Quotes About Teamwork

Jason was still on the blue eye, grabbing at the nylon belt that held up his hockey pants. Great. Two guys around us and swooping down on our goalie, and Jason is still undressing.

That's one of the good things about Coach Price. He doesn't expect us to be silent robots. As long as we do what he tells us, we can kid around and he'll kid back.

You're working for me cut out the attitude.

a whole group of tech whizzes are

Alicia," he says abruptly, "that's Maggie Stevens coming in. Could you—" "Absolutely," she says, trained like a racehorse, and starts to move smoothly toward the door. "And Alicia—" adds Luke, and she quickly turns back. "I want to know exactly who fucked up on those figures.

Se tu hás de governar, soberano nesta terra, Melhor é com homens nela do que deserta regê-la. Uma urbe vazia é nada, tal como nada é navio Ermo de gente, sem tripulação nenhuma.

I started thinking about, I need to build a team. And let's go into the strip clubs, and let's tell these girls that it's never too late, that God still will forgive them at any point in their life.

I never want to have that on my shoulders - I never want to be number one on the call sheet. That's a life that I don't want. I mean, I'm not ducking the responsibility.

I've been involved in the sport since I was seven-years-old and I have learned so many things in life from it, such as making friends and discipline.

As far as being married and what it means to me... it's nice knowing that I have a partner in life and that someone's got my back.

The world of sports knows no religious, racial or political differences. Athletes, from whatever land they come, speak the same language. The lessons of competition are lessons for life.

A leader is someone who figures out the way, then gets out of the way so others can lead.

Yes, but nomes aren't hard to make, " said Dorcas. "You just need other nomes." "You're weird.

I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything.

Assigning work projects based on an employee's strengths may be critical to your group's productivity. You may discover you had a Michael Jordan on your team but couldn't see it because you were only asking him to play baseball.

But did this matter? No king could do everything himself: kingship was a matter of delegation, but with the king making the major decisions. Effective delegation, however, required, first, choosing competent ministers and, second, a willingness to follow their advice and to back them up when necessary.

Jimmy paused and then spoke softly; "I can do this… but I can't do it alone. I need every single one of you to be the hero right now." -Head On, Chapter 42

I can do this… but I can't do it alone. I need every single one of you to be the hero right now. -Jimmy Gallagher, Head On, Chapter 42

Don't get so far in front of the parade that no one knows you're in the parade.

The Best for the Group comes when everyone in the group does what's best for himself AND the group.

A guiding coalition with good managers but poor leaders will not succeed. A managerial mindset will develop plans, not vision; it will vastly undercommunicate the need for and direction of change; and it will control rather than empower people.

Failure here is usually associated with underestimating the difficulties in producing change and thus the importance of a strong guiding coalition.

Whenever smart and well-intentioned people avoid confronting obstacles, they disempower employees and undermine change.

A guiding coalition made up only of managers—even superb managers who are wonderful people—will cause major change efforts to fail.