Larry Page - An inspiring corporate leader

About Larry PageAbout Larry Page

• Larry Page is a famous US Computer scientist US Computer scientist & Internet Entrepreneur. Internet Entrepreneur.

• Best known as the cofounder of Googlecofounder of Google, alongside with Sergey Brin.

• Later he became CEO of Google CEO of Google and board member board member of Google.

• Also, he is the 6th richest person in America and is ranked the most

important person on the Web, by PC World Magazine.

Early LifeEarly Life

• Page was born in EastEast LansingLansing, MichiganMichigan, United States (U.S.)

• His father, CarlCarl PagePage, was a computer science professor computer science professor at Michigan State Michigan State

University. University.

• Page's mother, GloriaGloria was an instructorinstructor in Lyman Briggs College Lyman Briggs College at

Michigan State University.

• Page is Jewish on his mother's side, and was raised without religion.

• Page attended the Okemos Montessori School Okemos Montessori School in Okemos, Michiganfrom

1975 to 1979, and graduated from East Lansing High School in 1991.

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• He holds Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in computer engineering from the University of Michigan with honors and a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University

• In 1998, Page founded Google, Inc. with Brin.

• On April 4, 2011, Page officially became the chief executive of Google.chief executive of Google.

• As of 2014, Page's personal wealth is estimated to be US$32.3 billion, ranking him #19 on the Forbes list of billionaires

The ups, downs and turning points of The ups, downs and turning points of His careerHis career

• Larry page managed to download the entire Web and by examining the links between the pages he saw the world’s information in an entirely new way.

• He is the Steve Jobs of Google. Like Jobs, Page has always been his company’s true visionary and driving force.

• Google’s investors ignored his wishes and forced him to hire a CEO to be adult supervision.

• Page came back with wild ambitions and a new resolve.• The truth is that Google is a creation of Larry Page, helped along by Sergey

Brin. • As he enters his fourth year in charge of Google again, the company is in

fantastic shape.

““Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.”Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.” - Larry Page - Larry Page

Inner Keys to SuccessInner Keys to Success

• BE AN EDUCATED RISK-TAKER: Larry Page was an educated risk-taker. When he and Sergey first started out their company, they maxed out their credit cards and their friends and families credit cards to buy bandwidth for the company.

• GO BACK TO YOUR ROOTS, WHAT DID YOU ENJOY AS A KID: Growing up in a family obsessed with computers, he was surrounded by science magazines and computers which Larry was constantly drawn to.

• YOUR FEELINGS CREATE REALITY, START “FEELING SUCCESS”: Larry Page understand that feelings create reality. Google has been named the top place in the world to work because of unusual business practices of creating a fun and exciting environment. He beliefs that maximizing an employee’s work satisfaction will aid them in prospering within the company.

Fear of failure should not stop anyone.”Fear of failure should not stop anyone.” - Larry Page- Larry Page

His approach towards workHis approach towards work

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• Page is very engaged in what challenges people face• Page insisted on being involved in every hire at Google. • Page and his recruiters continue to seek thousands of bright young

graduates to join Google, he is quietly cutting or reassigning middle management and bureaucracy.

• Page is working to cultivate a faster, more nimble management approach at Google, which employs 26,000 people around the world.

• Page is also looking to encourage faster decisions and openness. Top executives are said to sit around together for one day a week for collaboration and quick choices

““Build your team, avoid bureaucracy” Build your team, avoid bureaucracy” -Larry Page -Larry Page

PersonalityPersonality

• Larry Page, CEO and co-founder of Google, is extremely smart and analyzes nearly every situation.

• He is so introverted. • Page is an extremely creative individual, as evidenced by his creation of

Google• He would exhibit a highly conscientious person, as well as emotionally stable. • Based on many of the things mentioned, the Google entrepreneur would fit

the category of an INTP (Introvert, Intuition, Thinking, Perceiving) individual.• He is also action motivated, goal oriented most importantly business minded

person.

"Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and to make it "Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful.”universally accessible and useful.” -Larry -Larry

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Management StyleManagement Style

Management StyleManagement Style

Page eventually wrote down his management style-•Don't delegate: Do everything you can yourself to make things go faster.•Don't get in the way if you're not adding value. Let the people actually doing the work talk to each other while you go do something else.•Don't be a bureaucrat.•Ideas are more important than age. Just because someone is junior doesn't mean they don't deserve respect and cooperation.•The worst thing you can do is stop someone from doing something by saying, “No. Period.” If you say no, you have to help them find a better way to get it done.•He has a clear vision and strategy for the management team.•He helps his employees with career development.•Page believes Innovation is useless without commercialization.

Leadership StyleLeadership Style

Leadership StyleLeadership Style

• Larry Page has a very open and equal way of leading, making him a democratic leader.

• Larry Page urges his employees to believe in crazy ideas and is accepting to all ideas .

• Larry strives to work quickly and encourages faster decisions to be made.

• Since Larry is introvert, he is more likely to hear and include other people’s creative ideas. Introverts are said to be the best leaders for proactive employees.

• Larry tries his best to avoid an autocratic way of leading by building his team to gather more insight and ideas to help Google grow.

““If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach.”time ago and ended up on a beach.” – Larry Page – Larry Page

Awards/Milestones/Wealth Awards/Milestones/Wealth AccumulatedAccumulated

List of his Awards /Milestones/Wealth accumulated –•In 2002, Page was named a World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow. •In 2003, honorary MBA from IE Business School.•In 2004, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. and "Persons of the Week" by ABC World News Tonight.•In 2005, Page were elected Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. •In 2009, Page received an honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan •In 2011, he was ranked 24th on the Forbes list of billionaires and as the 11th richest person in the United States.•As of 2014, Page's personal wealth is estimated to be US$32.3 billion, ranking him #19 on the Forbes list of billionaires

Larry Page receives from Prince Felipe of Spain the Larry Page receives from Prince Felipe of Spain the Communication Award during Prince of Asturias Award Communication Award during Prince of Asturias Award

Ceremony on October 24, 2008 at the 'Campoamor' Theatre in Ceremony on October 24, 2008 at the 'Campoamor' Theatre in Oviedo, Spain.Oviedo, Spain.

Philanthropic activitiesPhilanthropic activities

• Larry Page, CEO of Google, gave stock in his company valued at nearly $177.3-million to charity in February,2014

• Mr. Page has previously donated to the Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation, which he founded in 2006

• In 2012, Mr. Page gave the foundation 200,000 shares of Google stock valued at more than $123.8-million.

• Larry Page is an investor in alternative energy companies like Tesla Motors, the developers of the Tesla Roadster, a 350km range battery powered electric vehicle.

• He also is committed to energy technology which is renewable and promotes the introduction on hybrid electric cars and other alternatives for energy with the help of Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google.

““We have always believed that it’s possible to make money We have always believed that it’s possible to make money without being evil.” without being evil.” -Larry Page -Larry Page

Rumors and controversiesRumors and controversies• Larry Page Just Wants Apple and Google to Get Along• Larry Page: Android is important, but not critical to Google• Larry Page Says He Wants to Leave His Wealth to another Billionaire• Larry Hates Gmail• Larry Page Meets With LG to Talk Next Nexus Phone Business Insider More:

Tablets Mobile Google Android• Larry Page Just Dropped a Huge Hint That A Google Tablet Is Coming Soon• Larry Page defends privacy policy in letter• Larry Page wants everyone's medical records open for sharing. • Congress asks Google CEO if Glass infringes 'on the privacy of the

average American• Google Directors Wanted Page, Brin to Court Facebook Employees• Larry Page's Dream for the Google Logo • Google CEO Page Limiting Earnings Appearances • Surprise! You won’t be able to email Larry Page through his Google+ page

The FutureThe Future• Page moved beyond search, into physical world, describing Google’s

ambition to create a “worldwide mesh” of internet connectivity by using huge balloons as wireless hot spots.

• He believes that systematizing transportation will make it possible to use urban real estate for better things than parking lots and roads.

• Especially in technology, he wants revolutionary change, not incremental change.

• Google’s self-driving cars project, which Page hopes will someday transform the world’s cities.

• Page wants to build the future that we all may very well end up living in.

““Companies are doing the same incremental thing that they did 50 Companies are doing the same incremental thing that they did 50 years ago, 20 years ago. That’s not really what we need” years ago, 20 years ago. That’s not really what we need”

—Larry Page—Larry Page