https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-forgot-most-important-rule-of-leadership-it-could-cost-him-his-job.html
I completely agree, but curious to hear other people's opinions. Here's a bit from the article:
"The contrast between Google's successes and its failures to launch largely comes down to the leadership of Pichai. I say that in part because it always comes down to the leader, but also because it seems clear that, in this case, Pichai has lost sight of the most important principle of leadership: He has lost the culture. As a result, I think it's likely he'll lose his job.
"You see, the most important job of any leader is to shepherd the culture of the organization they lead. You can argue that the most important role of a leader is to set priorities or make decisions, but the reality is that neither of those things matter if your culture is broken. No one will stick around to follow your priorities or listen to your decisions if they hate working for you.
"The thing is, most leaders think culture is about values and mission statements. It isn't. It's not even about building cool products. This, by the way, is why most managers are bad at building a healthy culture. More than anything else, culture is about the way people feel about working for you. It's about their relationship to their work and the people they do that work with -- especially their leaders.
"At Google, that culture is broken."