Giving the group's shared purpose priority over personal status or credit.
Reach for it when praising choices that serve collective success while preserving honest dissent
Her team-first decision gave the final presentation to the engineer who knew the evidence best.
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playful
all-for-one
Fits when emphatic loyalty fits a rallying tone
Careful All-for-one is theatrical and can excuse protecting the group from accountability.
warm
Fits when generosity without personal advantage is the core virtue
Careful Selfless is a broad moral claim and can romanticize unhealthy sacrifice.
professional
Fits when working jointly matters more than who receives credit
Careful Collaborative describes a method, not necessarily a priority when interests conflict.
formal
group-minded
Fits when awareness of collective needs is the intended contrast
Careful Group-minded may suggest conformity rather than good team judgment.
literary
collective-minded
Fits when shared welfare guides a serious decision
Careful Collective-minded sounds ideological in an ordinary workplace.
team-first attitude
His team-first attitude showed when he handed over the lead cleanly.
team-first leader
A team-first leader made the specialists visible to the board.
team-first culture
The team-first culture rewarded documentation as well as heroics.
Keep in mind
Team-first should not be used to demand silence, unpaid labor, or loyalty to harmful conduct.
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