Quotes About Unity

A Chinese proverb says, "Those who drink the water must remember those who dug the well." Gratitude is one of the most attractive of all personal attributes;

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

Earlier in my life, I have to admit, I was often guilty of this error. I wanted to take an idea from seed thought to solution before sharing it with anyone, even the people it would most impact. I did this both at work and at home. But over the years, I have learned that you can go much farther with a team than you can go alone.

For the person trying to do everything alone, the game really is over. If you want to do something big, you must link up with others. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. That's the Law of Significance.

Good things happen to a team when a player takes the place where he adds the most value. Great things happen when all the players on the team take the role that maximizes their strengths—their talent, skill, and experience.

Because as the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.

A great dream with a bad team is nothing more than a nightmare.

See the big picture. Your place on the team makes sense only in the context of the big picture. If your only motivation for finding your niche is personal gain, your poor motives may prevent you from discovering what you desire.

The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is "follow me.

Effective teams have teammates who are constantly talking to one another.

Any married man should forget his mistakes—there's no use in two people remembering the same thing.

Connectors create an experience everyone enjoys.

communication comes from the Latin word communis, meaning "common.

A great team with no bench eventually collapses. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

If you lead a team, start asking questions and really listening. Start valuing the contributions of your teammates ahead of your own. And remember that when the best idea wins, so does the entire team.

Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team. The

A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.

Uniformity is not the key to successful teamwork. The glue that holds a team together is unity of purpose.

Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie declared, "It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone." To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

Winning teams have players who make things happen.

the strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.

The happiest day of your life will be the day when you realize "we" really is the most important word in the English language.

the entire population of the world—with one minor exception—is composed of others.