Work Rules! and the Blueprint for High-Trust Teams

How Google Reimagined HR—and What Every Startup Can Learn from It

I. Introduction: Why HR Might Be Your Company’s Greatest Advantage

Imagine if your company’s most radical innovations didn’t come from product, engineering, or sales—but from HR. That’s the premise behind Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock, Google’s longtime head of People Operations. Part manifesto, part playbook, the book offers a rare inside look into how one…