Unlock your team’s full potential with

Team Labs

At Team Labs, we specialize in designing and facilitating team building experiences that build trust, open communication, and empower your team.

Custom Workshops That Build High Performing Teams

Let’s face it, your business is only as good as your team. Organizational success hinges on effective team work, both in terms of relationships and processes.

We will guide you through the process of building a stronger, more cohesive team through gently surfacing your team’s unique challenges and actioning on them together.

Unlock your team's full potential and build a team culture based on psychological safety, trust, and accountability.

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How It Works

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    1. Consultation

    Want to learn more? Book a free consultation and have a no obligation chat. We’ll be happy to hear from you, work with you, or refer you if there’s something else you’re looking for.

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    2. Proposal

    If it’s mutually a good fit, we’ll draw up a plan to address your teams specific needs. This will often be in the form of workshops (in-person or virtual), though we also offer 1:1 coaching and other, longer term arrangements.

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    3. Workshops

    This is where the magic starts! Our workshops are designed to guide teams to their own solutions through carefully structured and professionally facilitated sessions. At Team Labs we believe the answers are within you, our part is to draw them out (example agendas in FAQs).

  • 4. Follow Up

    Anyone can promise change, but at Team Labs we are committed to seeing your team succeed. That’s why part of our built-in process is to follow up with organizers and reinforce new practices and agreements that come out of our workshops. Your success is ours!

Patrick Cahill

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Founder & Principal Consultant

About

Patrick is a seasoned Organizational Development professional with expertise in agile methodologies, change management, organizational culture, and team development. With a track record of delivering results and creating memorable experiences for the teams he works with, he’s passionate about making work environments both more effective as units and more enjoyable to work within. His coaching and facilitation skills and ability to listen and inspire have earned him a reputation as a trusted advisor and a natural leader. Patrick is known for fostering collaboration and positivity and is committed to helping organizations who are seeking to thrive and evolve. He is also an avid basketball player and photographer. He resides in Portland, Oregon where he does all the usual things Pacific Northwesterners enjoy.

Credentials

Academic - Patrick holds a Masters Degree in Culture, Organization & Management from VU University Amsterdam, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology & in Global Studies from UC Santa Barbara.

Professional: Patrick has experience working with non-profits, for-profits, higher education, start ups, and multiple Fortune 500 companies, spanning 15 years and working both domestically and internationally.

Personal: Patrick speaks 4 languages (Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English) and has lived in Brazil, Mexico, France, and the Netherlands. His appreciation for cultural differences inspired his pursuit of Organizational Culture as a field he wanted to impact.

Testimonials

“Patrick is an amazing and talented coach his attention to detail, ability to read a room and foster an environment of openness and trust allow him to influence teams and individuals into reaching their highest potential.”

-Mariangel Maldonado,

Head of Wellbeing

“Patrick has an innate ability to foster a positive and inclusive team culture. He understands that every team member is unique and he always takes the time to understand their perspectives. This has led to a team environment where everyone feels valued and heard.”

-Laurence Whitely,

Lead Security Engineer

“Organizations need individuals that challenge the status quo and inspire them to examine their beliefs. Patrick often would be the voice that would challenge us to stop, examine, and engage with each other. He's really the "x-factor" that a team needs to elevate their game.”

-Andrea Burrough,

Sr. Quality Consultant

“Patrick asks the right question at the right time to trigger valuable conversations in any setting. He does not only coach teams to be more Agile but also he finds appropriate opportunities to use Agile practices for his own work.”

-Özmen Adibelli,

Agile Transformation Lead

“Patrick is the perfect fit to any team. (…) His insightfulness allows him to surface the right questions and then help facilitate a direction and solution to the question. I consider him the epitome of a trusted advisor.”

-Jimol Walker,

Business Analyst Sr. Consultant

“Patrick not only matured the team through his technical savvy, but also through his positivity and commitment to teamwork. Patrick found unique ways to partner with all team members and stakeholders to enhance the culture and mindset of the team.”

-Jason Leavitt,

Director of Cybersecurity

“I was very pleased to work with Patrick. I appreciated his professional demeanor and drive for success. My team's success was assured in great part by Patrick's efforts and execution.”

-Mike Foster,

Director of IAM Production Engineering

“Patrick brings passion and genuine interest to everything he does. He is a natural people-person who thrives in an environment where he can help and partner with teammates, clients and customers.”

-Aubrey McCauley,

Client Solutions Manager

“Patrick connected with a wide range of people to influence their processes and products, and did so in a challenging and fast-paced multicultural environment. Our tech department's agility is stronger as a result of his actions.”

-Rob Hoksbergen,

Agile Coach

“Pat is a valuable asset to any organization. It's impressive how he combines his skills in organizational culture with a focus on team development to enhance agile maturity and operational efficiency. This approach fosters a collaborative and adaptive environment, essential for navigating today's dynamic business and technical landscape.”

-Bret Pobanz,

Director of Portfolio Execution Management

“Patrick is an excellent agile creative thinker / communicator. I have seen how he can read a room and combine his sense of humour with his creative facilitation techniques to influence people to collaborate to meet team agendas / purposes.”

-Mathindri Abeysinghe,

Engineering Program Manager

“Patrick is very professional and organised, yet always made the experience fun, personal, and memorable. He would take extra time before team building exercises to fully understand the team development stage, the individuals, and cater the experience so everyone could get the most out of it.”

-Dylan Ralke,

UX/App Designer