Teamwork as the Foundation of an Organization

Brett Cooper,

I recently read an article on Forbes’ website about the value of teamwork and autonomy and how those ideas were used to build one organization.

Teamwork in Qumulo

This software engineering organization allows their employees to form multidisciplinary teams and then select projects surrounding problems they want to solve or features they want to build. These teams stay together until those projects are done and then find new teams. The organization believes that this type of teamwork in the organization leads to better software at a quicker pace.

“More importantly, it has fostered an organization that is highly engaged, motivated, accountable, aligned with the rest of the business and empowered to make decisions to help drive the success of the company.”

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Brett Cooper

Brett is the visionary President of Integris Performance Advisors, a professional development firm he co-founded to expand the existence of healthy organizations and great places to work. By creatively bringing together concepts from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (by Patrick Lencioni), The Leadership Challenge (by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner), and Lean Six Sigma, Brett and his team have influenced thousands of people in government, non-profits and corporate America to work together in more productive, more effective and more human ways. Outside of his role at Integris, Brett dedicates time to serving others in need. He is a volunteer coordinator for the East Bay Stand Down and Stand Down on the Delta, two non-profits serving the needs of San Francisco’s homeless Veteran population. He is also board member and financial sponsor for Partners in Sustainable Learning, whose mission is to bring early childhood education to marginalized communities in the developing world (current projects are underway in Nepal).
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