Forming a new team and then progressing to performing as a team, is a team that is transforming from one set of behaviors to another. Tuckman’s theoretical team-development model helps leaders and practitioners understand the growth stages in more detail.

Bain Consulting (1996 – 2022) describes culture as “behavior at scale”, therefore a team’s behavioral progression through the stages of group development as described by Tuckman & Jensen (1977), could be viewed as cultural transformation.

This presentation will explore some of what is known and what is not known about team culture transformation in the upstream Oil and Gas Industry. It is important to understand, based on a sample of studies carried out, what knowledge there is, and what recommendations have been made for future studies to better understand the gaps for further research. There will be limitations to this review, however, there will also be sufficient reference to research about the body of knowledge on this topic which will help achieve the objective.

• Leadership – servant leadership to steer the ship without hands on the controls
• Forming and reforming – agile teamwork for multiple scopes of work
• Storming to Performing – uncompromising discipline to accelerate the learning and sharing curve
• Transforming Case Studies – exemplar stories of triumph over adversity
• Mindset, Method, Moodset – a model for excellence
• Commando Culture – elements that enable elite endeavor!