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Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
Laszlo Bock
4.03 AVERAGE
143 reviews for:
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
Laszlo Bock
4.03 AVERAGE
Tedious in spots, but overall I gleaned a lot of knowledge and practical strategies from this book. I'm glad I read it and would recommend it to anyone in a corporate senior leadership position.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I have a lot of takeaways and am excited to implement them at my org. There are tons of great stories, ideas, and more, excellent reading for any leader or people ops/hr team member.
Love the way google addresses Human Resources, the development of leadership in their employees, and the cultivation of creativity and freedom in the workplace. Definitely a model for any business or school.
It took me so long to read this because I was daydreaming about how the suggestions and ways of working could be implemented (or if they should be implemented) at the company I work for.
I came away buzzing with ideas after reading this. Highly recommended for anyone working in an HR type job.
I came away buzzing with ideas after reading this. Highly recommended for anyone working in an HR type job.
Be experimental
Don’t take away choice, but do reduce friction for desired options
You must measure your managers against the results you want
Perks don’t have to be costly
When it comes to hiring, the crowd is smarter than any individual
Don’t take away choice, but do reduce friction for desired options
You must measure your managers against the results you want
Perks don’t have to be costly
When it comes to hiring, the crowd is smarter than any individual
Excellent book. Made me rethink how a work with my group. Gives a true appreciation for how much you can improve by digging for the right metrics and keep rechecking. I am trying to apply many of the ideas in my current performance evaluations.
And lo, once again, I strongly dislike a well-reviewed book.
If you're completely new to the subject about modern techniques in software engineering management, then this book is not a bad introduction. It assumes you haven't read a million blogs, Joel on Software, all of the Software Engineering Quora, /r/programming... Much of what it suggests is quite new to older industries still running on 1980s models of management.
However, if you're fairly well versed in the subject, the book comes off as deeply arrogant, cheerleadery and preachy. I honestly couldn't figure out if the author was slightly dim or thought I, the reader, was kind of stupid. Whenever the author needs to pad for space, he goes on a name-dropping fiesta. It drips with Google's techno-libertarianism. It preaches that data science will solve all the people ills plaguing people management without ever accepting the reality that statistics come with their own confirmation bias. And it reveals a culture that claims to be all about team but is, under the warm fuzzies, quite brutal.
(Although it does have a chapter talking about what everyone should do -- when employees have a life event, they should _just go_ and the company support them. Honestly. Do this.)
There's good stuff under the cruft. This book could dissolve into a 20 page essay and be much more useful and actionable. Read the opening chapter, read the closing chapter, and skim the chapters with subjects of interest and then move on.
If you're completely new to the subject about modern techniques in software engineering management, then this book is not a bad introduction. It assumes you haven't read a million blogs, Joel on Software, all of the Software Engineering Quora, /r/programming... Much of what it suggests is quite new to older industries still running on 1980s models of management.
However, if you're fairly well versed in the subject, the book comes off as deeply arrogant, cheerleadery and preachy. I honestly couldn't figure out if the author was slightly dim or thought I, the reader, was kind of stupid. Whenever the author needs to pad for space, he goes on a name-dropping fiesta. It drips with Google's techno-libertarianism. It preaches that data science will solve all the people ills plaguing people management without ever accepting the reality that statistics come with their own confirmation bias. And it reveals a culture that claims to be all about team but is, under the warm fuzzies, quite brutal.
(Although it does have a chapter talking about what everyone should do -- when employees have a life event, they should _just go_ and the company support them. Honestly. Do this.)
There's good stuff under the cruft. This book could dissolve into a 20 page essay and be much more useful and actionable. Read the opening chapter, read the closing chapter, and skim the chapters with subjects of interest and then move on.
Sumamente interesante. Un imprescindible para los interesados en la gestión humana. Lo recomiendo ampliamente. Es largo, pero no tiene desperdicio. También lo recomiendo para quienes gestionan equipos y tienen personal a cargo.