Pichai: Most leadership decisions are inconsequential; simply deciding is what matters
Sundar Pichai · HIBT Lab! Google: Sundar Pichai · Jun 9, 2022 · at 31:09
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, discusses his mental model for managing executive stress and leadership decision-making.
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“A lot of stress comes from, you know, you have to make a lot of decisions as a leader, but over time you realize most of those decisions are not consequential. And there are a few consequential decisions, but most of the times, it's more important to make a decision.”
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