Quotes About Teamwork

Communism existed once, during two 45 minute half-times, when Honved, from Budapest, won over England by 6-3. The English played individually, and the Hungarians, collectively.

When no one knows who is the expert, and the expert for whatever reason is unwilling to speak up, expertise is lost.

Stand up and take a hit! Commit publicly to cooperation.

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that.

If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a good group, they'll fix it. Or they'll throw it away and come up with something else.

So much of leadership is learning to give a damn about other people, something that we programmers are notoriously bad at.

In my experience, the more isolated the developers, the worse the resulting end product. It

we programmers spend our lives writing code so that our fellow human beings no longer need to write code

If you do not trust your people, you will not get their whole-hearted effort and you will not capitalize on the enormous creative potential of cohesive and motivated teamwork. It

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

A functioning team is more than just a group of people with a common goal. It's a group of people who can work toward that common goal despite having different opinions about how to reach it. No, not everyone has the same say. No, not everyone's opinion will play a part in the end. The boss makes the final decision and will live or hang by that decision.

How do successful leaders respond when someone congratulates them on a good job? They start talking about the great team they've got working for them. How this person or that person stepped up in the effort. Or how everyone really came together to pull through. Why? Because they know what it takes to succeed. It takes a team.

On the other hand, when you work hard, do your job, and help others on your team, you'll make a lasting impression. People remember who was competent, who worked hard, who was fair, and who was their friend. People will remember when you came through.

Truett was more interested in the business growing people than he was in people growing the business. And that's exactly how his business grew. When you are FOR the people in and around your business, the people in and around your business become FOR you.

Hook up with us and see a quick return on your premiums.' I like it, Sammy. Think we can fit it on a bumper sticker? (Dean)

The best solutions come from collaboration between the people with the problems to solve and the people who can solve them.

Shared documents aren't shared understanding.

meeting" is often the euphemism we use for unproductive collaboration.

If you're not getting together to have rich discussions about your stories, then you're not really using stories.

This is a workshop, not in a meeting. Meeting is the word that has become a euphemism for unproductive collaboration.

The real goal of using stories is shared understanding.

There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man. Being a good man has to do with ideas about morality, ethics, religion, and behaving productively within a given civilizational structure. Being good at being a man is about showing other men that you are the kind of guy they'd want on their team if shit hits the fan.

Colonel, General Sheridan will be big enough for all of us before this is through.

Ying threw the tiger hook swords far across the compound and leaped down from the high roof in a perfectly executed double flip. "Everyone, follow me!" Ying shouted. "Now!" Tonglong waited for Ying and the others to travel some distance before he tucked his thick braid into his sash and leaped down in a perfect triple flip.