Laszlo Bock

Cited in The Expertise Economy as a voice on the value of self-directed learning over credentials. The highlight Kyle kept reads: “When you look at people who don’t go to school and make their way in the world, those are exceptional human beings” — used in the book’s broader argument (alongside Google figures like Jaime Casap) that learning increasingly happens through work and on the job rather than through formal schooling.

Context: Laszlo Bock led People Operations (HR) at Google for a decade and wrote Work Rules!; he is known for Google’s data-driven, credential-skeptical approach to hiring and developing talent.

Where this appears

• The Expertise Economy — quoted on self-made learners who “make their way in the world” without formal schooling