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Here's Why Google's Sundar Pichai Keeps Getting Promoted - And Is Now In Charge Of Much Of The Company

Hayley HudsonOct 26, 2014, 00:06 IST

A big shakeup at Google was reported Friday. CEO Larry Page will be stepping back and focusing on "the bigger picture," shifting more responsibility to his right-hand man, Sundar Pichai.

It's a big promotion for Pichai, and the list of new projects and people he's overseeing is long. But this isn't the first time he's risen through the ranks of the company, leaving some people wondering how he does it.

Last spring on Quora, former Google product manager Chris Beckmann noted three things Pichai does that make him stand out from his peers. See Beckmann's Quora post below.

We still don't know exactly what led to the latest changes at Google, but it's easy to see why Pichai ended up on top again.