--- title: "4 Great leader Quotes By Steve Ballmer" description: "4 Great leader quotes by Steve Ballmer. Plus more from Steve Ballmer and more Great leader sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/steve-ballmer-3273_agile_this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-w_185287.png" --- > [This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-who-can-drive-agile-innovation/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/steve-ballmer-3273_agile_this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-w_185287.png) > [All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/all-companies-of-any-size-have-to-continue-to-push-to-make-sure-you/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08c/steve-ballmer-3273_acting_all-companies-of-any-size-have-to-contin_802113.jpg) > [Great companies with the way they work, first start with great leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/great-companies-with-the-way-they-work-first-start-with-great-leaders/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/steve-ballmer-3273_business_great-companies-with-the-way-they-work-f_2112022.png) > [Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/great-companies-in-the-way-they-work-start-with-great-leaders/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/steve-ballmer-3273_business_great-companies-in-the-way-they-work-sta_2503953.png) ## Other authors on Great leader - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-sinek-85514.jpg) Simon Sinek 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/simon-sinek/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kim-jongun-57240.jpg) Kim Jong-un 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/kim-jong-un/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-warren-g-bennis-94557.jpg) Warren G. 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Collins 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/james-c-collins/) ## More by Steve Ballmer > [I think PCs are going to continue to shift in form factor. The real question is: What's a PC?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-pcs-are-going-to-continue-to-shift-in-form-factor-the-real/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [There's a lot of Google fascination out there and we share it, and we're going to compete, we're going to compete very, very hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/there-s-a-lot-of-google-fascination-out-there-and-we-share-it-and-we/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [I’d like to own Microsoft shares until I either give something to charity or I die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-d-like-to-own-microsoft-shares-until-i-either-give-something-to/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [Every NBA arena has six cameras in the ceiling. The question is what does the software do with video feeds? How to surface that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/every-nba-arena-has-six-cameras-in-the-ceiling-the-question-is-what/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [I think there are lots of opportunities to improve the product. When you read the press, people say, "Oh, the product needs improvement." I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-there-are-lots-of-opportunities-to-improve-the-product-when/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [The way I do things I usually always prefer to have a very clear strategy and be very focused. At the same time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-way-i-do-things-i-usually-always-prefer-to-have-a-very-clear/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [Accessible design is good design.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/accessible-design-is-good-design/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [At Microsoft I had many years of experience and history and seeing connections. With my direct reports, the job at Microsoft was to delegate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/at-microsoft-i-had-many-years-of-experience-and-history-and-seeing/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [ \[Apple and RIM\] are probably restricted, in some sense, to a certain maximum. ... If you want to reach more people than that, you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/apple-and-rim-are-probably-restricted-in-some-sense-to-a-certain/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-who-can-drive-agile-innovation/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [I think the biggest mistake most people make when they pick their first job is they don't worry enough about whether they'll love the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-the-biggest-mistake-most-people-make-when-they-pick-their/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [ I don't think there is one size that fits all \[\] I've been to too many meetings with journalists who spent the first 10… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-don-t-think-there-is-one-size-that-fits-all-i-ve-been-to-too-many/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [In many ways I think the company's doing quite a good job. If you look at the transition to Office 365 we started when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/in-many-ways-i-think-the-company-s-doing-quite-a-good-job-if-you-look/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [The lifeblood of our business is that R&D spend. There's nothing that flows through a pipe or down a wire or anything else. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-lifeblood-of-our-business-is-that-r-d-spend-there-s-nothing-that/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people this year, and attract great people into the company.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/certainly-we-continue-to-bring-in-new-people-we-ll-hire-net-new-over/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/steve-ballmer/#itemlist", "name": "4 Great leader Quotes By Steve Ballmer", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Ballmer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-who-can-drive-agile-innovation/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/steve-ballmer-3273_agile_this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-w_185287.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/steve-ballmer-3273_agile_this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-w_185287.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/steve-ballmer-3273_agile_this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-w_185287.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.” — Steve Ballmer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. 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