The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
-Babe Ruth

Idalica teams share responsibility for meeting our commitments to delivering high quality work on time and on budget.  None of us succeeds or fails on our own.  If we miss a deliverable, the whole team is accountable, not any individual.  If we have a successful project, the whole team shares the rewards.

Comfort level for team members is maintained because they are involved in setting the scope for each iteration.  Once this scope has been committed to, the team organizes itself to reach the goal.  Team members volunteer for their own tasks, and estimate their own work.  Outside interference by management and customers is prevented during an iteration to leverage the creativity of the team.  

George S. Patton, recommends, "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."  When a military operation is executed behind enemy lines, the unit is dropped in with an objective and left to achieve it. There may be specialists along, but often they must chip in to accomplish whatever challenge is presented. Idalica teams operate in a similar fashion. Specialized professionals may be included on teams for technical direction and mentoring, but everyone works on the next priority task.

Underlying all of this is the need for respect. No one human being is more intrinsically valuable than another. The contributions of each member of the team need to be respected.