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Absolutely do. Ex-MSFTer. This exactly fits with the kind of behavior you see from him internally.

Does an executive at such a large company really have any internal behavior? If your emails are going out to 1000+ employees is that really any different than a public statement? I think there is a point at which executives, through their various assistants, act internally in the same way as celebs act publicly, at least when they speak beyond the confines of the board.

Yes they do. People are people at the end of the day - they will focus some of the time on the stuff they think is important/fun.

CEOs/presidents have even a larger amount of individual influence on what they do, as the roles are more open than say a CFO/CTO.

Sure - there are things they need to do, but there are also things they choose to do. Sure - when they do those things they are aware of their overall responsibilities, but they still choose among what things they do and dont do.

I used to see Steve Ballmer at the gym every week or two, and never heard him "talking shop" or acting like anything other than a dude at the gym. Take that however you like - I guess he could have been Jedi-mind-tricking all of us.

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