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Yet it's not (only) the indoor swimming pools, beach volleyball courts or free onsite laundry
SILICON VALLEY
facilities that has led the $300 billion tech giant to the 93% CEO approval rating on Glassdoor.
3 Ways Google Creates a High-Performance
Culture
These big, unique gestures can make it easy to miss the carefully thought out and analyzed
microdetails that are the foundation of their high performance culture.
It's not about the nap pods.
A company doesn't need to be generating millions in revenue to "hack" the fundamental principles
that set the Google team apart. Here are the top three lessons every business can learn, and begin
y in
to implement immediately, from Google:
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1. Psychological safety is a necessity
In 2012 Google launched in-depth study to determine what set the teams that struggled to work
Google
together and effectively meet their outcomes, apart from those that excelled. Google put together a
team of statisticians, organizational psychologists, sociologists and engineers to solve this
dilemma. This project, known as Project Aristotle, reviewed studies spanning over five decades, as
well as every possible characteristic of the teams within the organization. They looked for patterns
in how the teams socialized outside of work, the personality traits (ie. Introverts or extroverts) of
the team members, educational levels, hobbies and so much more.
It soon became clear that these traits, the ones that most would think would logically impact a
team's ability to perform, where not key traits. As they dug deeper into understanding group norms
(the unwritten rules by which a team governs itself) there was one characteristic that stood out –
psychological safety.
Image credit: Blomberg | Getty Images
Psychological safety is defined as "an individual's perception of the consequences of taking an
Tiffany Toombs
interpersonal risk". In other words, it's how any member of the team perceives their ability to be
ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP NETWORK WRITER
innovative, admit to a mistake or ask a question without the worry of being judged or lowering their
High Performance Trainer & Executive Coach
status within the group.
Through Project Aristotle, Googlers discovered that team effectiveness is less about who is on team
and more about how the team interacts with each other. They found that the teams who excel are
August 11, 2020
6 min read
ones where the team members feel they are able to contribute equally to any meeting or
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
conversation with a trust that their teammates respect them enough to not reject, embarrass or
punish them for doing so.
One look inside the incredible Googleplex and it's pretty obvious why they receive an average of 2.5
million resumes a year. From having nap pods to offering on-site massage and providing every
And with any team...
employee with three square meals a day - Google has certainly gone above and beyond to care for
Transcribed Image Text:Yet it's not (only) the indoor swimming pools, beach volleyball courts or free onsite laundry SILICON VALLEY facilities that has led the $300 billion tech giant to the 93% CEO approval rating on Glassdoor. 3 Ways Google Creates a High-Performance Culture These big, unique gestures can make it easy to miss the carefully thought out and analyzed microdetails that are the foundation of their high performance culture. It's not about the nap pods. A company doesn't need to be generating millions in revenue to "hack" the fundamental principles that set the Google team apart. Here are the top three lessons every business can learn, and begin y in to implement immediately, from Google: NEXT ARTICLE 1. Psychological safety is a necessity In 2012 Google launched in-depth study to determine what set the teams that struggled to work Google together and effectively meet their outcomes, apart from those that excelled. Google put together a team of statisticians, organizational psychologists, sociologists and engineers to solve this dilemma. This project, known as Project Aristotle, reviewed studies spanning over five decades, as well as every possible characteristic of the teams within the organization. They looked for patterns in how the teams socialized outside of work, the personality traits (ie. Introverts or extroverts) of the team members, educational levels, hobbies and so much more. It soon became clear that these traits, the ones that most would think would logically impact a team's ability to perform, where not key traits. As they dug deeper into understanding group norms (the unwritten rules by which a team governs itself) there was one characteristic that stood out – psychological safety. Image credit: Blomberg | Getty Images Psychological safety is defined as "an individual's perception of the consequences of taking an Tiffany Toombs interpersonal risk". In other words, it's how any member of the team perceives their ability to be ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP NETWORK WRITER innovative, admit to a mistake or ask a question without the worry of being judged or lowering their High Performance Trainer & Executive Coach status within the group. Through Project Aristotle, Googlers discovered that team effectiveness is less about who is on team and more about how the team interacts with each other. They found that the teams who excel are August 11, 2020 6 min read ones where the team members feel they are able to contribute equally to any meeting or Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. conversation with a trust that their teammates respect them enough to not reject, embarrass or punish them for doing so. One look inside the incredible Googleplex and it's pretty obvious why they receive an average of 2.5 million resumes a year. From having nap pods to offering on-site massage and providing every And with any team... employee with three square meals a day - Google has certainly gone above and beyond to care for
2. It starts with the leader
Related: 12 Tips for Fostering Teamwork
The impact of having a strong manager wasn't a new finding for Google. In 2008 Google launched
3. Data is empowering
Project Oxygen – an undertaking to determine the best qualities of the best managers. The Google
It should come as no surprise that a tech company, that creates complicated algorithms, makes
their decisions based on data. Google takes this to a new level. In fact, Google's human resources
team gathered over 10,000 observations on their managers to determine what traits employees
found to be helpful, and which traits were unattractive.
department is called the People Analytics Department because of their commitment to making
Before Project Oxygen, the working theory within Google was that good managers or leaders
decisions that follows the data,
needed to have a greater technical knowledge than those they were leading. Project Oxygen found
In Project Oxygen, Google collected over 10,000 observations over 100 data points from
that this was not the case. Based on the data, Google found that accessibility, strong
performance reviews and employee surveys. With Project Aristotle, the Google team analyzed over
communication and empowering the members of the team were among the most valuable traits of
fifty year's worth of data on effective teams. They also compared their teams looking for patterns in
good managers.
those that were effective compared to those that weren't. They looked at every aspect of their
In the end Google created the "Eight Habits of Highly Effective Google Managers" which included:
teams – from gender balance to the length of time the team had been together to how the teams
were motivated and rewarded.
1. Be a good coach: Through regular one-on-one's, consistent feedback and balancing the negative
feedback with the positive.
Google's attention to detail and willingness to look at the data from all angles to fully understand it
has allowed them to create an environment that is highly sought after to work in. While Google has
2. Empower your team and don't micromanage: Be able for advice and give your employees
spent millions of dollars in analyzing every aspect of their employees' lives (inside and outside of
freedom.
the workplace), the lesson smaller companies can take from this is the importance of regular
3. Express interest in the team members' (individual) success and personal well-being: Know what
performance reviews and employee surveys.
is important to your team members outside of the workplace and take time to welcome new
Related: 5 Ways to Build Team Culture in a Remote World
members to the team.
4. Don't be a sissy, be productive and results oriented: Focus on what the team wants to achieve
and how they get it. Use leadership to remove obstacles and help the team prioritize.
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5. Be a communicator and listen to your team: Create an environment of open dialogue, listen, and
be straightforward about team goals.
6. Help employees with career development.
7. Have a clear vision and strategy for the team: Help the team stay focused on goals and strategy,
include the team in the creating the vision.
8. Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team: when needed do the work with the
team, understand the challenges the team will face.
Transcribed Image Text:2. It starts with the leader Related: 12 Tips for Fostering Teamwork The impact of having a strong manager wasn't a new finding for Google. In 2008 Google launched 3. Data is empowering Project Oxygen – an undertaking to determine the best qualities of the best managers. The Google It should come as no surprise that a tech company, that creates complicated algorithms, makes their decisions based on data. Google takes this to a new level. In fact, Google's human resources team gathered over 10,000 observations on their managers to determine what traits employees found to be helpful, and which traits were unattractive. department is called the People Analytics Department because of their commitment to making Before Project Oxygen, the working theory within Google was that good managers or leaders decisions that follows the data, needed to have a greater technical knowledge than those they were leading. Project Oxygen found In Project Oxygen, Google collected over 10,000 observations over 100 data points from that this was not the case. Based on the data, Google found that accessibility, strong performance reviews and employee surveys. With Project Aristotle, the Google team analyzed over communication and empowering the members of the team were among the most valuable traits of fifty year's worth of data on effective teams. They also compared their teams looking for patterns in good managers. those that were effective compared to those that weren't. They looked at every aspect of their In the end Google created the "Eight Habits of Highly Effective Google Managers" which included: teams – from gender balance to the length of time the team had been together to how the teams were motivated and rewarded. 1. Be a good coach: Through regular one-on-one's, consistent feedback and balancing the negative feedback with the positive. Google's attention to detail and willingness to look at the data from all angles to fully understand it has allowed them to create an environment that is highly sought after to work in. While Google has 2. Empower your team and don't micromanage: Be able for advice and give your employees spent millions of dollars in analyzing every aspect of their employees' lives (inside and outside of freedom. the workplace), the lesson smaller companies can take from this is the importance of regular 3. Express interest in the team members' (individual) success and personal well-being: Know what performance reviews and employee surveys. is important to your team members outside of the workplace and take time to welcome new Related: 5 Ways to Build Team Culture in a Remote World members to the team. 4. Don't be a sissy, be productive and results oriented: Focus on what the team wants to achieve and how they get it. Use leadership to remove obstacles and help the team prioritize. More From Entrepreneur 5. Be a communicator and listen to your team: Create an environment of open dialogue, listen, and be straightforward about team goals. 6. Help employees with career development. 7. Have a clear vision and strategy for the team: Help the team stay focused on goals and strategy, include the team in the creating the vision. 8. Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team: when needed do the work with the team, understand the challenges the team will face.
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