Quotes About Teamwork

At least on the Ketty Jay he was surrounded by people who asked no questions, people untrained in the aristocratic arts of vicious wit and backstabbing. He rather liked that about them, actually.

Okay," Nina said. "What if you two drop the special acid and concentrate on opening the gate again, and I'll stand by with Lulu.

All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone.

The Prince stood beside the timpanist to count his rests for him and see that he came in in the right place. I suppressed all the trumpet passages which were clearly beyond the players' grasp. The solitary trombone was left to his own devices; but as he wisely confined himself to the notes with which he was thoroughly familiar, such as A flat, D and F, and was careful to avoid all others, his success in the role was almost entirely a silent one.

When would I learn the secret of happy, contented teamwork? Why did I always want to be the last link? If I would love the Lord with all my mind, I had to give Him all that I thought I knew or could do, and be willing for Him to place me anywhere within the team to do any job He chose for me. Only then would I exprience true peace of mind.

Don't forget that there's no I in team • Never underestimate the power of mentors, networks, and sponsors • Embrace lifelong learning • Follow the Golden Rule • Leave a legacy

you've heard that some people at work do more creative work, are more productive, work better as a team, or add more value to a client under pressure. But it's not true. Moreover

when teams face significant performance pressure, they tend to defer to high-status members, at the expense of using expert team members.

A community is like a ship, everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Our employees are like extended members of our family.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.

Asking 'Who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'Who ought to be the tennor in the quartet' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

It is not usual to speak of an employee as a partner, and yet what else is he?

Put brains into the method, and more brains, and still more brains—do things better than ever before; and by this means all parties to business are served and benefited. And all of this can always be done.

I think it should not be otherwise in industry. The men are there to get the greatest possible amount of work done and to receive the highest possible pay. If each man were permitted to act in his own way, production would suffer and therefore pay would suffer. Any one who does not like to work in our way may always leave.

Pride and ego among various personalities is a sure way to cause friction and split up a group.

In a business context we're talking about the ability to instill trust that the leader is sharing the hard work, understanding the difficult issues, and being honest in dealing with people so that all the team members feel they're in the same boat in good times and bad times. People have to feel that when hard actions are called for, their leader will be there to take responsibility and be prepared to sacrifice more than others to reach a satisfactory end.

being a manager' means not merely assuming a position of authority but also becoming more dependent on others

Do they function as collections of Human Resources or as communities of human beings?

That decision falls to scientists, engineers, and managers—with at least the tacit approval of company officers and boards of directors. All complex technology is inseparably coupled to an equally complex team of people and systems of people who should interact with one another as smoothly and with as clear a purpose as a set of well-meshed gears.