By Sherin Shibu
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 19:54:00
Key Takeaways
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he learns the most throughout his day by “lingering around” Microsoft Teams channels and making new connections.
- Nadella pops into Teams channels with questions or comments and receives responses in return.
- Apart from Teams channel conversations, Nadella spends his time in meetings for most of the day.
Satya Nadella has been CEO of Microsoft since 2014. A new interview brings to light what the executive does every day at the helm of the third-most-valuable company in the world — and he has an unusual habit of lurking around Microsoft Teams channels.
Nadella sat down with Stripe cofounder John Collison in a Tuesday episode of Stripe’s Cheeky Pint podcast. In response to a question about his normal day, Nadella said that he learns the most not from meetings, but from Teams channels, or dedicated spaces within a Microsoft Teams workspace to keep discussions organized. Team members can have focused…