--- title: What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team description: This article discusses Google’s ambitious “Project Aristotle,” which scrutinized 180 teams for winning characteristics. image: https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/L2L.png --- [![bsg_october2017.png](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo/bsg_october2017.png?width=515&name=bsg_october2017.png "bsg_october2017.png")](https://bsgtv-2361806-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/) ** - [ NEW NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#)** - [Sub NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [Sub NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [Sub NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [Sub NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [ NEW NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [ NEW NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [ NEW NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [ NEW NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) - [ NEW NAV](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team#) ![specialty-header-image-2.png](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Site_Images/headers/specialty-header-image-2.png?width=1350&name=specialty-header-image-2.png "specialty-header-image-2.png") # BSG From the Boardroom A curated selection of executive opportunities, industry highlights, and unique insights in executive search. ## What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team [![Links to Leadership](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/L2L.png?width=535&height=61&name=L2L.png)](http://eepurl.com/b8Hupj) The adage, “It’s all who you know”, does not apply to determine which teams flourish or flounder in today’s collaborative business world. 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