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Steven Sinofsky Quotes

The industrial revolution that defined the first half of the 20 century marked the start of modern business, typified by high-volume, large-scale organizations. Mechanization created a culture of business derived from the capabilities and needs of the time Picture Quote #1

Groups tend to believe their work is harder, more strategic, or just more valuable while underestimating those contributions from other groups Picture Quote #1

At some point, a group of people working towards similar goals will exhibit a distribution of performance Picture Quote #1

Disruption is a critical element of the evolution of technology - from the positive and negative aspects of disruption a typical pattern emerges, as new technologies come to market and subsequently take hold Picture Quote #1

Innovation and disruption are the hallmarks of the technology world, and hardly a moment passes when we are not thinking, doing, or talking about these topics Picture Quote #1

Assuming a specific resource is high cost is often a path to disruption when someone makes a different assumption Picture Quote #1

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From a product development perspective, choosing whether a technology is disruptive at a potential moment is key Picture Quote #1

I always feel great. I get to come to work every day and see the build from the night before, and every day we do more stuff Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company Picture Quote #1

My father, an entrepreneur but hardly a technologist, was looking to buy a computer to ‘automate’ our family business. In 1981, he characteristically dove head first into computing and bought an Osborne I Picture Quote #1

Knowledge created a new culture of business derived from the information gathering and analysis capabilities of first the mainframe and then the PC Picture Quote #1

I’ve always advocated using the break between product cycles as an opportunity to reflect and to look ahead, and that applies to me, too Picture Quote #1

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People love to play expectations games, and that is always bad for collaboration internal to a team, with your manager, or externally with customers Picture Quote #1

Things will absolutely go wrong. In a healthy team, as soon as things go wrong, that information should be surfaced. Trying to hide or obscure bad news creates an environment of distrust or lack of transparency Picture Quote #1

When you build a product, you make a lot of assumptions about the state of the art of technology, the best business practices, and potential customer usage/behavior Picture Quote #1

Data is great, but strategy is better Picture Quote #1

If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create Picture Quote #1

When you delegate work to the member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives Picture Quote #1

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The best work for creative folks on the team is when the problem is big and the solution escapes everyone Picture Quote #1

A moment of disruption is where the conversation about disruption often begins, even though determining that moment is entirely hindsight Picture Quote #1

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The industrial revolution that defined the first half of the 20 century marked the start of modern business, typified by high-volume, large-scale organizations. Mechanization created a culture of business derived from the capabilities and needs of the time. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Groups tend to believe their work is harder, more strategic, or just more valuable while underestimating those contributions from other groups. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) At some point, a group of people working towards similar goals will exhibit a distribution of performance. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Disruption is a critical element of the evolution of technology - from the positive and negative aspects of disruption a typical pattern emerges, as new technologies come to market and subsequently take hold. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Innovation and disruption are the hallmarks of the technology world, and hardly a moment passes when we are not thinking, doing, or talking about these topics. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Assuming a specific resource is high cost is often a path to disruption when someone makes a different assumption. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) From a product development perspective, choosing whether a technology is disruptive at a potential moment is key. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) I always feel great. I get to come to work every day and see the build from the night before, and every day we do more stuff. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) My father, an entrepreneur but hardly a technologist, was looking to buy a computer to ‘automate’ our family business. In 1981, he characteristically dove head first into computing and bought an Osborne I. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Knowledge created a new culture of business derived from the information gathering and analysis capabilities of first the mainframe and then the PC. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) I’ve always advocated using the break between product cycles as an opportunity to reflect and to look ahead, and that applies to me, too. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) People love to play expectations games, and that is always bad for collaboration internal to a team, with your manager, or externally with customers. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Things will absolutely go wrong. In a healthy team, as soon as things go wrong, that information should be surfaced. Trying to hide or obscure bad news creates an environment of distrust or lack of transparency. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) When you build a product, you make a lot of assumptions about the state of the art of technology, the best business practices, and potential customer usage/behavior. (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) Data is great, but strategy is better (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) When you delegate work to the member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) The best work for creative folks on the team is when the problem is big and the solution escapes everyone (Steven Sinofsky Quotes) A moment of disruption is where the conversation about disruption often begins, even though determining that moment is entirely hindsight (Steven Sinofsky Quotes)