In an effective team culture, the concept of context is addressed. Team members understand why they are participating on the team and how the team fits within their organization. In an effective team culture, team members understand where the work of their team fits in the total context of their organization’s strategic plan and success goals.
When the organization culture supports teamwork, team members understand how the strategy of using teams fits in the total context of their organization’s strategic plan and success goals. Team members understand why using teams will help their organization attain its business goals. In fact, they understand the context of a team culture so well, they are convinced that teams are the only way their organization will excel.
In a successful team culture, teams understand where their work fits in the total context of the organization’s mission, goals, principles, vision and values. Team members spend time defining their team culture by agreeing upon team norms and expectations within the company’s overall team context.
Finally, team members understand that 20% of the problems they will experience as a team will fall within the context of the task or mission the team is assigned to accomplish. The other 80% of the problems will relate to their team culture and the processes team members establish and commit to for interacting.
