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#367: Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach

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Apr 9, 2019

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Eric Schmidt

In this episode, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and co-author of "Trillion Dollar Coach," shares insights from his journey in tech leadership and philanthropy. He discusses the legacy of mentor Bill Campbell and the transformative power of effective coaching. Schmidt emphasizes innovation as a systematic process and the importance of nurturing a strong organizational culture. He also highlights strategies for navigating communication challenges in fast-growing companies and the significance of personal routines in enhancing productivity.

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From Architecture to Engineering

Eric Schmidt initially applied to college as an architecture student, drawn to building and structure.
He later switched to electrical engineering, recognizing his stronger aptitude for it, as software and computer science were nascent fields.

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Sun Microsystems and Mentorship

Eric Schmidt joined Sun Microsystems due to his friendship with co-founder Bill Joy.
At Sun, he was mentored by Bernie LaCrue, who taught him about business, product development, and internal politics.

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Introduction to Google

John Doerr, a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins, encouraged Schmidt to consider the CEO position at Google.
Schmidt initially dismissed it as "just a search engine," but Doerr's persistence led to a pivotal meeting.

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This book provides insights into Google's corporate culture, strategy, talent management, decision-making, innovation, and communication. It highlights the company's emphasis on engineering talent, agility in projects, and the importance of a culture that encourages risk-taking and creativity. The authors share anecdotes and management maxims learned from their experiences at Google, including the concept of 'smart creatives' and the impact of technological changes such as the internet, mobile, and cloud computing on business.

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Trillion Dollar Coach

The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell

Alan Eagle

Jonathan Rosenberg

Eric Schmidt

This book captures the leadership style and teachings of Bill Campbell, who played a crucial role in the growth of companies like Google, Apple, and Intuit. Written by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle, the book is based on interviews with over eighty people who knew and loved Bill Campbell. It outlines his principles on building trusting relationships, fostering personal growth, inspiring courage, and resolving tensions in fast-moving environments. The book serves as a blueprint for business leaders and managers to create higher-performing and faster-moving cultures, teams, and companies.

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The better angels of our nature

Why Violence Has Declined

Steven Pinker

In this book, Steven Pinker presents a detailed argument that violence has significantly decreased over the course of human history. He uses extensive data and statistical analysis to demonstrate this decline in various domains, including military conflict, homicide, genocide, torture, and the treatment of children, homosexuals, animals, and racial and ethnic minorities. Pinker identifies four key human motivations – empathy, self-control, the moral sense, and reason – as the 'better angels' that have oriented humans away from violence and towards cooperation and altruism. He also discusses historical forces such as the rise of the state (which he terms 'Leviathan'), the spread of commerce, the growth of feminist values, and the expansion of cosmopolitanism, which have contributed to this decline in violence.

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The new digital age

Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business

Eric Schmidt

In this groundbreaking book, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen combine observation and insight to outline the promise and peril awaiting us in the coming decades. They discuss how technology will change the way we approach issues like privacy and security, war and intervention, diplomacy, revolution, and terrorism. The book highlights the benefits and drawbacks of increased digital connectivity, including improved efficiency, new economic opportunities, and the potential for both liberation and surveillance. It also explores the intersection of the virtual and physical worlds and the implications for individuals, communities, and states across the globe.

"You can systematize innovation even if you can't completely predict it." — Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) is Technical Advisor and Board Member to Alphabet Inc., where he advises its leaders on technology, business and policy issues. Eric joined Google in 2001 and helped grow the company from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. He served as Google's Chief Executive Officer from 2001-2011, and Executive Chairman 2011-2018, alongside founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

Eric serves on the boards of The Mayo Clinic and The Broad Institute, among others. His philanthropic efforts through The Schmidt Family Foundation focus on climate change, including support of ocean and marine life studies at sea, as well as education, specifically cutting-edge research and technology in the natural sciences and engineering. He is the founder of Schmidt Futures, which works to improve societal outcomes through the development of emerging science and technology.

He is the co-author of The New Digital Age, How Google Works, and the new book, Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell, which he co-authored with fellow Google leaders Jonathan Rosenberg (@jjrosenberg) and Alan Eagle (@aeaglejr).

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