Steve Balmer Video - Enthusiasm & Body Language
There is a short video clip of Steve Balmer, the billionaire CEO of Microsoft, which has been out for a while now, but I find myself watching it everyday.
To get people motivated, you have to lead by example, and this guy DOES IT. This is a famous video from a Microsoft company meeting where he comes out screaming and jumping with unsurpassed energy, apparently he pulls stuff like this at all the speeches he makes...I love CRAZY business people!
If a guy 30 years older than me can show THAT much enthusiasm (or insanity) for what he does, as a 23 years old with all the opportunity in the world, what am I doing?
While looking up some more videos of Steve Balmer, I found some interviews with him by Robert Scoble:
I was again enthralled with Balmers enthusiasm, but I picked up something else from this video....by watching it on mute. He NEVER crosses his hands or hides them, and he frequently uses them in combination with his speech in a very animated manner. Interesting.
Note to self:
Start working on developing better body language and becoming more energetic.
Labels: Meeting CEO's, Productivity
posted by Neville @ 1:03 AM
21 comments
21 Comments:
but watching it on video is a bit scary. hmm.
I think I like Steve Job's angle better, heh
Sample info:
http://www.inspiritive.com.au/bodylanguage_article.htm
"I love this company?" Yeah, whatever, dude. Next time break your Yellow Jackets in half.
I don't really see you as the crazy, loud type. To pull that off, you have to have some sort of credentials, or people will think you have screws loose.
Thats like walking into your nearest Bank of America and yelling "DEPOSITS, DEPOSITS, DEPOSITS!"
That's insane. LOL.
Now Neville, you don't really want to grow up to prosper by exhibiting shallow affect, do you?
What could Balmer possibly be this excited about? Announcing all new features like tabbed browsing or widgets? Ya, I didnt think so.
Honest enthusiasm is infectious, and that's the better method than the shove-it-down-your-thoat type.
Whats this guys salary+bonus anyway? Are you excited now?
Don't EVER sell out.
why???
Stay casual.
Haggle: everything is negotiable.
Have fun working.
Smile for the cameras!
Don't lead "sheep", herd "cats".
Be a common, regular person.
Ballmer would motivate me to move in order to avoid being run over. Branson would motivate me to move because -- well, I never thought I'd describe myself as a cat, but it's an apt description.
How does that promote outside-the-box thinking?
I enjoy the energy, but there's something not quite right about the attitude. You know how when a sales person talks really fast, is excited and agressive you get the feeling that you're being scammed?
I think that it's a form of violence to yell at computer programmers like that. A person who spends 12 hour days writing code, really doesn't need someone yelling about how if you're not enthusiastic about the company you can go home. If I was awake, I would ask him to play a game of chess or quote something to him from Soren Keirkegaard. If I was tired, I'd probably either cry or laugh at him and then ask him what he thinks of apple.
But what's that enthusiasm thing?
It's become something like a fashion to try and push people up, but lately people have become sort of used to screaming executives. The next time a really enthusiastic CEO will probably have to enter the stage with a chain sawif he wants to offer something new.
Really, if your boss acts like the Hulk for a minute in the best case he'll give you an adrenaline buzz, but it takes a lot more to motivate your employees and get them involved.
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