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Microsoft Narrows Down CEO Shortlist: Elop, Mulally, Bates, Nadella In Mix

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the surprise-surprise-elop-wins dept.

rjmarvin writes "Sources have confirmed that Microsoft has narrowed down its search for its next CEO to five external candidates and at least two internal candidates. Rumored frontrunner Stephen Elop, former Nokia CEO, and Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally are reportedly in contention, along with Microsoft's Skype head Tony Bates and their cloud and enterprise chief Satya Nadella. The other external candidates who've emerged from the approximately 40 rumored names swirling around since August have not yet been revealed."

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  1. Those that know ... by jamesl · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Those that know aren't talking. And those that are talking don't know.

    Sources. Ha!

    1. Re:Those that know ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      There's no way this goes to anyone but Elop.

      Mulally would be the best pick, which is why it's not going to be him.

    2. Re:Those that know ... by cusco · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Mulally would be the best pick

      Why? The whole Cult Of The CEO revolves around the magical mystical "leadership" aura that supposedly inhabits the specially gifted and turns everything they touch to gold. What a steaming pile of horsepuckey. Saying that Mulally is the best pick because he has succeeded running factories in the past (never mind that most of his success seems to have been lucky timing) is like saying that since my brother knows how to run a remodeling company he would be the best person possible to manage a restaurant chain.

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    3. Re:Those that know ... by timeOday · · Score: 3, Insightful
      I largely share your skepticism, but Microsoft seems almost uniquely positioned to get a lot of value from a real leader, if they can find one. On the one hand, it is a highly profitable company with huge resources and a culture of making large, sustained investments. On the other hand, it seems to have trouble rallying around an uncompromised, clear-minded vision.

      The truth is Microsoft could also make a lot of money for many years yet with nothing at the top but a hard-nosed accountant/administrator. But it could also be much more. I suppose most likely they will get the administrator and pay him like a visionary.

    4. Re:Those that know ... by cusco · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Success has nothing to do with the Leadership Aura effect, Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump and Michael Capellas are all highly sought-after.

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  2. Re:Slashdot is cheering for,,,, by Anarchduke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But apple and google were not kicking their ass. The truth is that until Elop took over, Nokia's smartphone division not only had more marketshare, it was growing faster than either Apple or Android. Elop destroyed that http://seekingalpha.com/article/916271-how-stephen-elop-destroyed-nokia

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