4 results for tag: teamwork
What Google Learned From Its Pursuit to Build the Perfect Team
Google embarked on a study to identify the common denominators successful Google teams. After more than 200 interviews of 180+ active Google teams over the course of two years, the results defied their initial expectations. Originally, they thought a dream team would consist of one Rhodes Scholar, two extroverts, one engineer, and a PhD.
Surprisingly, Google discovered that who is on a team matters less than how the team members interact, structure their work and view their contributions.
Google learned that there are five key dynamics that set successful teams apart from other teams at Google. Here's a summary of their key findings.
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What I Learned About Teamwork from the Team Who Built the Largest LEGO Model
Angela Watercutter writes in Wired Magazine about the largest Lego model ever.
"The newest addition to the grand list of Coolest Things Ever was first unveiled in New York City in 2013: the Lego X-Wing, the largest Lego model ever built. The model of the classic Star Warsfighter has a wingspan of 44 feet and comes complete with R2-D2 and a full range of sound effects. It's a super-duper-sized version of Star Wars Lego starfighter set #9493 and was made with 5,335,200 Lego bricks. That, according to Lego, makes it the largest model ever built, eclipsing the Lego robot at the Mall of America by some 2 million bricks.
The X-Wing was built at the ...
The Ideal Praise-to-Criticism Ratio that Triples Your Influence
As a leader, what’s the best way to improve team performance: using positive feedback to praise people’s strengths or offering constructive criticism to help them when they’re off track?
Groundbreaking research by Dr. Marcial Losada says that both are important.
But the real question is – in what proportion?
Dr. Losada studied 60 business teams and tried to determine if there was a set of factors that led to high performance. The factor that made the greatest difference the most and least successful teams was the ratio of positive comments (e.g., “I agree with you” or “That’s a brilliant idea) to negative comments (e.g., ...