Sundar Pichai says seeking out rooms where he isn’t the smartest helped propel him to Google CEO

Sundar Pichai says a key habit behind his rise to Google and Alphabet CEO has been deliberately putting himself in rooms where he doesn’t feel like the smartest person. He described repeatedly seeking that discomfort as a way to accelerate learning and personal growth. Pichai tied the idea to his own career path, from product management roles to leading one of the world’s most valuable companies.