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Building Team Culture

构建团队文化

Scope

适用范围

Covers
  • Diagnosing the current culture (strengths, gaps, “sacred cows”, and where psychological safety breaks)
  • Articulating culture as an operating system (principles → behaviors → decision rules)
  • Defining team norms (communication, meetings, decisions, feedback, conflict)
  • Designing a lightweight rituals/cadence map that reinforces the culture
  • Planning rollout + reinforcement (coaching model, hiring/onboarding hooks, measurement)
When to use
  • “Create a culture code / values and behaviors for my team.”
  • “Our team norms are unclear—write decision-making + communication norms.”
  • “Psychological safety is low—propose concrete practices and rituals to fix it.”
  • “We’re scaling fast—help us preserve what works and change what doesn’t.”
  • “I’m a new leader—help me listen first and then evolve the culture.”
When NOT to use
  • You need an HR/legal investigation, harassment response, or policy/compliance guidance (involve HR/legal)
  • You need to design a full org restructure, comp bands, or performance management system
  • You need to run user/customer research (use 
    conducting-user-interviews
    ) or design a full survey instrument (use 
    designing-surveys
    )
包含内容
  • 诊断当前文化（优势、差距、“不容触碰的惯例”以及心理安全缺失的环节）
  • 将文化表述为一套操作系统（原则→行为→决策规则）
  • 定义团队规范（沟通、会议、决策、反馈、冲突处理）
  • 设计轻量化的仪式/节奏地图，强化文化落地
  • 规划推广与强化方案（教练模式、招聘/入职衔接点、衡量方法）
适用场景
  • “为我的团队创建文化准则/价值观与行为规范。”
  • “我们的团队规范不明确——请制定决策与沟通规范。”
  • “心理安全程度低——请提出具体的实践方法与仪式来改善。”
  • “我们正在快速扩张——帮助我们保留有效做法，改变无效环节。”
  • “我是新任管理者——帮助我先倾听团队声音，再推进文化演进。”
不适用场景
  • 需要开展HR/法务调查、骚扰事件应对或政策/合规指导（请联系HR/法务部门）
  • 需要设计完整的组织架构重组、薪酬体系或绩效管理系统
  • 需要开展用户/客户调研（请使用
    conducting-user-interviews
    工具）或设计完整的调研问卷（请使用
    designing-surveys
    工具）

Inputs

输入要求

Minimum required
  • Team context: function, size, seniority mix, reporting line, stage (startup/scale/enterprise)
  • Working model: remote/hybrid/in-office; time zones; any planned org changes
  • Current symptoms with 2–5 examples (e.g., slow decisions, blame, low ownership, stagnation)
  • Desired outcomes: what should be more true in 4–12 weeks?
  • Constraints: timeline, leadership support, meeting/time budget, “non-negotiables”
  • Existing artifacts (if any): values, handbook, onboarding, meeting cadences, principles
  • Confidentiality constraints (avoid names/PII; use anonymized examples)
Missing-info strategy
  • Ask up to 5 questions from references/INTAKE.md (3–5 at a time).
  • If specifics are missing, proceed with a default culture OS and clearly label assumptions.
  • Do not request secrets or personally identifying details; ask for redacted summaries instead.
最低必填信息
  • 团队背景：职能、规模、资历构成、汇报线、发展阶段（初创/成长期/企业级）
  • 工作模式：远程/混合/现场办公；时区；任何已规划的组织变更
  • 当前问题症状及2–5个实例（如决策缓慢、互相指责、主人翁意识弱、停滞不前）
  • 期望成果：4–12周后应实现哪些改善
  • 约束条件：时间线、领导层支持、会议/时间预算、“不可妥协事项”
  • 现有相关文档（如有）：价值观、手册、入职流程、会议节奏、原则
  • 保密约束（避免姓名/个人身份信息；使用匿名实例）
信息缺失应对策略
  • 可从references/INTAKE.md中选取最多5个问题进行询问（每次3–5个）。
  • 若关键信息缺失，可基于默认文化操作系统推进，并明确标注假设条件。
  • 不得索要机密信息或个人身份识别细节；如需相关内容，请要求提供脱敏摘要。

Outputs (deliverables)

输出成果（交付物）

Produce a Team Culture Operating System Pack in Markdown (in-chat; or as files if requested):
  1. Culture snapshot (what’s true today; strengths/gaps; root causes; “sacred cows”)
  2. Culture code (v1) (3–7 principles, each with behaviors, “do/don’t”, decision rules, anti-patterns)
  3. Team norms (communication, meetings, decisions, feedback, conflict)
  4. Rituals & cadence map (weekly/monthly/quarterly rituals with purpose + owner)
  5. Rollout + reinforcement plan (socialization, coaching model, hiring/onboarding hooks)
  6. Measurement plan (leading indicators + pulse questions)
  7. Risks / Open questions / Next steps (always)
Templates: references/TEMPLATES.md
Expanded guidance: references/WORKFLOW.md
产出团队文化操作系统包（Markdown格式，可在对话中呈现；若有需求也可作为文件交付）：
  1. 文化快照（当前真实文化状态；优势、差距；根本原因；“不容触碰的惯例”）
  2. 文化准则（v1版本）（3–7条原则，每条原则包含对应行为、“应做/不应做”、决策规则、反模式）
  3. 团队规范（沟通、会议、决策、反馈、冲突处理）
  4. 仪式与节奏地图（每周/每月/每季度的仪式，含目的及负责人）
  5. 推广与强化计划（宣贯、教练模式、招聘/入职衔接点）
  6. 衡量计划（领先指标+脉冲式调研问题）
  7. 风险/待解决问题/下一步行动（必备模块）
模板参考：references/TEMPLATES.md
扩展指南：references/WORKFLOW.md

Workflow (7 steps)

工作流程（7步）

1) Intake + constraints + safety

1) 信息收集 + 约束确认 + 风险排查

  • Inputs: user context; references/INTAKE.md.
  • Actions: Confirm goals, constraints, and what must not change. Identify whether the request includes HR/legal risk; if yes, pause and recommend HR/legal involvement. Clarify what artifacts the user wants (culture code only vs full pack).
  • Outputs: Context snapshot + assumptions/unknowns list.
  • Checks: Decision owner and timeline are explicit; sensitive topics are routed appropriately.
  • 输入：用户提供的背景信息；references/INTAKE.md。
  • 行动：确认目标、约束条件及不可变更事项。判断请求是否涉及HR/法务风险；若涉及，暂停推进并建议联系HR/法务部门。明确用户所需的交付物类型（仅文化准则 vs 完整包）。
  • 输出：背景快照 + 假设/未知事项清单。
  • 校验点：决策负责人与时间线明确；敏感问题已妥善分流。

2) “Listen first”: build a culture snapshot (don’t invent culture yet)

2) “先倾听”：构建文化快照（暂不凭空创造文化）

  • Inputs: current symptoms; existing artifacts; any examples the user can share.
  • Actions: Summarize what the culture rewards/punishes today. Propose a lightweight “listening tour” plan (questions + who to talk to) if the user hasn’t collected input yet.
  • Outputs: Draft culture snapshot (strengths, gaps, root causes, tensions, sacred cows).
  • Checks: Snapshot is evidence-based (examples), not generic; it distinguishes stated vs lived culture.
  • 输入：当前问题症状；现有相关文档；用户可提供的任何实例。
  • 行动：总结当前文化所奖励与惩罚的行为。若用户尚未收集团队意见，可提出轻量化的“倾听调研”计划（调研问题+访谈对象）。
  • 输出：文化快照草稿（优势、差距、根本原因、矛盾点、不容触碰的惯例）。
  • 校验点：快照基于实例证据，而非泛泛而谈；明确区分宣称的与实际践行的文化。

3) Diagnose the few moves that matter

3) 诊断核心改进方向

  • Inputs: culture snapshot.
  • Actions: Pick 2–4 priority culture shifts. Identify where “stagnation” exists (lack of visible progress/ambition) and what to change to increase creativity and customer impact. List sacred cows to challenge (and why).
  • Outputs: Prioritized culture focus areas + success signals.
  • Checks: Each focus area has a leading indicator (observable behaviors within weeks).
  • 输入：文化快照。
  • 行动：选取2–4个优先级最高的文化转型方向。识别存在“停滞”的环节（缺乏可见进展/进取心），并确定需调整的内容以提升创造力与客户影响力。列出需挑战的“不容触碰的惯例”及原因。
  • 输出：优先级文化聚焦领域 + 成功信号。
  • 校验点：每个聚焦领域都有可在数周内观察到的领先指标（可落地的行为）。

4) Articulate culture as an operating system (culture code v1)

4) 将文化表述为操作系统（文化准则v1版本）

  • Inputs: focus areas; existing values; constraints.
  • Actions: Write 3–7 principles. For each: definition, behaviors, do/don’t, decision rules, and anti-patterns. Prefer articulating what already works and making gaps explicit.
  • Outputs: Culture code (v1) using references/TEMPLATES.md.
  • Checks: Every principle has behavior-level examples; “culture fit” language is replaced with observable standards.
  • 输入：聚焦领域；现有价值观；约束条件。
  • 行动：撰写3–7条原则。每条原则需包含：定义、对应行为、应做/不应做、决策规则、反模式。优先提炼已验证的有效做法，并明确指出差距。
  • 输出：基于references/TEMPLATES.md模板的文化准则（v1版本）。
  • 校验点：每条原则都有行为层面的实例；避免使用“文化契合度”这类模糊表述，替换为可观察的标准。

5) Turn principles into norms + rituals (make it real)

5) 将原则转化为规范 + 仪式（落地实操）

  • Inputs: culture code (v1); team operating reality.
  • Actions: Define explicit norms (communication, meetings, decisions, feedback, conflict). Design rituals that reinforce principles (e.g., weekly customer-impact demo, blameless retro, coaching 1:1s). Assign owners and cadences.
  • Outputs: Team norms + rituals/cadence map.
  • Checks: Rituals have a purpose and an owner; norms reduce ambiguity in common failure modes.
  • 输入：文化准则（v1版本）；团队实际运营现状。
  • 行动：定义明确的团队规范（沟通、会议、决策、反馈、冲突处理）。设计可强化原则的仪式（如每周客户影响力演示、无指责复盘、教练式1对1沟通）。为每个仪式分配负责人与执行节奏。
  • 输出：团队规范 + 仪式/节奏地图。
  • 校验点：每个仪式都有明确目的与负责人；规范可减少常见问题场景中的模糊性。

6) Reinforcement plan (coaching > policing)

6) 强化计划（教练引导 > 强制管控）

  • Inputs: culture code + norms + rituals.
  • Actions: Design how the culture will be taught and reinforced: onboarding, hiring signals, promotion expectations, and a lightweight coaching model (peer or craft coaches, not just managers).
  • Outputs: Rollout + reinforcement plan (with a 30/60/90-day view).
  • Checks: Reinforcement mechanisms exist beyond “announce the doc”; responsibilities are assigned.
  • 输入：文化准则 + 团队规范 + 仪式。
  • 行动：设计文化的传递与强化机制：入职培训、招聘筛选信号、晋升评估标准，以及轻量化教练模式（ peer或专业教练，而非仅依赖管理者）。
  • 输出：推广与强化计划（含30/60/90天阶段性目标）。
  • 校验点：强化机制不止于“发布文档”；已明确各环节责任人。

7) Quality gate + finalize

7) 质量校验 + 最终定稿

  • Inputs: full draft pack.
  • Actions: Run references/CHECKLISTS.md and score with references/RUBRIC.md. Add Risks / Open questions / Next steps. Recommend the smallest next experiment (1–2 rituals or norms) to validate impact.
  • Outputs: Final Team Culture Operating System Pack.
  • Checks: Pack is actionable and internally consistent; tradeoffs and risks are explicit.
  • 输入：完整的草稿包。
  • 行动：使用references/CHECKLISTS.md检查，并通过references/RUBRIC.md评分。补充风险/待解决问题/下一步行动模块。建议启动最小化验证实验（1–2个仪式或规范），以验证效果。
  • 输出：最终版团队文化操作系统包。
  • 校验点：包内内容具备可操作性且逻辑自洽；已明确权衡取舍与风险。

Quality gate (required)

质量校验（必备环节）

  • Use references/CHECKLISTS.md and references/RUBRIC.md.
  • Always include: Risks, Open questions, Next steps.
  • 必须使用references/CHECKLISTS.md与references/RUBRIC.md进行校验。
  • 必须包含：风险、待解决问题、下一步行动模块。

Examples

示例

Example 1 (new leader, listen-first): “I’m a new Head of Product joining a remote team of 14. Culture feels low-trust and decisions are slow. Create a culture snapshot, a culture code, and explicit decision-making + meeting norms. Include a 30/60/90 rollout and measurement plan.”
Expected: full pack with clear norms and rituals; no generic values.
Example 2 (scaling + coaching culture): “We’re growing from 8 → 25. I want to preserve high ownership while adding more coordination. Draft a culture code and a coaching model, plus rituals that keep ambition and creativity high.”
Expected: principles + behaviors, coaching model, rituals/cadence map.
Boundary example: “We have a harassment complaint and need to ‘fix our culture’ immediately.”
Response: direct to HR/legal for investigation and safety; offer to help later with culture articulation, norms, and reinforcement once appropriate.
示例1（新任管理者，先倾听）：“我是新任产品负责人，加入一支14人的远程团队。团队文化信任感低，决策缓慢。请创建文化快照、文化准则，以及明确的决策与会议规范。包含30/60/90天推广计划与衡量方案。”
预期产出：完整的文化包，含明确的规范与仪式；无泛泛的价值观表述。
示例2（扩张期+教练型文化）：“我们的团队规模将从8人扩张到25人。我希望在增加协作的同时，保留高主人翁意识。请草拟文化准则与教练模式，以及可保持进取心与创造力的仪式。”
预期产出：原则+行为规范、教练模式、仪式/节奏地图。
边界示例：“我们收到一起骚扰投诉，需要立即‘修复团队文化’。”
应对方案：引导用户联系HR/法务部门开展调查与安全处理；待合适时机，可协助进行文化表述、规范制定与强化落地工作。