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Google | Ex-HR chief reveals 3 reasons for investing in culture

Ex-HR chief reveals 3 reasons for investing in culture

With almost 100,000 employees worldwide, Google’s HR strategy must be extremely well-considered, constantly innovating and bulletproof in maintaining top employee wellbeing at the burgeoning tech giant.

As such, when Google’s former Head of HR issued a stark warning to business owners and leadership teams, it’s probably a good idea to heed his words.

Laszlo Bock, who gained a wide perspective of HR in his 10-year stint as a Senior Vice-President with Google (between 2006 and 2016), grew the company’s workforce massively from just 6,000 to 76,000 and spearheaded the upscaling management process almost entirely himself.

To help other budding leaders, he shared some poignant advice via his LinkedIn page recently.

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