Google discovered the traits of best managers

Scott Mautz, Inc

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
  • Google set out to prove that it didn’t need managers with Project Oxygen, but it was a failure.
  • In the process, however, the company realized the value of managers who guide their team to success.
  • Here are the 10 characteristics Google found essential to make a great manager, including being inclusive and having the confidence to make decisions.

It’s not every day you learn of a really smart company setting out to prove that managers don’t matter. But that’s exactly what Google did with Project Oxygen.

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