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Bill Gates announced that he would be moving out of his hands-on role at Microsoft in the next two years. Although this might have been expected, it will be interesting to watch what happens. Especially considering the early reviews of Vista. When you consider that the new technology officer is former Visicalc developer Ray Ozzie. If the next few years have some bumps in the road, it will be interesting to see if Gates can keep his hands off the company. If we look at others in Gate's league, it is clear that this is a tough challenge for someone of Gates success. Henry Ford may be on the best examples.. actually micro-managing his own son for years as Chairman of the Board and driving Ford almost to ruins. Couldn't let go of the Model T ... So, it will also be interesting to see how Gates manages the situation and remakes his image from a Technical Czar into the Mr. Foundation. Without the mantra of MS, Gates may get a chance to show his leadership capacity without all the hype and branding. Should be an interesting journey. Should be a great leadership lesson!
Posted at 09:46PM Jun 15, 2006 by mowen in General |