Satya Nadella has made a lot of changes to Microsoft’s business strategy since taking over the company in 2014 – and it seems to have paid off well, not least because employees are very happy with him.
Earlier this month, the analyst firm UBS issued a report, cited by Business Insider, revealing that, while former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer attracted an approval rating of only 51% from employees at 2013’s end, Nadella’s rating reached a much bigger 88% by the close of 2015.
UBS wrote that its findings, which incorporated data from Glassdoor to take account of an array of factors including career advancement opportunities and the company’s overall outlook, “are supportive of our thesis that MSFT has once again become a destination for top tech talent”.
While, under Ballmer, Microsoft had strictly adhered to a Windows-first strategy, Nadella has opened up Microsoft’s ecosystem even to iOS and Android users. For example, the revered Microsoft Office productivity suite is now available on both of those mobile platforms, with Microsoft bringing in revenue from these apps through the comprehensive Office 365 subscription package.
