Google I/O 2012 - The Art of Organizational Manipulation

Brian Fitzpatrick, Ben Collins-Sussman

We often hear engineers lament how hard it is to get anything done inside of a big company. The trick to overcoming this is to know the right people, understand how power flows in the organization, and, most importantly, what you can get away with and when. We'll help you understand the human element of navigating companies both big and small through a series of (hopefully) amusing anecdotes.

[Basukinathkr]

Their talk is too good. This is awesome.

[sendashish]

amazing stuff guys. I am already your fan and regular watcher of your prior series!!

[brteja]

This is such a gem... thanks a lot for the talk.

[nawkwan]

Is Ben Collins-Sussman related to Gerald Jay Sussman (author of SICP) by any chance?

[EmanueleDiSaverio]

As I said, If meetings are unnecessary talk, fix that.
Actively dump non-interested people out, organize agenda, keep to 15 minutes.

Removing daily meeting IMHO is NOT an option.

[ondrazposukie]

You will be soon talking more about management than about technology :D

[cenata]

These guys make relay nice talks. But they got to drop the 80 hours a week joke, it's third year in a row :)

[abdullahhasar]

başkalarının omuzlarına binenler bir gün mutlaka düşecektir.