We spend a lot of time at work, and work is not always fulfilling or inspiring. Since Google’s founding in 1998, the company has experimented several culture and management initiatives. Many of these ideas and practices had a very positive impact on employee’s happiness at work and on overall productivity.
The re:work team and the website g.co/rework were created with the aim of sharing with organizations some best practices that have worked at Google. In this episode, Jenny and James walk us through their website. The re:work site is structured in critical subjects that have a direct impact on our workplace (eg: hiring, management). Under each subject, we’ll find guides, tools and insights for addressing common challenges. You can also check out the re:Work official blog and read inspiring case studies of organizations using data to make work better.
In this episode Jenny analyses the case of managers who are looking for a better way to hire their employees. She navigates us through several guides that help managers make better hiring decisions through job descriptions, structured interviewing or hiring committees. If we select the “Use Structured Interviewing”, under the “Guide” tab, we’ll find the main interview components used by Google managers when they interview candidates, which ensure a consistent experience across candidates.
The re:Work team has also assembled proven practices for growing great managers. One thing that Google is serious about is data. Several times a year Google collects feedback from employees about their role and their teams, and one of these surveys is the “Manager Feedback Survey”. As James shows us, this survey is available in the re:Work website : go to the “Guides” tab and select the “Managers” box. Then select the “Give feedback to managers” guide. You’ll find the survey in this rubric in a Google form. Feel free to customize it as your own and apply it to your company!
Finally, don’t hesitate to send feedback to our re:Work team. Fill out the “Contact us” form in the site and tell the team what you’ve tried, loved, and didn’t love as much. And if you use the social media, you can also use the hashtag “#makeworkbetter” if you’re sharing your own data-driven successes!
