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Sundar made a mistake in wading into politics after the 2016 elections. A good business leader knows to stay out of the forbidden topics of politics and religio
by blisterpeanuts 7y ago
Sundar made a mistake in wading into politics after the 2016 elections. A good business leader knows to stay out of the forbidden topics of politics and religion; unite the troops, don't divide them. I don't think he realized how much impact his words would have on conservatives once the TGIF video got out. Anyway let's hope they learned something about remaining neutral in public, as the company "grows up".
- danso 7y agoNone of the big tech companies have avoided "wading into politics" since 2016. Tech is far too big and inextricable a part of society for any competent CEO to think they could hide on the sidelines.
- blisterpeanuts 7y agoThere's a big difference between "hiding on the sidelines" and maintaining a neutral stance in public. Apple's Tim Cook is an example of the latter.
- danso 7y agohttps://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20973991/trump-tim-cook-apple-friendship-tax-cuts-china-tariffs-manufacturing-jobs https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20973991/trump-tim-cook-... https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/18/tim-cook-met-chinese-regulator/ https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/18/tim-cook-met-chinese-regulato...
- summerlight 7y agoIn fact, Tim Cook has been actively engaging with politicians (including Trump) and that is a part of his magic sauce for "maintaining a neutral stance in public".