Article: The Sole Ingredient for Efficient Teams

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If there is just one single thing that I would emphasize on how to make efficient teams - that would be the trust. Happened that Google's research says the same.

Read it here - translated using Google.

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The Sole Ingredient for Efficient Teams

There is one 'substance' that is necessary for an effective team. It's not the magic, just common sense; but it's often is taken for granted and thus maked less significant.

It is less important who is on the team. It is less important how knowledgeable are the team members. It is less important which software practices were applied. What it's important is how the team works together. And the sole factor for an efficient team is:

Mental (psychological) security. Or, just: the trust.

In a team with high psychological safety, teammates feel safe to take risks around their team members. They feel confident that no one on the team will embarrass or punish anyone else for admitting a mistake, asking a question, or offering a new idea. [^1]

Start trusting now.

[^1] https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/