The problem with Microsoft and leadership is the same as in every big company. To truly do something different and innovative you need a benevolent dictator that can put down their feet and say "I don't care what you think, we're doing this and it's going to be great".
You need both the political power within the company to get things done and have the visionary skills to know what needs to be done. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates both obviously has/had this to some degree and could coax, bully and motivate people to see their way. Radical change needs radical leaders.
Ray Ozzie is a great technical visionary but he probably wasn't enough of a dictator to accomplish the radical changes Microsoft needs to stay lean and current. If you could put Ray's technical acumen into Steve's bullying body you would have the perfect CEO :)
You need both the political power within the company to get things done and have the visionary skills to know what needs to be done. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates both obviously has/had this to some degree and could coax, bully and motivate people to see their way. Radical change needs radical leaders.
Ray Ozzie is a great technical visionary but he probably wasn't enough of a dictator to accomplish the radical changes Microsoft needs to stay lean and current. If you could put Ray's technical acumen into Steve's bullying body you would have the perfect CEO :)