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interdisciplinary cooperation. We believe that team culture. This means a remote working
effective management of hybrid teams can environment requires different ways of
lead to a workforce that feels empowered to involvement, communication, collaboration,
express ideas, share suggestions, and and solidarity. Though, you still want to build
contribute positively to the organization. just a strong team culture as you would
physically. Therefore, this chapter will give
Ultimately, this guide seeks to facilitate the some insight on how to build this team culture
in the new remote environment by elaborating
creation of a work environment that respects
on the following subjects:
and protects time, people, and processes—a

workplace that values social behaviour and
Therefore, this chapter will give some insight
promotes the achievement of set targets. By
on how to build this team culture in the new
applying the approaches and principles laid out
remote environment by elaborating on the
in this guide, we believe that leaders can foster following subjects:
a more engaging, productive, and harmonious - How to involve my team members
hybrid work environment. - How to communicate with and within
my team
1. How to build a team - How to collaborate with and within my
team
culture - How to build and maintain solidarity
The culture of a team is essential for the within my team
working environment, the operations and of
course the ambiance within the team. A team
culture is in a way similar to the culture of a
society, in the sense that it is supported by the
people who are in it. The culture of a team
shows how its leader and employees behave
when representing the company, how they
interact with each other, how they handle
conflicts etc.
Furthermore, building a strong team culture
has many positive effects. A strong team
culture should be supportive, respectful and
goal oriented, which should lead to a great
place to work for both you, as a leader, as your
employees. Moreover, a healthy team culture
increases engagement and drives 1.1 How to involve my team
performances, and thus encourages success.
members
In each of these principles, the leader plays a 1.1.1 Conceptual framework: How to
crucial part as the basis of the team. Therefore, involve my team members
building a healthy team culture also starts with
you as a leader. The team leader will have to Involving your employees is important to bring
set the tone for the team culture, which should out the best in them, because their skills,
be positive and shine a light on each and expertise and experience will add value to any
everyone’s unique strengths and motivation. organisation. Team involvement is the process
of allowing everyone to give their opinion on
However, the remote working environment decisions that affect their work and the team
has changed the way leaders should build or culture, and thus giving the employees more
maintain a strong team culture. Especially, control over their work and workplace. This
since distance can be seen as a barrier to the could be done through team meetings,

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