Concerned with the second quarter of a row of income and income that is weaker than estimates, Google will launch an effort called ‘Simple Simple’, according to a report at CNBC.
The announcement was made by CEO Sundar Pichai during the meeting on Wednesday last week, the day after the company reported a disappointing number for the second quarter in a row, the report said.
There is a real concern that our overall productivity is not in the place that should be with the number of heads we have, “Pichai was quoted as saying during the meeting, which, said CNBC, was attended by more than 170,000 full -time employees from the technology giant.
Urge employees to give him input on how to minimize disturbances and ‘really improve standards’ about product excellence and productivity, Pichai added, “We open the floor for employees to share their ideas, on August 15, through internal surveys. This is an attempt for companies to get better results faster “.
In addition to the 50-year-old Indian-Origin CEO, other Google senior executives, including Chief People Officer, Fionna Cicconi, and Chief Financial Officer, Ruth Porat, also attended the conference and answered employee questions.
Meanwhile, Alphabet Inc. The company of Google’s parent-said that during the second quarter, the number of technological giant heads rose 21% to 174,014 full-time employees, from 144,056 for the same time last year.
In the second quarter, Google’s revenue growth slowed to 13% from 62% of the previous year.