Google employs almost 50 thousand people, and more than 70 offices are located in more than 40 countries. Fortune magazine named Google five times as the best employer in the US and many times in countries around the world - such as Brazil, Canada, France, Australia, India, Italy, Japan, Britain and Russia. According to LinkedIn, most people in the world want to work in Google. László Bock supervises the personnel issues in the company and in his book "The Work of the Taxi" tells about what Google attracts talented people.
Development of employees
At Google, a lot of attention is paid to learning. Employees hold open lectures of Tech Talks and share their results and successes with everyone who is curious about it. In addition, these meetings are attended by talented thinkers from the outside world. Among the guests in Googl, Presidents Obama and Clinton, the author of the "Games of Thrones" George Martin, Lady Gaga, economist Burton Malkiel, Gina Davis, writer Tony Morrison, George Soros have already made speeches.
Self-study
Google is of the opinion that the best teachers are sitting next to you in the same office. If you ask him to teach others instead of inviting someone from outside, you will receive a teacher who understands sales better than the rest of your employees and in addition understands the specific situation of your company and its customers. In Google, employees spend each other's classes on a variety of topics: from purely technical (developing a search algorithm, a seven-week mini-MBA course) to purely entertaining (rope walk, fire-breathing fakirs, bike history). Here are some of the most popular topics: Basics of Psychosomatics, Courses for those who are waiting for a child, Charisma in sales, Leadership. This self-study allows you to save on courses of third-party organizations, ensures loyalty and involvement of employees. Many things can be automated, but not relationships.
Support and development of employees
Going to work in Google can resemble a trip to the shopping center. Depending on the size of the office, there are libraries and book clubs, gyms, yoga and dancing, laundry, electric cars, free meals in dining rooms and micro-kitchens. And all this is completely free. For a small fee right in the office, massage, manicure, dry cleaning, car washes, child care are provided.
Work is fun
In Google they like to joke and have fun. Only there could come up with Google Translate for Animals (Animal Translator) - an Android application for the UK that translates sounds produced by animals into English. Every year, Google launches New Year's Santa Tracker, so that children can follow how Santa Claus travels the planet. Chrome also makes a barrel. Type "Do a Barrel Roll" in the Chrome search bar and see what happens. It's safe and fun, try it!
Feedback
In Google, employees are constantly given feedback from managers and colleagues. For this, anonymous questionnaires of this format are often used: name three or five tasks that a person performs well; name three or five tasks that he can perform better.
Weekly meetings
At weekly meetings of the working group, "Thank God, it's already Friday," Larry Page and Sergey Brin inform the whole company (thousands are present personally and through video call, tens of thousands are watching the replay online) last week's news, product demonstrations, new appointments, and - most importantly - within half an hour answer any questions from any employee on any topic. Questions and answers are the most important part of every meeting. You can ask and discuss anything from the most trivial ("Larry, now that you are the head of the company, do you wear a suit?") To business ("How much did the Chromecast cost?") And technical ("What can I do as an engineer, to provide our users with secure data encryption? "). One of the indirect advantages of such transparency is that if information is shared, then labor efficiency is increasing.
Caring for employees in difficult times
Many programs in Google are invented solely in order to decorate the life of the googlers, bring fun and provide comfort. But some are truly necessary and vitally important. For example, one of the most difficult but indisputable facts of our existence is that sooner or later half of us will have to endure the death of a loved one. This is a terrible, hard time, and nothing can be helped. Some companies offer life insurance to employees, but it is always not enough. In 2011, Google decided that if a sad event occurs, the survivor should immediately be paid the value of the shares, and it was decided to give 50% of the salary to the widower or widow within 10 years. If the deceased has children left, the family will receive an additional $ 1000 monthly until they reach the age of 19 if they are students under 23. Recipes for Google's success lie in the relationship with staff, in how to solve the issues of motivation, development and promotion of employees. And often such decisions are not directives, but go from bottom to top. Only the person in the answer for that environment in which it has appeared. Take the initiative and, perhaps, thanks to you your company will change beyond recognition. Good luck! Based on the book "Work taxis."