Tech IndustryOct 14, 2017
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Leadership principles at Google

Amazon has bunch of leadership principles (see link below) that everyone tries to follow, what is the equivalent concept at Google? Are interview questions based on this concepts? https://www.amazon.jobs/principles In Amazon interviews - at least for Software Developer role - competencies are based on Technical skills (Coding, Algo, DS) & Leadership principles. After all interviews are over the candidates are judge based on a each competency. I am trying to find how all this happens in google.

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Microsoft UltraTroll Oct 15, 2017

1. Get data 2. Analyze data 3. Sell data

Amazon 1-2-3-4 OP Oct 15, 2017

Thanks for answering, but thats not what I meant by Leadership principles. Added the link to which provide details on Amazons leadership principles.

Microsoft UltraTroll Oct 15, 2017

Google doesn't have a formal list like that that they'd test you in interviews

Samsung lIlI Oct 15, 2017

please refer to the project oxygen at google :)

Amazon 1-2-3-4 OP Oct 15, 2017

Thanks for the info, but this is more specific to managers, is there anything more generic?

Google cXip46 Oct 15, 2017

Seriously? For the Googlers who say there aren't a series of principles that guide all decisions, maybe you should go back through orientation. Read the IPO letter, namely "10 things we know to be true" https://www.google.com/about/philosophy.html as this governs all decisions on hiring, OKRs and general corporate principles. Over the years some things have expanded (ex: we don't just do search, but the PA focus and org changes are always done with the intention of keeping #2 in mind-- focused, decisive and deliberate decisions)

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Google cXip46 Oct 15, 2017

Don't know what org you're in but I've been here 6.5+ years and on ~4 different teams and this has always rang true and been what folks practiced.

Google cXip46 Oct 15, 2017

Unfortunate. Now that you know them maybe you can help set a better example for the rest of your team and take them to heart :)