The monkey, the tiger beetle and the language of innovation

What I keep telling the top managers is to manage employees in such a manner as to allow them to develop their own ideas. I tell them they mustn’t push ideas from the top down. … In my beginning-of-the-year address last year, I told the employees, “You know the saying, ‘the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.’ But what if the nail doesn’t stic

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Over time, Don and I began to understand and absorb the model Richard showed us. Look for ways to make quick progress. Watch for project stalls that might indicate a lack of potential. Cut corners to skip unnecessary effort. Remove distractions to focus attention where it needs to be. Start approximating your end goal as soon as possible. Maximize

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The Google AI team is in such a tough place: the targets will keep moving as their competitors advance. Any launch will hurt the brand that doesn’t live up to expectations which are rising. Throwing thousands of engineers to accelerate typically will slow things down. It’d be… Show more