Kevin Turner moves from Wal-Mart to Microsoft
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, has some no-nonsense advice for small-business owners who find that a technology consultant they hire isn't working out.
Taken in a broader sense, it might also be instructive to Microsoft employees, Wall Street analysts and others looking for clues about how Turner will approach his role at the company.
"Don't ride a horse too long if it's not going to get you to where you need to get to," Turner said Tuesday to a group of small-business owners. "Change it out."
That homespun wisdom was part of a wide-ranging address that offered the first public hints of Turner's management philosophy since the Wal-Mart veteran was named seven months ago to one of Microsoft's highest-ranking executive positions.