The frames of reference complement or clash with one another. Greater awareness is the foundation for tolerance and the key to combining the cultural strengths a European team offers. Following a overview of a model such as the one above, review the groundrules the team agrees to follow as a team. A final work of caution. European team meetings are usually conducted in English as it is the common language.
Balanced participation is an especially important groundrule for effective European team meetings.
In addition to the above, be sure to create an awareness that differences in behavior stem in part form the culture from which one originates and related corporate images. After all, it is the rub and bite of difference that makes European teams so interesting to work with.