For companies whose teams and employees are working remotely, or are virtual assistants, it is no secret that differences in personal cultures often lead to misunderstandings. And for each team member to have a ‘team mentality’, an established work culture is important. This is because such culture becomes the common ground or basis for everyone, especially on how to work together.

To explain better, below are some reasons why an established culture is important for virtual teams and what depends on it:

Productivity and Output Quality

A virtual team’s culture helps in establishing work practices. Whether your team members are working hard or not, has always had something to do with the kind of work culture that is established within the organization.

To create a productive team, the kind of culture that must be established is one that also upholds healthy practices. Some examples of these practices are; being open to constructive criticism, timeliness, and not being afraid to ask for help when needed, among other things.

Teamwork

A great team culture brings every member together despite differences. This is because a well-established team culture serves as a common ground or basis on how everyone can work together as a whole. Healthy team culture has practices that promote teamwork through open communication and collaboration.

By discouraging actions that are only beneficial to oneself, members develop a team mentality that will push the whole team to progress together, towards their common goal.

Team Member Well-being

The same way a team’s work culture impacts member productivity, it also impacts their wellbeing. Often, it has something to do with how the members or employees are treated; are they being given importance? Do they have a voice? Are they given proper support to fulfill their duties? If you are not quite sure, a visible sign to check if the established work culture within your team is healthy, are output quality.

Happy team members or employees have high productivity and output quality.