And then, when we run that process next time, the first conversation the compensation team has with Google’s leadership team starts with, “Here’s what we agreed to last time, and here’s what we did. Here’s the things you told us to do that we will not do, and here’s why. And now, let’s proceed.” The compensation team even developed a cheat sheet about each management team member, describing how best to work with him or her, so that new team members can work smoothly with our most senior leaders right from the start.
