Order
Culture Type
Like a well-oiled machine.
Teams with the Order culture type encourage team members to interact like cogs in a machine. Team members fit in by subscribing to the group’s ideals and customs. Work is organized into detailed processes and everyone knows their role. This focus on cohesion allows them to work together effectively.
Managers who lead teams with the Order culture type are coordinators who expertly align the efforts and resources of their team.
Teams with Order Cultures
Operations
Operations teams coordinate the various parts of their organizations. Helping different teams within a company work together requires an internal focus. No detail can be overlooked when creating company-wide processes. Documentation, clear communication, and rule making are critical to the success of the team, so a highly structured approach is best.
Strengths of Order Cultures
Very efficient
Collective consciousness reduces conflict
Able to carry out very complex processes
Weaknesses of Order Cultures
Inability to adapt
Less creative problem solving
May lack psychological safety
Did you know?
If your ideal team culture is Order, then you most likely won’t fit well in a team with a Learning culture. Unlike Order cultures, where each person has a very specific role, Learning cultures are very unstructured and full of individuals following their own curiosity in different directions.