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With 10 Words, Google Head of Search Prabhakar Raghavan Just Taught a Profound Lesson About Success

Last month, Google senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan called an all-hands meeting for the company's search employees to talk about the future. What he had to say was sobering, but he accompanied his message with a call-to-arms designed to inspire his employees to put in their best effort and face the future with optimism and determination. Whatever happens with Google search, his comments are a lesson in how to motivated the people who work for you to reach for success, even when dealing with recent failures.

What do you say to your team when your own errors, uncontrollable outside forces, or a combination of both leads to business results that weren't what you hoped for? You acknowedge the problem, regroup, and ask people to focus on the future. That's exactly what Raghavan did in two simple sentences: "I cannot tell you that all the stumbles are behind us. What matters is how we respond and what we learn."


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