Brian Welle
What we were expecting to find is that we would have a long list of individual characteristics that would help us determine the composition of an effective team.
You would want a 10-year mix. You want to make sure you have gender diversity, you want extroverts, you want introverts, you want highly conscientious people — you want that whole mix. If we could quantify that mix, … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Brian Welle | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Teamwork
Brian Welle
The amazing thing about organizations is, as human beings we all know how to do the basics. We know how to interact with each other. We can get through the day. We can work in teams relatively productively, but there is so much room to optimize all of that. If you can take a step back and understand the dynamics, you can actually help the … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Brian Welle | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
Effective Teams and Managers: What Google Has Learned
As the director of People Analytics at Google for the last decade, Brian Welle’s world revolves around data. He has found that those hard, cold numbers can, when used properly, uncover the key attributes that make people better managers and team members. Once identified, the attributes can then be cultivated and instilled to boost performance. Welle spoke recently with Cade Massey, Wharton practice professor of … [ Read more ]
Content: Thought Leader | Author: Brian Welle | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Teamwork | Company: Google