How To Create A Strong Team Culture

Culture is the secret sauce of organizational success.

It seems like nearly everyone agrees that culture is hugely important. The culture individuals find themselves in influences their future actions and ultimately their future success or failure. But while many agree about the importance of company culture, what many fail to understand is that the culture of the team matters more than overall company culture.

Even before the pandemic, the most common interactions individual employees had was with members of their team, not random people elsewhere in the organization. And after the great work from home experiment began, those team interactions only became even more dominant.

So, while company culture matters, smart leaders are paying more and more attention to team culture.

In this article, we’ll examine three elements of a strong team culture…and then two ways to create or reinforce those elements on your team.

Three Elements of a Strong Team Culture

When we look at what explains a high performing team culture, three elements come vividly into focus: Purpose, Clarity, and Safety. And it’s best to examine each in turn.

The first element of a strong team culture is purpose. Many leaders believe in the…