1.Leadership Excellence: Sergey Brin and Larry Page of GoogleORG 550 Decision Making and Leadership Presented by: Luc Cisna, John Stetler, Nicole Torres,Kyle Von Jares, & Trina Watkins-White Colorado State University Global Campus Dr. Steven Westlund November 3, 20131

2. IntroductionAttributes of Successful Leadership Leadership Diversity Leadership Values Personality and Decision Making Leadership of Organizational Culture Leadership and Follower motivationPresented by: All2 3. Background 1996 two graduates students from Stanford University piloted a computer search engine from a friends garage & the purpose of their research was to be able to track the amount of web usage from one site to another In 1998 Page and Brin birthed Google In 2000 Page and Brin cultivated partnerships with multiple external agencies generating an advance data collection called pay Per Click (Basken, 2013). In 2004 the leaders of Google incorporated free web based email services to residential and corporate organizations world wide. In 2005 Google cultivated partnerships with NASA allowing consumers the ability to view satellite imagery from any place in the world (Baskan, 2013). I n 2006 the leaders of Google merged with Oxford dictionary allowing students and professionals from all over the world access to search engines In 2010 Google was recognized as the most dominate media and technology company utilized by consumers, corporate entities and universities that search for tremendous of diverse items anywhere from household products to living conditions on Mars (Baskan, 2013).Presented by: Trina Watkins-White 3 4. Leadership ValuesGlobal impactPhilanthropyEducationNetworkingProfessional Developmenthttp://www.theroadtosiliconvalley.com/founders/finding-great-cofounder/Presented by: John Stetler 4 5. Leadership ValuesOpen mindednessAcceptanceGlobalizationSource: http://www.123rf.com/photo_13564612_leadership-signpost-shows-vision-valuesempowerment-and-encouragement.htmlSource: http://www.rdc.ab.ca/about_rdc/leadership/Pages/vision_mission.aspxPresented by: John Stetler 5 6. Characteristics of Workplace Diversity Commitment & communication from the top (Draeschlin, 2007) Integrated into all aspects of Organization: recruitment, retention, and management policies (Robbins & Judge, 2013) Inclusive of every employees perspective (Robbins & Judge, 2013) Pervasive throughout the entire corporate culture (Pinto & Pinto, 2011)Source: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/news/Presented by: Nicole Torres 6 7. Diversity at Google Google Executive Council on Diversity Recruiting and hiring practices for women & minorities Employee Resource Groups Diversity-sensitive policies and programsSource: http://cte.umd.edu/programs/faculty/DiversityFLC/#(Diversity & Inclusion, 2011)Presented by: Nicole Torres7 8. Culture Googles open team culture consist of hands on contributions from everyone throughout the entire organization.CEOs StakeholdersEmployeesLEADERS&ManagersConsumersThe leaders of Google believe that in order to create and sustain an effective organizational culture, all involved must share the same foundational desires to build, create, learn, take risk and have fun . (Google, 2013; Tanner, 2013)Presented by: Trina Watkins-White 8 9. Culture continued Employees that speak dozens of languages TGIF Meetings with the CEOs and managers Day care centers for mothers and fathers 20-percent concept allowing employees to create and share ideas as they wish Monthly employee surveys that gather feedback on employee interest Open shared work spaces Work and play at the same time (Google, 2013) References Images (2013). Retrieved on October 29, 2013 form http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=IMAGES+OF+GOOGLE+LEADERSHIP+CULTURE&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=images+of+google+leadership+ culture&sc=0-0&sp=-1&skPresented by: Trina Watkins-White 9 10. Personality & Decision-Making Founders who have molded and developed themselves into terrific leaders and managers Rely on employee and team correlation to make quick and reliable decisions Understanding and meeting demands of the technology field, investors, and stakeholders (Bauer & Erdogan, 2010; Roberto, 2012; Stone, 2012)(Barco, 2008) Understand the importantance of a team concept and implement small working groups Continue to expand with the leadership working closely with every employee daily Are innovative and guide their direction with the philosophy that good is not good enough 10(Kafka, 2011; Padgaonkar, 2013; Stone, 2012)(Rich But Broke, 2013)Presented by: Kyle Von Jares 11. Leadership and Follower Motivation What is the objective of leadership as it applies to follower motivation? Motivation represents the forces acting on or within a person that cause the person to behave in a specific, goal-directed manner (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011). Goals are future outcomes (results) that individuals and groups desire and strive to achieve (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011). Authentic leaders influence followers attitude and behaviors, which, in turn, positively affects their self-esteem, stimulates follower identification, creates hope, reflects trust, shows positive emotions, and raises optimism (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011). Several theories for motivation exist such as: Theory X, Theory Y, Management by Objectives, Expectancy Model, Job Characteristics Model, Equity Model, various rewards models, and more The objective of leadership and follower motivation is to get the most out of your employees in reference to accomplishing individual and organizational goals .Presented by: Luc Cisna11 12. Leadership and Follower Motivation Google employees are motivated by the forces of Page and Brins accomplishments, abilities, and motto which positively affects their self-esteem, stimulates follower identification, creates hope, reflects trust, shows positive emotions, and raises optimism The motto of Google (created by Page and Brin is) dont be evil (Lowe, 2009); this creates hope, reflects trust, shows positive emotions, and raises optimism In 2005, former Apple and Microsoft tech guru and celebrity, Kai-Fu Lee, decided to work for Google because Google gave him a feeling of shock due to the passion for creating a new generation of technology. (Thompson, 2006); this shows a positive affect on self-esteem and stimulation of follower identificationPresented by: Luc Cisna 12 13. Overall Success of Leader How do you measure the overall success of a leader? How do we know if Sergey Brin and Larry Page are successful? QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS Googles current stock price is $1027.04 with a volume of over 1.2 million shares on the Nasdaq stock market exchange (nasdaq.com, 2013) Google has been able to invest in philanthropic ventures such as a $3.9 million contribution into 23andMe medical research company, $1.5 million to the University of Marylands Parkinsons disease research project, and contribute time to the Michael J. Fox Foundation (Lowe, 2009)Presented by: Kyle Von Jares 13 14. Overall success of leader & Conclusion How do you measure the overall success of a leader? Providing an environment where individuals can learn, grow and develop without fear. Page and Brin promote diversity Push innovative boundaries Have created a global company by relying heavily on creative leaders and employees Promote team-oriented behavior, creativity, learning, risk taking, and fun as a key to success Continually seek to exceed goals of everyone Leadership styles that positively affect self-esteem, trust, and respect (Business Insider, 2011)Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethically and ultimately making a big difference in the world. ~Sergey BrinPresented by: All 14 15. References Auletta, K. (2013, October 3). Whos afraid of the men who build Google? Search engines co-founders on their evil empire. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article- 1253503/Whosafraid-men-built-Google.htmlBauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2010). Organizational Behavior. Washington, DC: Flat World Knowledge. Baskan, T. (2013). History of Google. 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