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Quotes About Teamwork

Above all, Rasala wanted around him engineers who took an interest in the entire computer, not just in the parts that they had designed.
~ Tracy Kidder
Certain of the engineers now entered what West called "the first off-the-wall period." A few quit. Others went on vacation immediately. Still others spent the next couple of weeks playing a game called Adventure, in which you travel by computer into an underground world, wandering through strange, awful labyrinths, searching for treasure that's guarded and sometimes snatched away by dragons, dwarfs, trolls and a rapacious pirate who mutters: "Har. Har.
~ Tracy Kidder
What a Lack of Relationship Management Looks Like Dave M., sales manager Relationship management score = 66 What people who work with him say: "If Dave doesn't see eye-to-eye with someone, he makes it apparent that it's not worth developing the relationship. I wish that he would still dedicate the time and resources necessary to make a win for the territory.
~ Travis Bradberry
Maintaining relationships may not be on your job description and may not have even been discussed, but for you to be successful, being open and curious is absolutely, unequivocally part of your job.
~ Travis Bradberry
What Self-Management Looks Like Lane L., healthcare administrator Self-management score = 93 What people who work with her say: "Lane is the epitome of patience and understanding during heated, emotionally-charged meetings.
~ Travis Bradberry
Then Lopis, on top of him as they slid down a muddy slope headfirst, her cheek pressed to his faceplate, almost like she was kissing him. Probably the best part of the mission.
~ Troy Denning
assistant chief Paul Lefke. Next, knowing that communications
~ Troy Taylor
Johnny Sain. Nelson
~ Tyler Kepner
We go through that grind—spring training, 162 games, playoffs, World Series—and you're close to those people. I think about them a lot, and every time I look at that ring, I see them.
~ Tyler Kepner
Tell me what this means, Dax said. I'm a busy woman with a ship to run and a crisis to handle and I've surrounded myself with smart, dedicated people for the sole purpose of interpreting unintelligible squiggles for me.
~ Una McCormack
Was that what Starfleet was, when it came down to it? One massive high-school science club? Why had no one ever mentioned this before?
~ Una McCormack
Carol Jordan had been the perfect boss as far as she was concerned.
~ Val McDermid
To get to 10 employees, founders must delegate activities in which they are weak. To get to 50 employees, they have to delegate functions in which they are strong!
~ Verne Harnish
focus on three deliverables: • Reduce by 80% the time it takes the top team to manage the business (operational activities) • Refocus the senior team on market-facing activities • Realign everyone else (onto the same page) to drive execution and results
~ Verne Harnish
Graham Weston.
~ Verne Harnish
Do you have the "right people doing the right things right" inside the organization?
~ Verne Harnish
think of Amazon's "two-pizza rule" — no team should be so big that it can't be fed with two pizzas).
~ Verne Harnish
Avoid checking up on whether someone did something the previous day. Team members will start feeling like they are being micromanaged. In general, looking forward is great management; looking backward is micromanagement.
~ Verne Harnish
Dans ses entreprises il a besoin d'aides et de collaborateurs ; il lui faut ce qu'il appelle lui-même « des hommes ». Diogène les cherchait tenant une lanterne, lui il les cherche un billet de banque à la main.
~ Victor Hugo
It's just that fun atmosphere, working on the car, being with the guys. This is exactly what I needed.
~ Kurt Busch
James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.
~ Kurt Busch
This is like my dad's race team where we had one Legend car. If we wrecked it, we couldn't race the next week unless we had enough parts to put it back together again.
~ Kurt Busch
Basketball Rule #1 In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. No matter how good you are, no matter how down you get, always leave your heart on the court.
~ Kwame Alexander
Basketball Rule #6 A great team has a good scorer with a teammate who's on point and ready to assist.
~ Kwame Alexander