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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Vic Gundotra's ego resulted in G+. If G+ is innovation, I don't want innovation.

You might not like G+ but it IS innovation. Everything one does in slighly different way is innovation, if you don't want that, you would have to abandon pretty much everything except wheel and fire. I also don't think that creator's ego is a factor in product's success. There are many egotistical entrepreneurs with successful products. People might not like creators, but they like the product. So isn't the best stra…

> Everything one does in slighly different way is innovation

No, it is not. If I decide to change the design of a bicycle to have square shaped wheels I have not innovated. I have instead made it objectively worse.

I think to innovate is generally accepted as meaning to improve upon something in some way. I don't think G+ improved anything, as its abject failure in the real world demonstrates.

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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Hopefully this will also happen at lower levels. The "I'm the smartest person in the world, because I work at Google" attitude is a reason I don't interact with/communicate with/contribute to Google-related projects. Their hugely inflated egos are just off-putting.

The Angular team is full of amazing low-ego developers that are a pleasure to interact and work with.

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might not like G+ but it IS innovation. Everything one does in slighly different way is innovation, if you don't want that, you would have to abandon pretty much everything except wheel and fire. I also don't think that creator's ego is a factor in product's success. There are many egotistical entrepreneurs with successful products. People might not like creators, but they like the product. So isn't the best stra…

> Everything one does in slighly different way is innovation No, it is not. If I decide to change the design of a bicycle to have square shaped wheels I have not innovated. I have instead made it objectively worse. I think to innovate is generally accepted as meaning to improve upon something in some way. I don't think G+ improved anything, as its abject failure in the real world demonstrates.

Subjectively

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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"Page was known as a tough manager inside the search giant, peppering his team with pointed questions and cutting (though usually accurate) observations. “He could come off as very harsh,” said one person who has had many encounters with Page over the years. “Until you realize it was more that he was completely lacking in EQ. I mean, zero.”"

How is asking pointed questions and making cutting observations equate to being unsympathetic ? If you care about succeeding, this type of feedback is invaluable. If you don't, then you are more likely going to use the 'he is not very nice' card to get out doing any good work.

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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"Page was known as a tough manager inside the search giant, peppering his team with pointed questions and cutting (though usually accurate) observations. “He could come off as very harsh,” said one person who has had many encounters with Page over the years. “Until you realize it was more that he was completely lacking in EQ. I mean, zero.”" How is asking pointed questions and making cutting observations equate to be…

It is possible to be pointed and direct with tact. It is called manners.

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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post #5

Sunder Pichai is boring.

Sven put this crudely, but he isn't wrong, nor has he said this explicitly as an insult; he has merely made an observation.

That said, the CEO is also the face of the company when it comes to high profile companies like Google. Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon also share this trait. Having a flat out boring CEO isn't in there best interest; they need someone with the right amount of ego: not too little, not too much.

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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"Page was known as a tough manager inside the search giant, peppering his team with pointed questions and cutting (though usually accurate) observations. “He could come off as very harsh,” said one person who has had many encounters with Page over the years. “Until you realize it was more that he was completely lacking in EQ. I mean, zero.”" How is asking pointed questions and making cutting observations equate to be…

It is possible to be pointed and direct with tact. It is called manners.

Agreed, being tactful is a good thing. But what is implied in that statement is that asking pointed questions and making accurate observations ( which could be damaging to your beliefs ) equates to being an asshole.

Re: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

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post #16

Shouldn't this have the correct title "The New Google: ‘All the Assholes Have Left’" ?

No - it's clickbait.

And the new one isn't? At least the original was from the article, instead of editorialized by the poster/moderator.
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