The energy you create around you is perhaps going to be the most important attribute - in the long run, EQ trumps IQ. Without being a source of energy for others, very little can be accomplished.
Without a doubt, I wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap.
Ultimately, it's not going to be about man versus machine. It is going to be about man with machines.
Businesses and users are going to use technology only if they can trust it.
There is something only a CEO uniquely can do, which is set that tone, which can then capture the soul of the collective.
The notion of having work-life harmony in a highly competitive economy is a first-class topic.