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How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg — WisdomDeck honest review
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How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg

Google's management lessons: hiring smart creatives, culture, strategy, decisions, communication. Confident and a snapshot of a particular era.

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  1. Hire smart creatives.
  2. Culture precedes strategy.
  3. Default to open.

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Google's management era.

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