What did Steve Ballmer do?

Steven Anthony “Steve” Ballmer is an American businessman known for serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft from January 2000 to February 2014. He spent the 34 years of his career working directly for Microsoft. He was the 30th employee hired at the company.

What is Ballmer’s leadership style?

With a management style that he characterizes as “more bubbly” than most, Ballmer says leadership “requires a heavy degree of personalization” and the ability to adapt to new conditions.

How much did Steve Ballmer make as CEO of Microsoft?

Steve Ballmer was CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014, this is what Microsoft revenue did in that time: Consistent year on year growth of about 10\% at first, slowing a bit to about 5\% growth at the end. For me, that’s a good result, when he started, Microsoft was making < $28bn and when he finished, Microsoft was making around $77bn.

What is Steve Ballmer’s current employee approval rating?

1) Ballmer Has an Exceptionally Low Approval Rating. As of July 18, 2012, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has a paltry 46\% internal approval rating with *his own employees*.

What are some missed opportunities that Steve Ballmer has missed?

Just name them, and you will have a great list of the Ballmer’s missed opportunities. Search and online advertising, smart phones, tablets, social networking, mobile music, and e-readers are all great examples of where Microsoft was well positioned, but missed the major market opportunities.

Why did Steve Jobs become the CEO of Microsoft so quickly?

Steve became CEO at the height of Microsoft’s antitrust woes. Other senior executives, in particular Bill Gates, were both distracted and worn out dealing with the DOJ and EU. Because Steve had been running sales and services he wasn’t in the direct line of fire of the legal actions.