This document focuses on one element of the People Branch of the mind-map at www.culturalcompetence.eu (depicted on the left). The cultural aspects of both teams and projects require much more research, including the application of research results in specific instruments that would increase the effectiveness and efficiency of teams and projects, not to forget the satisfaction and motivation of those involved. These cultural aspects are not limited to those teams and projects that straddle borders but also to teams and projects in which people of the same nationality participate.