Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead - Softcover

Laszlo Bock

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444792369 ISBN 13: 9781444792362

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2015

Synopsis

"We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It's not right that the experience of work should be so demotivating and dehumanizing." So says Laszlo Bock, head of People Operations at the company that transformed how the world interacts with knowledge. This insight is the heart of WORK RULES!, a compelling and surprisingly playful manifesto with the potential to change how we work and live.

Drawing on the latest research in behavioral economics and with a profound grasp of human psychology, Bock also provides teaching examples from a range of industries -- including companies that are household names but hideous places to work, and little-known companies that achieve spectacular results by valuing and listening to their employees. Bock takes us inside one of history's most explosively successful businesses to reveal why Google is consistently rated one of the best places to work in the world, distilling 15 years of intensive worker R&D into delightfully counterintuitive principles that are easy to put into action, whether you're a team of one or a team of thousands.

Cleaving the knot of conventional management, some lessons from WORK RULES! include:


Take away managers' power over employees
Learn from your best employees - and your worst
Only hire people who are smarter than you are, no matter how long it takes to find them
Pay unfairly (it's fairer!)
Don't trust your gut: use data to predict and shape the future
Default to open: be transparent, and welcome feedback
If you're comfortable with the amount of freedom you've given your employees, you haven't gone far enough


WORK RULES! shows how to strike a balance between creativity and structure, leading to success you can measure in quality of life as well as market share. Read it to build a better company from within rather than from above; read it to reawaken your joy in what you do.

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About the Author

Laszlo Bock leads Google's people function, which includes all areas related to the attraction, development, and retention of 'Googlers', of which there are more than 50,000 in seventy offices worldwide. His revolutionary methods have transformed how Silicon Valley harnesses the greatest talent on the planet. During his tenure, Google has been recognized over 100 times as an exceptional employer, including being named the #1 Best Company to work for in the US and sixteen other countries. Laszlo has advised President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and the Office of Personnel Management, and been featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, PBS Newshour and on the Today Show.

Review

Transform your team and your workplace - what you can do, starting tomorrow Fortune Spectacular Susan Cain, author of Quiet Find a job you love and you'll never have to work another day in your life. Laszlo Bock, Google's senior Vice President of People Operations goes one better - improve the workplace you're in so that going to work is an enjoyable experience. Any business, big or small, local or international, can make these changes Wired Captivating and inspiring Huffington Post Lean In for every manager Library Journal A remarkable book that reveals the secrets of becoming a talent powerhouse Daniel Pink, author of Drive and To Sell is Human Clearly written, evidence-based, with practical guidance and a cogent underlying philosophy, Work Rules! needs to rule the world of work Jeffrey Pfeffer, author of Power A window into Google's approach to management The Times The real genius of this book is in busting myths about why Google works ... the most important HR book of the year CIPD

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444792369
• ISBN 13: 9781444792362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416