The Google Guide to Success: 5 Books That Reveal How Top Performers Work, Think, and Lead
Backed by experience inside the tech giant, these titles go beyond theory to offer real-world strategies for thriving in work and life.
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, had a tough day in court this week. But whether or not the company is judged to be an unfair monopoly, there’s no question that Google has been a web titan for decades, guiding the online experience of billions of people worldwide. They dominate about 90 percent of the global search engine market and, as of recent years, are vying for control of today’s AI race.
This company is a force to be reckoned with, but it would not sustain such power and success were it not for the excellent minds it employs.
These five books by top talent from within Google’s leadership provide tried-and-tested career and business strategies.
Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It
By Jenny Wood
A bold, empowering, and energizing guide to embracing your ambition and chasing after what you want from an executive who spent nearly two decades climbing the ranks at Google. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Jenny Wood, or View on Amazon
What’s Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready
By Frederik Pferdt
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist introduces a forward-thinking mindstate that will help you navigate ambiguity and uncertainty with intention, transform problems and challenges into profound opportunities, and create exactly the future you want to see. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Frederik Pferdt, or View on Amazon
Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing
By Laura Mae Martin
Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the new way of work work for you, providing actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balance. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Laura Mae Martin, or View on Amazon
The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power
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As psychotherapist and former on-site therapist at Google, Katherine Morgan Schafler argues that you don’t have to stop being a perfectionist to be healthy. For women who are sick of being given the generic advice to “find balance,” a new approach has arrived. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Catherine Morgan Schafler, or View on Amazon
Building for Everyone: Expand Your Market With Design Practices From Google’s Product Inclusion Team
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Best practices for inclusion in product design, marketing, management, leadership and beyond, straight from the innovative Google Product Inclusion team. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Annie Jean-Baptiste, or View on Amazon
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