Google's CEO Shares His Leadership Philosophy In An AI world | Fast Company

What was your first ever job and did it teach you anything you still use today? I was a teaching assistant in graduate school, so it was the first real job I had. Did it teach me anything I still use today? You know, always seeing new people, young people come and learn and master a new area, it's amazing to see. So it's always given me a lot of faith in young talent and people just getting started. Fail fast or get it right the first time? Definitely fail fast. Most things, you know, the speed of decision making, the speed at which you attempt to do things actually ends up mattering more than being right. Because if you fail fast, you can try it again. Trust your gut or analyze the data? Why not both? You know, I would always analyze the data, but ultimately, you know, your intuition plays a strong role too. Can you be a leader and have imposter syndrome? At times, occasionally, I guess, but you know, it's all part of the game. What is the one corporate jargon you hate to hear in a meeting? I hate meetings which start with an agenda. You know, when people tell you what the meeting is going to be about, you know, I'd rather you just get right into it. Will there ever be an AI CEO? I think so, yes. I think, you know, being a CEO at times is about, you know, making sense of a lot of context data, making decisions. AI systems can be very good at it. So definitely. If you could give one piece of advice to someone stepping into their first leadership role, what would it be? There is no one right way to be a great leader. So you have to find what is truly authentic to you. So you can look at others, but ultimately you have to be yourself. What's the one thing about being a CEO leader that nobody warned you about? Well, you can't do everything. So being a CEO is ultimately empowering other great people and making sure they are successful. So it takes you a while to realize that deeply.