REVIEW: "The work of taxis! Why do most people want to work in Google », Laszlo Bock
Books / / December 19, 2019
Laszlo Bock
Google's vice president of human resources. In 2010 he was recognized as the best HR-head version of the professional edition of HR Executive Magazine. Over 15 years of its work, the number of employees increased from 6 thousand to 50 thousand.
This book - the story of what we have learned over the past 15 years, as well as that you can do to put people at the forefront, and changing their lives, and its leading position in it.
Laszlo Bock
Google the company can be called an integral part of our lives. We "Google" look at YouTube videos, wear with a smartphone on Android, deal in Hangouts... And sometimes dream to work there. Why? After all, it's not just a big salary.
Using Google differs from that of many other companies, especially those that Laszlo Bock calls "A high degree of freedom" - when employees are free to decide exactly how to act in one way or another situation.
Another important difference - the leaders or managers can not take certain decisions alone. For example, the decision to fire an employee, how to evaluate its performance, who move up the career ladder. Work in Google - teamwork. Therefore, every such decision is made by colleagues or a group of independent experts. In general, there are no traditional "sticks" and "carrots".
In Google understands the importance of human freedom.
And to a human to treat people who work for you, your company does not have to bring a huge profit. Or maybe vice versa: if employees believe in themselves and their work, and the company will prosper. Therefore, the advice from the book "Work rules" fit and big and small organizations. The correct approach to the working process can make your company the very dream job.
About the book
Book Laszlo Bock bulk, which is not surprising: it set out 15 years of work man, who was looking for the best of the best. From the book you will learn about dozens of techniques, innovative solutions, errors and surprising findings. Total 15 chapters, each devoted to a particular aspect of the hiring of employees and their motivation, plus extras for fans of HR.
Where changes begin
If you want to create the conditions of "larger freedom", as at Google, you need to translate the idea into action. Laszlo Bock offers 10 specific recommendations that can be applied to any company to achieve the desired result.
1. Make your work meaningful
Work has value not because it brings money, and in many respects because of the feeling of belonging to a common useful matter. Help people understand the importance of what you are doing.
2. Trust your people
Workers should be entitled to vote and make decisions. People can and should be trusted.
3. Hire only those who are better than you
We must strive not to fill the vacancy, and seek truly excellent staff. Poor staff - a slow poison for the company.
4. Do not confuse the concept of "development" and "Performance Management"
With staff need to talk. A public dialogue is possible only in the event that employees are confident that will not be penalized or fined for his blunder. Keep your employees, do not kill them the desire to learn.
5. Focus on the "two tails"
"Two of the tail" - the best and lagging employees. We need to learn the best and lagging create the conditions for learning.
6. Be thrifty and generous
Do not waste your money on crap like endless corporate. It is better to leave them for a rainy day, but do not spare money in special cases (for example, if the family employee who is ill or there was an addition). Employees need to know that the company will support them - and in sorrow and in joy.
7. Do not pay for justice
Remember, the best are worth more than the average. Therefore, and in wages for different staff should be a difference. And this difference must be earned.
8. nudge
Terms and conditions should be consistent. Want to workers collaborate more with each other? Carry partitions between the tables!
9. Lead growing expectations
If you want to experiment with the proposal of the Board, to begin to inform their subordinates. You need the support of people.
10. Enjoy!
And remember that a great work environment in itself is a good motivator.
Who is this book
For HR-managers. Recruiters definitely learn from Laszlo Bock.
For entrepreneurs and those who want to become such. Here you will find extremely valuable advice on the organization of work, the formation of a strong team and determination of the company's mission.
For employees who are sick of their job and want to make their workplace better. Changes do not always come from the top. Sometimes it is necessary only to offer, and you'll see that positive changes start small.
"Work rules! Why do most people in the world want to work it on Google »from the publishing house" Mann, Ivanov and Ferber "
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