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This is satirical, but Bill Gates is well-known for trying to experience his company's products as an end user might and pointing out the problems that no one i
by michaelhoffman 13y ago
This is satirical, but Bill Gates is well-known for trying to experience his company's products as an end user might and pointing out the problems that no one is really keeping an eye on. See, for example, this email on his bad experiences with Windows usability in 2003:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2008/06/24/full-text-an-epic-bill-gates-e-mail-rant/ http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2008/06/24/full-text-an-...
I think it's a good example for any organizational leader.
- jchung 13y agoGreat leadership there. It's easy to get distracted by all of the strategy presentations, overseas growth goals, and sales numbers. Spending time as the user should be mission number 1 for senior execs.