Laszlo Bock led Google's people function, responsible for attracting, developing, retaining, and delighting "Googlers." Bock's earlier experience spans executive roles at the General Electric Company, management consulting at McKinsey & Company, start-ups, non-profits, and acting.
During Bock's tenure, Google was named the Best Company to Work For more than thirty times around the world and received more than 100 awards as an employer of choice. In 2010, he was named Human Resources Executive of the Year by Human Resources Executive magazine.
"An intriguing profile of an innovative company that continues to
shake up the world."--Kirkus Reviews
"Anecdotes about Google's founding and history mingle with
discussions of management theory, psychology, and behavioral
economics to create a fascinating and accessible read."--Publishers
Weekly
"Good guidance from the head of Google's innovative People
Operations, who wants to show companies how to attract and keep the
best managers...Love the read-it-two-ways title."--Library
Journal
"The book is a true masterpiece."--Forbes.com
"WORK RULES! delivers on its promise. Befitting a volume written
deep within the algorithm factory, WORK RULES! is dense with data
and counterintuitive conclusions for anyone looking to make the
workplace a better place."--Forbes
"A riveting ringside view of people operations at Google. A deft
marriage of research and practice that is full of practical tips.
It is an indispensable book for all people managers."--Robert I.
Sutton and Hayagreeva Rao, co-authors of Scaling up Excellence
"As a company renowned for questioning our assumptions, it should
be no surprise that Google has developed unique and profoundly
effective approaches to culture, talent and leadership. By
debunking many accepted HR practices WORK RULES! establishes itself
as a new testament for managing talent in modern times."--Tim
Brown, CEO of IDEO and author of Change By Design
"Laszlo Bock has done far more than codify Google's recipe for its
high-freedom, high-performance workplace, he has created the
essential guide for unleashing talent in the digital age.
Intelligent, playful, and practical, WORK RULES! is for all leaders
who want to inspire brilliance and bring out the best of humanity
in their workforce."--Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers and Rookie
Smarts
"Laszlo Bock has written a remarkable book that reveals the secrets
of becoming a talent powerhouse. He shows the many benefits of a
high freedom culture with a mission that matters. And along the
way, he topples pillar after pillar of conventional wisdom on
hiring, training, assessing, and compensating the people who power
your organization. If you're looking for forehead-smacking insights
along with an array of savvy new practices, WORK RULES! is an
essential read."--Dan Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is
Human
"Laszlo Bock's book is a dazzling revelation: at once an all-access
backstage pass to one of the smartest organizations on the planet,
and also an immensely useful blueprint for creating a culture of
creativity. It should be given to every leader, every entrepreneur,
every manager, every student, and every human being who wants to
understand how to build a successful, cohesive, high-performing
workplace."--Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code
"Some will think that WORK RULES! is a book about Google. It is,
but mostly it is much more: a book about how to build people
operating systems that permit any organization to get the smartest
decisions from their workforce. Clearly written, evidence-based,
with practical guidance and a cogent underlying philosophy, WORK
RULES! needs to rule the world of work."--Jeffrey Pfeffer, author
of Leadership B.S.
"The finest book on organizational culture that I have ever read.
WORK RULES! is the essential playbook for creating high-performance
cultures that liberate people to do their most important
work."--Tom Gardner, founder and CEO, Motley Fool
"With a clear-eyed, data-driven look into today's workplace, Bock
reveals the non-traditional practices that can fundamentally
transform businesses of all kinds."--Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and
CEO, PepsiCo
"WORK RULES! is a surprising, unconventional book that is required
reading for anyone looking for a job in the tech sector, and for
every entrepreneur seeking new modes of innovative
thinking."--Peter H. Diamandis, chairman, XPRIZE; exec. chairman,
Singularity
"WORK RULES! is an exceptional book aimed at any manager who wants
great ideas for encouraging success from their team . . . an
instant classic for the management shelf."--Ram Charan, coauthor of
Execution and advisor to boards and CEOs
"WORK RULES! is more than a must-read business book. It's a
handbook for high-performance teams that win."--John Doerr,
managing director, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
"WORK RULES! is spectacular. I spent weeks with it, because I
wanted to take such careful, detailed notes. I plan to share it
with our entire Quiet Revolution team-and I'm sure that all company
founders will do the same."--Susan Cain, co-founder of Quiet
Revolution and author of Quiet
"WORK RULES! offers a bold, inspiring, and actionable vision that
will transform the future of work. It should be mandatory reading
for everyone who leads, manages, or has a job."--Adam Grant, New
York Times bestselling author of 5 books and organizational
psychologist
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