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Team Climate

Climate is the shared perceptions about attitudes and emotions that define a team. Climate can shift quickly based on the actions of leaders and team members. While culture reflects the deeper values and beliefs of an organization and changes only over time, climate is more immediate and directly felt. Positive climates are characterized by supportive attitudes and constructive emotions. Creating a positive climate improves morale, fosters creativity, and make people more open to new ideas. Creating a positive climate strengthens problem-solving, adaptability, and resilience, even when the broader organizational culture may not be ideal.

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Leader Tasks and Supporting Knowledge & Skills

Leader Task 1: Analyze team climate.

  • Know why creating a positive climate improves morale.
  • Know why creating a positive climate builds resilience.
  • Know what a positive team climate is.

Leader Task 2: Earn trust.

  • Know why earning trust is important.
  • Know how to earn trust.
  • Know what authenticity is.

Leader Task 3: Treat people with respect.

  • Know why treating people with respect is important.
  • Know how to treat people with respect.
  • Know what active listening is.

Leader Task 4: Enforce accountability.

  • Know why enforcing accountability is important.
  • Know how to enforce accountability.

Leader Task 5: Encourage people to have fun.

  • Know why having fun at work is important.
  • Know how to encourage people to have fun at work.

Leader Task 6: Manage expectations about adversity.

  • Know why managing expectations about adversity is important.
  • Know how to manage expectations about adversity.
  • Know what proactive coping is.

Leader Task 7: Be there when the going gets tough.

  • Know why being there when the going gets tough is important.
  • Know how to be there when the going gets tough.