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Teamwork. The skill no algorithm replaces.
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Teamwork
The skill no algorithm replaces
Getting more from a group than the members could manage alone.
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A group of five average performers with good communication outperforms five top performers who do not listen to each other. Google's Project Aristotle studied hundreds of teams and found that the top predictor of team success was psychological safety: whether people felt safe to speak up without being judged.
- Teamwork is not dividing the work. It is coordinating, communicating, and adjusting as a group.
- In your next group project, try one rule: before adding your idea, summarise the previous person's idea. It changes the conversation.
SourceGoogle Project Aristotle (2015)
Edmondson, The Fearless Organization (2018)
Edmondson, The Fearless Organization (2018)
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