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We help organizations build leadership capacity, trust, and team performance—one ritual at a time.

How to Make Teamwork a Habit

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How to Make Teamwork a Habit

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Transform work environments to optimize team cooperation

Imagine a workplace where collaboration flows naturally, communication is intentional, and every team member performs at their highest capacity. A culture that doesn’t just support performance—it drives it. That’s what Cooperation Works helps you build.

At the heart of our approach is the Cooperation Works formula—a science-backed system inspired by the winning rituals of elite sports teams and tailored for today’s organizational challenges. More than a set of values, it’s a structured, repeatable framework that transforms culture into a true competitive advantage.

Like a rising tide that lifts all boats, it systematically enhances the performance capacity of your employees and teams.

Cooperation Works for Everyone

Leaders

With teams operating at a higher level than they thought possible, leaders experience newfound confidence in leading through the unique challenges of the 21st Century. Productivity increases, growth opportunities emerge, and the organization moves forward with momentum.

Leaders

With teams operating at a higher level than they thought possible, leaders experience newfound confidence in leading through the unique challenges of the 21st Century. Productivity increases, growth opportunities emerge, and the organization moves forward with momentum.

Leaders

With teams operating at a higher level than they thought possible, leaders experience newfound confidence in leading through the unique challenges of the 21st Century. Productivity increases, growth opportunities emerge, and the organization moves forward with momentum.

Employees

Work becomes more than just a job. Newly engineered environments, along with a structured, supportive and inclusive culture gives your people the tools and motivation to excel. They feel valued, empowered, and engaged. Work is no longer a struggle—it’s a place where they belong and thrive.

Employees

Work becomes more than just a job. Newly engineered environments, along with a structured, supportive and inclusive culture gives your people the tools and motivation to excel. They feel valued, empowered, and engaged. Work is no longer a struggle—it’s a place where they belong and thrive.

Employees

Work becomes more than just a job. Newly engineered environments, along with a structured, supportive and inclusive culture gives your people the tools and motivation to excel. They feel valued, empowered, and engaged. Work is no longer a struggle—it’s a place where they belong and thrive.

Partners

An optimized environment enables people to contribute at their highest level, enhancing alignment and collaboration. A strong internal culture creates a ripple effect—shaping a more cohesive, consistent, and elevated experience for clients and key partners.

Partners

An optimized environment enables people to contribute at their highest level, enhancing alignment and collaboration. A strong internal culture creates a ripple effect—shaping a more cohesive, consistent, and elevated experience for clients and key partners.

Partners

An optimized environment enables people to contribute at their highest level, enhancing alignment and collaboration. A strong internal culture creates a ripple effect—shaping a more cohesive, consistent, and elevated experience for clients and key partners.

Our formula

Culture isn’t accidental; it’s designed & engineered through intentional environments created through your Cooperation Code with the 3-parts of the Cooperation Works formula.

Our model

Principles

Purpose

Behaviours

Code

Principles

Purpose

Behaviours

Code

Principles

Purpose

Behaviours

Code

Storytelling

Profiling

Real Talk

Relationships

Storytelling

Profiling

Real Talk

Relationships

Storytelling

Profiling

Real Talk

Relationships

Scoreboard

Meetings

Pre-loaded Year

Process

Scoreboard

Meetings

Pre-loaded Year

Process

Scoreboard

Meetings

Pre-loaded Year

Process

Our Process

01

Cooperation
Code

Cooperation Code

Purpose

Define a compelling statement in 7 words or less

Principles

Establish guiding principles that drive behavior & rituals

Behaviours

Align team behaviors with organizational goals and workflow, designed to solve real-work dilemmas

02

Strong
Professional
Relationships

Strong Professional Relationships

Profiling

Utilize psycho-metric profiling to optimize team dynamics

Storytelling

Develop the skill of & embed storytelling to curate your desired culture

Real Talk

Train and practice open & honest communication through “Real Talk”

03

Simplify and
Ritualize Process

Simplify and Ritualize Process

Scoreboards & Scorecards

Crystalize your vision & clarify your goals, throughout your organization

Meetings

Embed the “Optimize Teamwork” framework to build psychological safety

Pre-loaded Year

Implement a pre-loaded Cooperation Calendar with periodic reviews, recruitment & onboarding processes, aligned to your Cooperation Code

“The work with Emile has improved our unity and ability to collaborate in ways that have exceeded our expectations and delivered new business results. My team has loved the simple and practical tools that Emile teaches and the energy that he brings to every session. I highly recommend him to any team, especially sales teams”

Mark Ditmars

VP Corporate Partnerships, Toronto Blue Jays

Alex Green

VP Marketing, Boston Pizza

Lorraine Gray

Hydro One

“The work with Emile has improved our unity and ability to collaborate in ways that have exceeded our expectations and delivered new business results. My team has loved the simple and practical tools that Emile teaches and the energy that he brings to every session. I highly recommend him to any team, especially sales teams”

Mark Ditmars

VP Corporate Partnerships, Toronto Blue Jays

Alex Green

VP Marketing, Boston Pizza

Lorraine Gray

Hydro One

“The work with Emile has improved our unity and ability to collaborate in ways that have exceeded our expectations and delivered new business results. My team has loved the simple and practical tools that Emile teaches and the energy that he brings to every session. I highly recommend him to any team, especially sales teams”

Mark Ditmars

VP Corporate Partnerships, Toronto Blue Jays

Alex Green

VP Marketing, Boston Pizza

Lorraine Gray

Hydro One

About

Emile Studham builds leaders and cultures with the energy of elite sport.

He first gained national attention with Aussie X on Dragons’ Den—a bold, movement-based education company that grew into X-Movement Inc., impacting schools and communities across North America.

Today, Emile channels that same passion into helping teams and leaders build cultures that elevate the capacity of their people.

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Turn everyday moments into performance wins

Find out how Cooperation Works—for you.

Join the newsletter

Stay up to date with Emile & Cooperation Works

Copyright Cooperation Works 2025.