Quotes about Teamwork

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

The happiest day of your life will be the day when you realize "we" really is the most important word in the English language.

If you will first help people get what they want, they will help you get what you want.

To win in sports, members of the team must always keep the big picture in front of them. They must remember that the goal is more important than their role—or any individual glory they may desire.

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

Winning teams have players who put the good of the team ahead of themselves. They want to play in their area of strength, but they're willing to do what it takes to take care of the team. They are willing to sacrifice their role for the greater goal.

people who are busy rowing seldom have time to rock the boat.

Successful people are good in four areas: relationships, equipping, attitude, and leadership. Those

GROWING SYNERGY—their effectiveness is greater than the sum of the contributions

List the names of the members of your team. Next to each person's name, write a sentence or phrase that describes that person's perspective or outlook. The sentence must be positive, giving the person the benefit of the doubt for how he or she sees the world. If you're having difficulty describing someone's perspective, you need to get to know him or her better so that you can articulate the person's point of view.

Successful leaders help their people find their right seats. Sometimes that requires moving people around to find where they make the greatest contribution. Sometimes it means trying and failing. As a leader, you have to take it all in stride. Positioning people correctly is a process, and you have to treat it that way.

A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker's main responsibility is developing others to do the work.