The Top Five Factors in Team Performance
Google created Project Aristotle to answer the question “What makes a team effective at Google?”. Google’s People Analytics department (don’t you wish YOU had a People Analytics department?) conducted extensive research across 180 teams, ran double-blind interviews, combined subjective and objectives measures, and ran all kinds of sophisticated statistical analysis.
The top five factors in team performance at Google are:
1. Psychological safety
Team members feel safe to take risks and be vulnerable with each other. Read our blog post on psychological safety.
2. Dependability
Team members get work done on time and with high quality. Read our post on Dependability.
3. Structure & Clarity
Clear roles, plans and goals.
4. Meaning
Work is personally important to team members.
5. Impact
Team members believe their work matters and creates change.
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