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This article examines Google’s multi-year, multi-million-dollar study to better understand its people; and more specifically, what made a team super effective. The findings illustrated a surprising and discreet answer—having a strong sense of psychological safety.

Summary

  1. According to Google, Project Aristotle cracked the code on this important question.
  2. Results showed team ‘safety’ led to more productive conversations and innovative solutions.
  3. Google wrongly thought the best teams would include top engineers, an MBA, and a PhD.
READ: Google Spent Years Researching 180 Teams. The Most Successful Ones Shared 1 Remarkable Trait

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