Quotes About Teamwork

Accept a loss as a learning experience, and never point fingers at your teammates

Learning to receive feedback from each other is what leadership is all about.

Too often, shared visions really mean, "I have a vision; you share it!"

Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

I'd like to get more involved in that world. I'm better when I'm teamed up with an experienced writer - when I potentially have someone guiding me. But I'm getting involved and I'm learning a lot.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

Adidas is a very personal inspiration to me. It has enriched my creative life. It's an exchange between different cultures, different ideas, and most of all, it is teamwork.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

Leadership is the ability to articulate a vision and get others to carry it out.

success traits: "a good communicator," "a team builder," "energizes others," "has infectious enthusiasm," and "has fun doing it.

Katerina, do you ever watch a comedy show on TV? At the end of one of those 30-minute shows, the credits roll. About 75 people have worked on that show, and only sometimes the shows are funny. I am one man alone. Given the odds, you are lucky if you get a single chuckle out of me. You're lucky if I even make you smile.

Working as a team: No one effectively does the work of teaching challenging students alone for very long. Teachers and professional staff must have multiple venues to vent, ask for advice, brainstorm strategies, and celebrate successes.

Be available to cover for a teacher who is de-escalating a challenging student. It is symbolically very meaningful when an administrator offers to cover a class, for even three minutes, so that the teacher can complete a complex interaction with a challenging student. Designate other faculty that can also be tapped when the need arises.

The act of deeply thinking through problems, energizing people, and aligning them toward a common goal is the only way to practice and develop real leadership ability.

Andon works only when you teach your employees the importance of bringing problems to the surface so they can be quickly solved.

management has no more critical role than to motivate and engage large numbers of people to work together toward a common goal. Defining and explaining what the goal is, sharing a path to achieving it, motivating people to take the journey with you, and assisting them by removing obstacles—those are management's reasons for being. We

Basically people will do what upper management wants them to do. So if that's consistent, if they're not whipsawed and being governed by different priorities, they learn what is truly important and what is not….

Source: Peter R. Scholtes, The Leader's Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Respect: We respect others, make every effort to understand each other, take responsibility and do our best to build mutual trust. Teamwork: We stimulate personal and professional growth, share the opportunities of development and maximize individual and team performance.

What I love most about animation is, it's a team sport, and everything we do is about pure imagination.

Apple is a team sport.