Managers
Empower your teams by highlighting the qualities of effective managers, offering development opportunities, and celebrating excellent leadership.
Management at Google hasn't always gotten the credit it deserves. In 2002, we ran an "experiment" to see how successful the organization could be without managers. The experiment failed. In 2008, another research team set out to prove that managers don't matter. Spoiler: they matter. That's when we shifted focus and launched a research initiative called "Project Oxygen" to uncover what leadership skills are needed to make the perfect boss at Google. These insights informed new management development programs and skills training, focusing on leadership, decision-making, collaboration, team empowerment, motivation, communication, development, and fostering a shared vision. As a result, we saw improvements across all management levels at Google.
Managers
Developing great managers at Google
What truly drives team success? At Google, we’ve been studying what makes people managers ...
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Give feedback to managers
Setting clear expectations and giving actionable feedback can help managers develop their skills ...
Managers
Set and communicate a team vision
Having a clear vision can make communicating expectations and giving feedback easier and more pro...
Managers
Empower your team
Knowing how to motivate and delegate can help a manager build trust with their team and improve i...
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Coach managers to coach
Coaching adaptively, by having flexible conversations in one-on-one meetings, can help managers m...
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Identify what makes a great manager
Knowing what makes a manager great at your organization is key to communicating clear expectation...
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Care professionally and personally for your team
Supporting the careers and well-being of team members requires flexible and empathetic management.
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Develop and support managers
Growing and training managers, with the help of Google's training workshop, can help build a cult...
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Stay technical and results-focused
Having the skills to work alongside the team can help managers build credibility and demonstrates...