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How Google Works
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Jonathan Rosenberg
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google as seasoned Silicon Valley business executives, but over the course of a decade they came to see the wisdom in Coach John Wooden's observation that 'it's what you learn after you know it all that counts'.
As they helped grow Google from a young start-up to a global icon, they relearned everything they knew about management. How Google Works is the sum of those experiences distilled into a fun, easy-to-read primer on corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption.
The authors explain how the confluence of three seismic changes - the internet, mobile, and cloud computing - has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers. The companies that will thrive in this ever-changing landscape will be the ones that create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted employees whom the authors dub 'smart creatives'. The management maxims ('Consensus requires dissension', 'Exile knaves but fight for divas', 'Think 10X, not 10%') are illustrated with previously unreported anecdotes from Google's corporate history.
'Back in 2010, Eric and I created an internal class for Google managers,' says Rosenberg. 'The class slides all read 'Google confidential' until an employee suggested we uphold the spirit of openness and share them with the world. This book codifies the recipe for our secret sauce: how Google innovates and how it empowers employees to succeed.'
Read by award-winning narrator Holter Graham, with the foreword and introduction read by Jonathan Rosenberg.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
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- AJ
- 12-02-20
could be a bit shorter
Outstanding company, interesting book, but could not find any new or revolutionary management concept. in general, the book could be a bit less poetical or more laconic. main message is that to achieve this level of success you need to hire talented and capable people and than maintain atmosphere to encourage enthusiasm and creativity.
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- Darren
- 17-12-14
Good read
Where does How Google Works rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Provides a good understanding of how Google works and the management approach. Interesting to see how they can be adapted for use in smaller software houses.
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- Bleddyn
- 04-09-21
It gets better as it goes
The intro is a bit over the top but once it gets going there is plenty covered. Narration is good as well easy to listen to him talking and it makes some very relevant points. Though you do think it must have been hard on all those ways of working with the remote nature of what goes on now. It would be interesting to get a refresh and has the culture changes from everyone together.
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- TK1
- 10-12-20
Amazing book for creatives
A very good insight into how Google became and continues to grow and innovate.
Highly inspiring.
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- Michal K.
- 06-08-18
Not that good
Underqhelming. If you want to learn about how google works, I recommend Work Rules instead.
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- Gary
- 29-10-16
Very informative
Really enjoyed listening to this book, it is very informative and offers advice that can be used in any business discipline,
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- Green900
- 22-04-23
very insightful and highly recommend it
very interesting book and found it very fascinating on how these ideas came together and the general structure of the right culture needed to drive vision. helps you understand the success behind google and why the success was so strong
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-04-23
Great to listen to as a scientist
You might think a book on the ins and outs of google won’t be relevant to academia and the industry of science. But you’ll be very wrong.
This book explicates how their business is modelled, how they hire people, how they foster innovation and break ground, and how they focus solely on the user.
There are tons of excellent advice that could well help a modern scientist run their lab or research group, and how to ensure they foster a healthy environment to allow for nov discoveries and to build great people.
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- Peter
- 15-06-22
Typical American BS
Five years from now: Google avoiding paying tax and helped ferment social division that let to the second American civil war.
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- Pauline Leung
- 11-04-21
Inspiring
Feeling motivated and hopeful after listening to this book. Highly recommended for those who does not want to follow standards MBA way of working.
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