A lot of these companies self select for obedient, conflict avoiding employees that agree with everything that comes from above. That's great if you are executing a fixed plan. But, you need a certain amount of status quo challenging types to actually innovate when the plan needs to change. Google and Meta are clearly struggling on that front. They've hired the ability to innovate out of their leadership and company.
Just my impression; but kind of backed up by what's (not) happening at Google.
MS somehow found a way back from that to where they were doing different enough things to grow their business quite dramatically under Nadella. Google is in need of a similar change.
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A lot of these companies self select for obedient, conflict avoiding employees that agree with everything that comes from above. That's great if you are executing a fixed plan. But, you need a certain amount of status quo challenging types to actually innovate when the plan needs to change. Google and Meta are clearly struggling on that front. They've hired the ability to innovate out of their leadership and company.
Just my impression; but kind of backed up by what's (not) happening at Google.
MS somehow found a way back from that to where they were doing different enough things to grow their business quite dramatically under Nadella. Google is in need of a similar change.