I think this will be a really good move for Google and has been a long time coming. Up until now, the SVPs all had quite a bit of autonomy but were still burdened by their reporting structure and the friction caused occasionally when team mandates overlapped. This divisional structure effectively flattens the org by allowing product managers and engineers to get things done at the SVP level w/o any other burdens.
I think the challenge will be to see how hands off Larry can be with the SVPs. He has a natural interest in getting deeply involved in some projects, and that could be a source of additional overhead.
Most mysterious to me is what is Sergey doing right now? Larry's getting all the attention, but it seems like Sergey's just lying low.
>Most mysterious to me is what is Sergey doing right now?
According to the article he is "focused on major strategic initiatives"
>Page and fellow Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who is focused on major strategic initiatives, have offices next to each other in a recently renovated building on the campus. They are down the hall from executive chairman Eric Schmidt and surrounded by engineers working at key products for Google.
I think the challenge will be to see how hands off Larry can be with the SVPs. He has a natural interest in getting deeply involved in some projects, and that could be a source of additional overhead.
Most mysterious to me is what is Sergey doing right now? Larry's getting all the attention, but it seems like Sergey's just lying low.