One of the greatest achievements an organization can accomplish is building a team that is effective and successful. A desire to have a good team is not enough though. It takes time, patience, and perseverance. One company that has successfully incorporated the team-based approach within their organization is a software/coaching company named RoundPegg, Inc. RoundPegg, Inc. is based out of Boulder, Colorado and provides software that is intended to help manage and improve the culture within organizations, drive revenue, foster innovation, increase engagement, raise performance, and retain top performers. (RoundPegg, Inc., 2014) The unique quality of RoundPegg, Inc. is that they combine data science and organizational psychology and deliver
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(Werner & DeSimone, 2009) The ideal team-based structure is when workers are adaptable, able to form or reform relationships, and work towards the same goals. (Werner & DeSimone, 2009) According to Brent Daily, co-founder of RoundPegg, Inc., RoundPegg, Inc. has “built a team-based approach and everyone who has opted in realizes that we win or lose together” (Bremer, 2013). Daily says that it is their mutual trust and respect for one another that makes their team strong and helps them focus on the job or task instead of interpersonal dynamics. (Bremer, …show more content…
is that the company was founded by three professionals who worked in three different backgrounds; entrepreneurship, software business, and psychology. Having such diverse backgrounds can have both positive and negative effects on an organization. On one hand the diversity can foster healthy debates that lead to better decisions, make the company knowledgeable and sensitive to a wider variety of groups, and improve the reputation and brand. (Myatt, 2013) On the other hand, their diversity can bring challenges and obstacles that are not found in other organizations with less diversified leadership. In either case, the team-based approach they have successfully built within their organization can be the solution that builds on the positives and minimize the
(Werner & DeSimone, 2009) The ideal team-based structure is when workers are adaptable, able to form or reform relationships, and work towards the same goals. (Werner & DeSimone, 2009) According to Brent Daily, co-founder of RoundPegg, Inc., RoundPegg, Inc. has “built a team-based approach and everyone who has opted in realizes that we win or lose together” (Bremer, 2013). Daily says that it is their mutual trust and respect for one another that makes their team strong and helps them focus on the job or task instead of interpersonal dynamics. (Bremer, …show more content…
is that the company was founded by three professionals who worked in three different backgrounds; entrepreneurship, software business, and psychology. Having such diverse backgrounds can have both positive and negative effects on an organization. On one hand the diversity can foster healthy debates that lead to better decisions, make the company knowledgeable and sensitive to a wider variety of groups, and improve the reputation and brand. (Myatt, 2013) On the other hand, their diversity can bring challenges and obstacles that are not found in other organizations with less diversified leadership. In either case, the team-based approach they have successfully built within their organization can be the solution that builds on the positives and minimize the