I believe this truly differentiated Microsoft from most of our competitors. We knew where we were going. We all knew the vision. And Bill ensured the vision, and the ways in which we would advance it were kept in front of us all.
We would even be tested on the vision and other product strategies at our national sales meetings. It was not an accident that we all knew the Microsoft Vision. It brings me back to a focal point. It helps me prioritize decisions and action steps. A business mission statement does the same thing. A well-defined mission statement will help you make decisions.
It will ensure everyone is on the same page. When business life gets busy, it can bring much needed clarity. I mean every single person at any level in your organization. From the beginning of my days at Microsoft Canada, I included an email address on my business card. The Envoy ID was the email address. I soon included multiple email addresses, because the systems in operation could not yet cross-communicate. In this later business card, Compuserve, AppleLink, and Prodigy addresses all enabled people to send electronic mail to me.
As you can see, business cards then included Telex addresses for communication. Today, most people have not even heard of Telex machines. Telex systems used a different communication system for sending messages. Much like a fax message is different than an email message, Telex machines were dedicated and yet another unique communication tool.
It was a radical idea to use computers as communication tools. That was a big part of the vision that captured me for the use of technology.
And to me, it made great sense. Today, your email address is probably more important than your physical mailing address. Some add social media like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, even before they add a physical address. This shows how that early radical idea has become the new norm. Communicating with computers? It happens every day, in every country, at virtually every level of society, and in every sphere imaginable—to name just a few, academia, business, personal, family, military, politics, government, utility companies, and even the recreation industry.
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