Building a superstar team is a mixture of art and science. As Google’s Project Aristotle taught us, hiring a team of all-stars is not necessarily the surest route to success. In their efforts to crack the code on team effectiveness, Google’s researchersdiscovered that the real magic lies in some key characteristics and intangible factors such as dependability, structure and — most importantly — psychological safety.



When everyone on a team feels safe to offer up ideas, take risks, and ask questions, teams become something more than the sum of their parts. It’s important to remember that a group of workers does not a team make. Real teams collaborate and work together for a common purpose. Therefore, you need to consider more than the skills employees bring when adding them to a team.

How well do team members work with others? What motivates them? Do they view their co-workers as allies in a common cause or competitors in the quest for advancement? As a leader, you also need to nurture your team members as they develop, encouraging the group norms that lead to creative and cooperative groups. Here’s how:

1. Build trust.

Psychological safety makes team members feel comfortable taking risks, asking for help when they need it, admitting mistakes when they occur, and providing and receiving constructive feedback. Trust is how you get..read more here>>https://www.successdigestonline.com/3-steps-for-building-bold-teams-that-dream-big/