职场生存军规：谷歌营销总裁分享之文化篇_职场英语

职场生存军规：谷歌营销总裁分享之文化篇

#2 Avoid the HPPO.

#2 避免唯命是从

HPPO stands for “the highest-paid person’s opinion.” When you have a problem or a question, don’t naturally accept the HPPO in the room. Title means nothing. If someone’s experience has value, they should be able to frame a winning argument. “Everybody at every level should have an equal voice in the outcome, based on the strength of his or her arguments.” Rosenberg names Jim Barksdale as his favorite HPPO. As CEO of Netscape, Barksdale once said, “If we have data, let’s look at the data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.” HPPO 意思是“大人的意见”（the highest-paid person's opinion.）。

当有疑问或者遇到难题时，不要简单地接受大Boss 的意见。头衔并不能说明问题。如果某人的经验之谈有价值，他就需要拿出有说服力的论据来。“凭借有说服力的论点，不论职位高低，每个人都有同等的话语权。”Barksdale 是Rosenberg 最喜欢的HPPO。作为Netscape 的创始人，Barksdale 曾说过：“如果有数据，那我们一起参考数据。如果我们只有观点，那就听我的好了。”

#3 Crush bureaucracy of all kinds.

#3 全方位粉碎官僚主义

“The most important attribute in organizations is the ability to get out of the way. That’s why we didn’t have general managers at Google. A general manager’s job is to put his business interests ahead of the company’s. Don’t do it.”