Task Culture

• Power is derived from the expertise required to complete a task or project
• It is usually associated with a small team approach or small organisations co-operating to deliver a project
• There is an emphasis on results and getting things done
• Task culture forms when teams in an organisation are formed to address specific problems or progress projects
• The task is the important thing, so power within the team will often shift depending on the mix of the team members and the status of the problem or project
• Whether the task culture proves effective will be largely determined by the team dynamic
• With the right mix of skills, personalities and leadership, working in teams can be incredibly productive and creative
• Summary of task culture

  • teams are formed to solve particular problems
  • power derives from expertise as long as a team requires expertise
  • no single power source
  • matrix organisation
  • teams may develop own objective (a risk)
• Nokia is an example of task culture
• A problem with task culture is that teams might not know what other teams are doing