Quotes About Teamwork

Put the welfare of your troops above your own. They eat before you eat; they sleep before you sleep.

Most importantly, a leader proves himself by demonstrating his concern for and relationship with the people under him. The old adage: "Take care of your people and they will take care of you.

A leader must realize his subordinate leaders will be killed or wounded. He must prepare and train other leaders to step up and take over. He, himself, must train his next-in-line to take command in event he is killed, wounded, or evacuated.

When taking over an organization," Moore said, "you've got to stand out in front of your people, and state clearly what your goals are; what you expect from them; and what they can expect from you. Then shut up and let everybody go to work.

A leader should surround himself with persons who fit his requirements and standards—and then turn them loose to do their jobs.

I guess it's like an airplane: they're the drag and we're the thrust, together we make the thing fly. Too much of us and we're nose-heavy, too much of them and we're tail-heavy—it's a matter of balance.

Forget about trusting the process; trust the people.

it's an all-hands-on-deck affair.' 'And he wants my hand on his deck.' 'He does indeed.

In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount.

The world would be a real mess if everybody was a genius. Somebody's got to keep watch, take care of business.

emotional intelligence is carried through an organization like electricity through wires. To

We tend to overrate our individual contribution to groups, which, bluntly put, tends to lead to an overblown

In companies with healthy cultures, employees aren't kept in the dark; rather, they are supported in the belief that they are part of an exciting future. They come to work with a fire inside them, a result of clearly stated leadership and business practices that everyone explicitly understands.

Of course, you shouldn't ignore the challenges that individual team members may have presented along the way. If people were repeatedly late or uncooperative, let them know that you noticed that behavior. Help them understand that they will have a better time in the future if they can mend their ways. In your final report, make it plain that you would be glad to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of individual team members with future project leaders. Take

nothing important gets done alone.

The best way to build a great team is not to select individuals for their smarts or accomplishments but to learn how they communicate and to shape and guide the team so that it follows successful communication patterns.

Our perceptions are shaped not only by what we can do by ourselves but by what we believe we can do with others' help

Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team.

You don't have to sing in a choir to see that a group of committed people who care about something that makes life a little brighter, and work hard at it, can accomplish more together than alone, but it helps.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

We may have our own ideas in the writing and editing stages, but we work out those disagreements in a constructive way.

If you have a writing partner that you don't share a work ethic with, it's doomed.

I wasn't letting people in with the music writing process, and for a long time, I thought I was hard to work with.

I'm absolutely open to scripts written by someone else.