Lessons in Cultural Change from Microsoft

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on the cusp of something
We are on the cusp of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced, and with it comes the need for cultural change.
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na granicy czegoś
disruptive
We are on the cusp of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced, and with it comes the need for cultural change.
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niszczący, destrukcyjny
humankind
We are on the cusp of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced, and with it comes the need for cultural change.
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ludzkość
persistent
How long have you been trying to get rid of a persistent cough?
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wytrwały
host
ChapmanCG and Microsoft hosted an insightful HR leaders’ roundtable recently in Munich alongside Microsoft, focused around culture change driving business success in the current HR climate
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byc gospodarzem, ugoscic kogos
insightful
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wnikliwy
Acknowledging
cknowledging that culture is the key building block of an organization...
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Uznanie
inspiring
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inspirujący
take the helm of
Making a Difference Nadella being only one of only five CEOs to take the helm of Microsoft since it’s beginnings,
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przejąć stery
anchore
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zakotwiczenie
making a difference
Making a Difference Nadella being only one of only five CEOs to take the helm of Microsoft since it’s beginnings,
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robić różnicę
renewed the company culture
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odnowiono kulturę firmy
a culture anchored around
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kultura zakorzeniona wokół
openness
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szczerość, otwartość
big bold decisions
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duże, odważne decyzje
embrance sth/ to truly embrace
The Microsoft company culture truly embraces the growth mindset at its core
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objąć coś/naprawdę objąć coś
growth mindset
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nastawienie na rozwój
inclusive and diverse
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inkluzywny i różnorodny
to foster an approach
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wspierać podejście
conscious evolution
This has been a conscious evolution from the inherited culture where there were elements of the fixed mindset, an attitude of ‘knowing it all’, a legacy of hierarchical structure (as
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świadoma ewolucja
a legacy of hierarchical structure
This has been a conscious evolution from the inherited culture where there were elements of the fixed mindset, an attitude of ‘knowing it all’, a legacy of hierarchical structure (as
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dziedzictwo struktury hierarchicznej
internal focus
This has been a conscious evolution from the inherited culture where there were elements of the fixed mindset, an attitude of ‘knowing it all’, a legacy of hierarchical structure (as
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skupienie wewnętrzne
nurturing
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dbanie, pielegnowanie(w tym sensie pracowników)
unarticulated
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nieartykułowany
unmet needs
The new Microsoft Culture understands that the core of the business must be curiosity and desire to meet a customer’s unarticulated and unmet needs with great technology
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niezaspokojone potrzeby
to be implemented
This was implemented with a wholesale shift in the mindset of employees, through powerful communication, training and the necessary people changes, particularly in the sales organizations who are at the coal face of the organization
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zostać wdrożone
a wholesale shift in the mindset
This was implemented with a wholesale shift in the mindset of employees, through powerful communication, training and the necessary people changes, particularly in the sales organizations who are at the coal face of the organization
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całkowita zmiana sposobu myślenia
powerful communication
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potężna komunikacja
at the coal face
This was implemented with a wholesale shift in the mindset of employees, through powerful communication, training and the necessary people changes, particularly in the sales organizations who are at the coal face of the organization
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na pierwszej linii (frontu), w bezpośrednim kontakcie z klientem
wholesale
This was implemented with a wholesale shift in the mindset of employees,
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hurtowy, masowy, na ogromna skale
throughout the lifecycle
Customer feedback was listened to early and often throughout the lifecycle and customer groups were included in product planning, which in turn helped to drive a more inclusive cultur
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przez cały cykl życia
which in turn
Customer feedback was listened to early and often throughout the lifecycle and customer groups were included in product planning, which in turn helped to drive a more inclusive culture
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który z kolei...
commitment
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zobowiązanie / obowiązek
value
We don’t just value differences, we seek them out, we invite them in.
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cenic
seek out
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szukać
unconscious bias
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nieświadome uprzedzenia
ideas that light them up
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pomysły, które ich pasjonuja
most impactful
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najbardziej wpływowy
to foster the concept
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wspierać koncepcję
to work self-determinedly
Empowering the employees to work self-determinedly and flexibly increases motivation and creativity, and in doing so creates benefits for everyone involved, especially our customers and partners.”
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pracować samodzielnie
in doing so / in this way
Empowering the employees to work self-determinedly and flexibly increases motivation and creativity, and in doing so creates benefits for everyone involved, especially our customers and partners.”
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w ten sposób / w ten sposób
course of action
Synthesize the complex, ensure shared understanding and defining course of action
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kierunek, plan dzialania
drive
drive innovation
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napedzac
tenaciously
Tenaciously pursue the right outcomes
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wytrwale
pursue a career
Tenaciously pursue the right outcomes
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kontynuować karierę
genuine
This genuine and authentic embodiment of the culture by leaders
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prawdziwy
embodiment
This genuine and authentic embodiment of the culture by leaders
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wcielenie
to drive change
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prowadzić zmiany
to struggle to change
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miec trudnosci ze zmiana
to bridge gaps
Individual coaches can be utilized to bridge gaps
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wypelniac luki
when faced with resistance
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w obliczu oporu

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