Google Key Success Factor

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THE LAST WORDJohn Sullivan. Workforce Management. Costa Mesa: Nov 19, 2007. Vol. 86, Iss. 20; pg. 42, 1 pgs |

Abstract (Summary)

No corporation has transformed the practice of HR more dramatically and successfully in the last decade than Google. As an organization, Google can shift the burden of learning to employees because it focuses on hiring individuals who already demonstrate a love for self-directed learning. Google's primary motivation mechanisms are constant change, rapid decision-making and an atmosphere that not only encourages ambitious ideas but expects them. By limiting bureaucracy and providing approvals for employee ideas in days rather than months, Google maintains employee passion and energy. The company also supports this culture with an array of what's been called "outrageous benefits," including free gourmet meals, company movie day, purchase grants for hybrid cars and free Wi-Fi-enabled shuttles that carry employees to work.

If you expect your HR function to make a major bottom-line contribution, comparing yourself to the world's first true 'talent machine' is essential. |

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NO CORPORATION has transformed the practice of HR more dramatically and successfully in the last decade than Google.

Google has changed the DNA of the HR function by not accepting that the old way is the right way. Many people are already aware of the company's radical approach to recruiting, but other aspects of HR at Google are just as dramatic and exciting. If you expect your HR function to make a major contribution to your firm's bottom-line results, comparing yourself to the world's first true "talent machine" is essential.

No foray into Google HR practices would make sense without some understanding of the impressive results the company's approach has helped produce, the most dramatic of which is employee productivity. The average Google employee generates more than $ 1 million in revenue...