Inside Google's Playbook: Former VP Laszlo Bock Shares Insights for Workplace Success
Episode Description
KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON ARCHIVES: Take power away from managers. Don’t trust your gut. Be open and transparent. These are just a few of the insights from Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead, by Laszlo Bock, head of people operations at Google.
Bock recently visited campus as a guest lecturer in the Authors@Wharton series. While Bock was on campus, Cade Massey, a Wharton practice professor of operations, information and decisions, spoke with him about why he wrote the book and what Google has learned about work that the company believes can benefit us all. More on this interview: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-googles-rules-can-work-in-your-office/
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Brief Summary
Laszlo Bock discusses workplace culture, transparency, and data-driven practices from his book "Work Rules."
Key points
- Work Rules: A New Perspective. Laszlo Bock shares insights from his book on improving workplace culture and productivity.
- The Importance of Meaningful Work. Laszlo discusses how meaningful work can significantly boost productivity.
- Data Over Intuition. Laszlo explains why relying on data leads to better decision-making.
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Episode highlights
- Work Rules: A New PerspectiveLaszlo Bock shares insights from his book on improving workplace culture and productivity.“Work actually sucks for a lot of people a lot of the time.”0:48Sep 3, 2015
- The Importance of Meaningful WorkLaszlo discusses how meaningful work can significantly boost productivity.“It’s important to have meaning in your work.”2:29Sep 3, 2015
- Data Over IntuitionLaszlo explains why relying on data leads to better decision-making.“You actually can’t trust your gut.”3:25Sep 3, 2015
