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How Google Works
Written by Eric Schmidt and Alan Eagle
Narrated by Holter Graham
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Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google over a decade ago as proven technology executives. At the time, the company was already well-known for doing things differently, reflecting the visionary--and frequently contrarian--principles of founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. If Eric and Jonathan were going to succeed, they realized they would have to relearn everything they thought they knew about management and business.
Today, Google is a global icon that regularly pushes the boundaries of innovation in a variety of fields. HOW GOOGLE WORKS is an entertaining, page-turning primer containing lessons that Eric and Jonathan learned as they helped build the company. The authors explain how technology has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers, and that the only way to succeed in this ever-changing landscape is to create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted employees whom Eric and Jonathan dub "smart creatives." Covering topics including corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption, the authors illustrate management maxims ("Consensus requires dissension," "Exile knaves but fight for divas," "Think 10X, not 10%") with numerous insider anecdotes from Google's history, many of which are shared here for the first time.
In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. HOW GOOGLE WORKS explains how to do just that.
Today, Google is a global icon that regularly pushes the boundaries of innovation in a variety of fields. HOW GOOGLE WORKS is an entertaining, page-turning primer containing lessons that Eric and Jonathan learned as they helped build the company. The authors explain how technology has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers, and that the only way to succeed in this ever-changing landscape is to create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted employees whom Eric and Jonathan dub "smart creatives." Covering topics including corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption, the authors illustrate management maxims ("Consensus requires dissension," "Exile knaves but fight for divas," "Think 10X, not 10%") with numerous insider anecdotes from Google's history, many of which are shared here for the first time.
In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. HOW GOOGLE WORKS explains how to do just that.
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Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt served as Google CEO and chairman from 2001 until 2011, Google executive chairman from 2011 to 2015, and Alphabet executive chairman from 2015 to 2018.
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Reviews for How Google Works
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206 ratings17 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Google relies on smart creatives for its success. Getting the best out of these individuals requires a distinctive management system. In this book, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg give specific examples of how Google hires, builds culture, develops strategy, makes decisions, and encourages innovation. An interesting look inside a company that has grown without losing its nimbleness.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a really interesting book. But, boy, there must not be any introverts at Google. I'm not sure I agree with all of their thinking as far as it always being better for the company to have an employee who does their best thinking in the company of others, and also hangs out with others mostly in their spare time. There have been so many creative high achievers over the years who work best alone. If you are trying to build a culture that incorporates the best people, surely that would include some of those more self-contained individuals also. I'm not sure that I necessarily buy it that a person who likes quiet to work, or who tends to get tasks done himself rather than reaching out to others, is necessarily an un-innovative control freak. It's still a fascinating look into their culture, though.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book covers how to become a great company in the modern era and maintain it. I really like the way writers used real life scenarios which shaped the world for the reader to absorb easily. I would listen to this again and highly recommended for anyone.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome insights!
It is like a treasure chest full of learnings that I can apply to my own company. If you would like to strive to be the best, I suggest you read this book. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Well read. The authors are touching many bases on how to embrace ingenuity of the individual compared to the classic top-down management style. Recommended to broaden the view on what the IT segment should be doing compared to what is currently practiced in the industry.
1 star off only because of the idealistic perspective it paints of Google, where you have time to debate topics for weeks, have demos of new potential products every week, making the founders appear like superstars and having found the only path to the truth. A bit surreal. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Google is a unique company, and in this book they share why they are who they are. Great book, very interesting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i like it very like this real like this ok
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed reading this very stimulating, absorbing and inspiring publication
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Methodical, analytical teardown of successful platforms, various varieties and insightful dive into the specific strategies to leverage.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Sounds like listening to an infomercial for Google products, couldn't make it past the second chapter.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learned so much from this book and how to be a better employee and working to become a leader.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book would be bether if it lasted half its lenght.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5To Google or not to Google: "How Google Works" by Eric Schmidt and Alan Eagle
Published September 23rd 2014
I had my first run in with Google in 2005 as a customer and maybe, because of that, I’ve read this book in a different light. Over the years I’ve found the Technology Giants experience sometimes incredibly frustrating (I won’t name any names in case you’re wondering). People who work with Technology on a day-to-day basis tend to look up to the Software giants with a stance of awe. I always get the sense they think there’s their way of doing things (insert here a Technology Company of your choosing) and then there’s the way of the rest of us… I quite agree with their take on the fact that one has to be super ambitious to get anywhere. I also see things the “Google way” when it comes to the importance of having a moonshot thinking, ie, we have to aim for the stars not to the hill next door. Most of the companies I know tend to assume that things are impossible, rather than starting from real-world physics and figuring out what’s actually possible. That’s the reason Google (and other American Technology companies) puts so much energy into hiring independent thinkers. If one hires the right people and have big dreams, one usually gets there. And even one fails, one will probably learn something important along the way.
You can read the rest of my review on my blog. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5There are really good points made and advice that should be heeded. But it is a bit of a chore to turn up the good bits. The thing that slowed down the book for me was all the people who were referenced. I understand and respect the authors for giving credit where credit is due but it does detract from the story. There are a couple summaries floating around for this book. I think in six months or so when I want to review those good leadership points that I'll try one of those instead of re-reading this. I know that sounds harsh and I don't mean for it to. This book is worth reading... once.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An interesting look into the Google world and the business practices that the company uses and how they have brought success.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The insiders guide to what makes Google work and by extension what can make any company work or grow in the Information Age. Hint: "smart creatives" have a central role in this story. Their world is one in which platforms disrupt every industry with a culture of innovation.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Better than a book written by corporate committee should be. A lot of LinkedIn-style business bollocks, obviously, but also some interesting insights into Google's culture and ways of working. Easy to read.
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