurship and Startups 2
Artificial Intelligence 2
Sociology and Culture 1
Negotiation and Persuasion 1
Company Histories 1
Sport 1
General History 1
Fiction 1
Politics and Government 1
Leadership 1
Superbook reading list 9
Not yet given a topic 4
Daniel James Brown · not in an entry yet
“Called it "a wonderful illustration of the importance of teamwork."”
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson · not in an entry yet
“Discussed at Davos for capturing "the real, constant tension between what a society wants and what the government wants."”
Colin Mayer · not in an entry yet
“Cited approvingly for arguing a corporation should find "profitable solutions to the challenges of people and the planet" — aligned with his stakeholder view.”
Marco Iansiti, Karim Lakhani · not in an entry yet
“Blurbed it as "an important book" on rethinking the firm to become an "AI-first company."”
Psychology and Behaviour 1
Carol S. Dweck · not in an entry yet
“The book he credits as inspiration for Microsoft's "learn-it-all" culture; says that years in, "I recognize its power a lot more than I did." Gifted to him by his wife Anu in 2014.”
Negotiation and Persuasion 1
Marshall B. Rosenberg · not in an entry yet
“He urged new direct reports to read it on becoming CEO, using its empathy-and-communication frame to reset Microsoft's culture.”
Leadership 1
Nancy Koehn · not in an entry yet
“Said simply "I loved it" in a public talk; Koehn's study of courageous leadership in crisis resonates with his leadership themes.”
Economics 1
Karl Polanyi · not in an entry yet
“A book his father recommended long ago that he still cites on the political-economic origins of markets.”
Artificial Intelligence 1
Kai-Fu Lee
“Blurbed it: Lee's "smart analysis on human-AI coexistence is clear-eyed and a must-read."”