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How Google Works

Written by: Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle
Narrated by: Holter Graham, Jonathan Rosenberg
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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, pause-resistant 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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©2014 Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg (P)2014 Hachette

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great book

loved it, easy to read and understand. Google is one of the best mantality company in the world

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Nice book

One of the best points “ Hire employees who gets things done, not those who see problems only “

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worth it

multiple platitudes and the occasional contradiction can be forgiven when the majority is pure gold.

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One of the best books I ever read

Recommended for all business leaders. Dripping with wisdom. It’s a shock to me that a company so large and successful would “give their secrets away”.

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