Quotes About Teamwork

What's true for a teammate is also true for the leader: If you don't grow, you gotta go.

As a leader, you don't earn any points for failing in a noble cause. You don't get credit for being "right" as you bring the organization to a halt. Your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can do that only if the people first buy into you as a leader.

For the person trying to do everything alone, the game really is over. If you want to do something big, you must link up with others. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. That's the Law of Significance.

Good things happen to a team when a player takes the place where he adds the most value. Great things happen when all the players on the team take the role that maximizes their strengths—their talent, skill, and experience.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Because as the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.

believe leadership is servanthood. It's my responsibility to make sure my people have what they need to succeed and get their work done.

See the big picture. Your place on the team makes sense only in the context of the big picture. If your only motivation for finding your niche is personal gain, your poor motives may prevent you from discovering what you desire.

When talented teams don't win, examine the leadership.

Predetermine a course of action. Lay out your goals. Adjust your priorities. Notify key personnel. Allow time for acceptance. Head into action. Expect problems. Always point to the successes.

Effective teams have teammates who are constantly talking to one another.

A great team with no bench eventually collapses. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

If you lead a team, start asking questions and really listening. Start valuing the contributions of your teammates ahead of your own. And remember that when the best idea wins, so does the entire team.

Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team. The

A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.

Uniformity is not the key to successful teamwork. The glue that holds a team together is unity of purpose.

Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie declared, "It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone." To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.

The road to the next level is always uphill, and if a team isn't intentionally fighting to move up, then it inevitably slides down.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

Winning teams have players who make things happen.

Don't settle for poor performers. Keep in mind that one great person will always out-produce and out-perform two mediocre people.

You can't take the team to the next level when you haven't mastered the skills it takes to succeed on a personal level.

Inspirar a otros para hacer un mejor trabajo es el logro de un líder.