Quotes About Teamwork

Taking out werewolves, I gather and surmise, is akin to taking out a SEAL team.

Fifty men will accompany you, fighting under your command." "I can't take them,' said Beckram. "Haverness only has leave for a hundred men. I believe I'm the eighty-fifth." "You'll take them," said Duraugh, standing up. "The Blue Guard's mottos is 'We fight as one." You will only be one.

I'll get some more firewood," I said, turning away from the fire. "What we have won't last the night." "Best do that, I think," Kith said. "Wandel and I'll see about dinner." "I thought the woman should do the cooking," said Wandel, teasing but still half-serious. He hadn't eaten what I could cook over an open fire. "We'll cook," replied Kith, who had.

Every boarding party needs its guide to light the way, its wizard to defeat the magic and a tank that kill everything that tries to stop the party. The tank is not sacrificial.

Bosses need to jump in the outhouse with the grunts occasionally. It's good for morale.

I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology it's solved by people.

I've often wondered what would happen if, in the interest of public service, advertising companies lent out their best copywriters for a year or so to team up with teachers in designing educational materials.

Don't be silly," Linda said. "Emily knew all the time." Emily pulled an old flowerpot out of her way. "Let's look for the box," said Linda. "I'm looking," Emily said. "It's right here. In the corner." Emily leaned over. On

I was beginning to see fewer of our weaknesses and more of our strengths; the events of the day were a reminder of how each of us had certain abilities that the rest did not. It was as if we were each a part of a whole body- one the hands, another the legs, and so on- dependent on one another and working best when we performed in unity. I felt inadequate then, unsure what part of this body I might be.

Recall that improv is about accomplishing a shared goal. This requires flow, working together, and accepting what other people bring to the table regardless of what it is. That's the essence of "Yes, AND…" and the opposite of "Yes, BUT…

give their employees wacky titles of their own choosing.

Rule of Improv Comedy: Never lead with "No." because it disregards the direction that someone wants to go and makes it more difficult to work towards a common, shared goal.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board.

Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer.

If people don't weigh in, they can't buy in.

If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.

If we don't trust one another, then we aren't going to engage in open, constructive, ideological conflict.

the fear of conflict is almost always a sign of problems.

No one on a cohesive team can say, Well, I did my job. Our failure isn't my fault.

teamwork is not a virtue. It is a choice—and a strategic one.

Members of teams that tend to avoid conflict must occasionally assume the role of a "miner of conflict"—someone who extracts buried disagreements within the team and sheds the light of day on them. They must have the courage and confidence to call out sensitive issues and force team members to work through them. This requires a degree of objectivity during meetings and a commitment to staying with the conflict until it is resolved. Some

executives must put the needs of the higher team ahead of the needs of their departments.