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Microsoft is replacing its chief people officer as it rethinks performance reviews. Read CEO Satya Nadella's email.
The change comes after Microsoft fired nearly 2,000 employees deemed low-performance were fired by Microsoft in January and February.
Hogan has served in the role since then, helping Nadella craft a new workplace management system around the concept of a "growth mindset," the idea that employees develop skills through hard work and that challenges and failures are opportunities to learn. "Kathleen and I have been discussing this transition and succession planning for some time, and we both agree this is the critical juncture to apply new focus and intention to this work," Nadella wrote in an email to employees announcing the change. There's no question that we are at the forefront of another such moment, with the rapid changes across every industry and business function in this AI era.This means we must have the right product portfolio, the right business models, attract and retain top talent, and optimize our processes to meet changing customer expectations and succeed in the marketplace.With this context, I've asked Kathleen Hogan to transition to a new role focused on defining our overarching corporate strategy and structure and leading our continuous transformation as a company.
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