Quotes About Teamwork

Success comes to people with leadership skills, a sound vision, enthusiasm, and the willingness to put forth the effort to build an organization and find others who will do the same.

And let's get this straight: If we run into orcs on the journey, the first ten are mine. You can fight among yourselves for the others.

When you find yourself mentally or literally drumming your fingers while someone else is talking, stop the drumming. Stop demonstrating impatience when listening to someone. Stop saying (or thinking) "Next!" It's not only rude and annoying, but it's sure to inspire your employees to find their next boss.

It's an interesting equation: Less me. More them. Equals success.

Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

But the higher up you go in the organization, the more you need to make other people winners and not make it about winning yourself.

How the hell am I supposed to keep track of everyone around here when no one listens to a thing I say?

Getting the best is about building a culture of trust, connection, growth, and service. That culture is sustained and enlivened by its managers one person at a time, one interaction at a time. That's employee engagement.

As a people leader, your job is simple: You are the link between organizational mission-critical objectives and the effort your employees invest in achieving those objectives. And you just have to keep those two pieces working together smoothly.

As a people leader, your job is to inspire your employees to bring their personal greatness to work every day

Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.

You're all idiots," Stone said, gave Bramble a shove to the head, and walked out. Bramble slumped and sighed in relief. "Stone still loves us.

Target Two made a wild grab for her fallen projectile weapon. I kicked the weapon over to Tifany, who snatched it up and secured it. (Yes, it was unnecessary and showing off.)

Pearl tilted her head, but her voice was amused. "When five fledglings all move down together, believe me, she will know.

They had passed a lift junction, but it wasn't big enough for all of them at once and Wilken sensibly refused to split the group.

I made my voice firm and warm and gentle, and said, "Dr. Volescu, it's gonna be fine, okay? But you need to get up and come help me get her out of here." That

Giliead stepped up beside Ilias, leaning his hip on the railing. He watched Ander's retreat grimly, saying in a low voice, "He wanted you to ask him first if we could try that cove, instead of just telling the crewman." Ilias snorted. Good warleaders let everyone do their jobs instead of finding excuses to prove they were in charge.

The geese were quick to enjoy themselves, once the sense of alarm had subsided and the spirit of fun took hold. Geese, Marika learned, are typically a serious lot; but after being brought into the game, they become quite committed and surprisingly sportsman-like.

Don't you worry Stella, we'll get to the bottom of this, you know we will.  We are the best there is in investigative journalism'. 'Yes you're right, we are'.  Stella

book finally took shape. The contributions of Susan Ginsburg, my agent, are incalculable and very much appreciated

Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.

four men who do not know each other will hesitate to confront a lion. But once they know each other and feel they can trust each other they will do so without fear.

There's a growing recognition that the great advances of the future will come not from a single man or woman, but from the concentrated effort of a group. The operating principle today is, "None of us are as smart as all of us." Yet to activate the creativity of a group—whether it's a team, a company, a community, or a nation—we'll need to bring our best selves to the party.

It became plain very soon after our marriage that ours was to be a literary partnership.