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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
- According to Google, Project Aristotle cracked the code on this important question.
- Results showed team ‘safety’ led to more productive conversations and innovative solutions.
- Google wrongly thought the best teams would include top engineers, an MBA, and a PhD.