The example with feeling comfortable asking trivial questions hints at a common theme of successful teams: psychological safety. If you are interested in learn

The example with feeling comfortable asking trivial questions hints at a common theme of successful teams: psychological safety. If you are interested in learning more on it here are a few resources! 1. Project Aristotle - A study from Google https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/ https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/ 2. Good to Great had a couple chapters touching on safety, but also making company information easy to access. http://www.squeezedbooks.com/articles/good-to-great-why-some-companies-make-the-leap-and-others-dont.html http://www.squeezedbooks.com/articles/good-to-great-why-some... 3. A more sciencey approach https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK310384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK310384/ I couldn't find the second study I wanted to link to. I recall reading a study on team composition that focused on impact of different types of leaders. Teams that had a leader which got everyone to talk in a group were consistently successful. That was the one constant over time, even beating out visionary/charisma types that weren't inclusive.