How Google Works

Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg set out how a technology company can be organised around the people they call smart creatives rather than around process. How Google Works gathers the management thinking the two authors applied while leading the company through a period of rapid growth, covering hiring, culture, strategy, decision-making and internal communication. The chapters are built from working practice and worked examples rather than abstract theory, and the central argument concerns how to keep speed and judgement as headcount rises. It reads as a practical account of one firm's approach, useful to weigh against other management models. Handy details: • Hiring arguments centred on judgement, curiosity and technical depth • Culture and communication habits described from working practice • Strategy and decision-making inside a company growing quickly • Lessons framed for founders, managers and team leads alike A useful title for entrepreneurs, managers and students of technology business, published by John Murray Press and stocked by Boipoka.