Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership

Post by objclxt » Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 10:41 AM UTC

selectnull wrote: post #9

lumpypua wrote: post #3

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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…

Post by slantview » Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 10:49 AM UTC

objclxt wrote: post #21

selectnull wrote: post #9

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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.

Post by makeitsuckless » Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 11:42 AM UTC

Post by littletimmy » Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 11:55 AM UTC

simula67 wrote: post #26

"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…

Post by simula67 » Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 12:23 PM UTC

littletimmy wrote: post #27

simula67 wrote: post #26

"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.