Quotes about Teamwork

However, as a leader, if you can add results to relationships and develop a team of people who like each other and get things done, you have created a powerful combination.

60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.

No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team.

If you really want to be an uncommon leader, you're going to have to find a way to get much of your vision seen, implemented, and added to by others.

But empowering others by giving them your authority has the same effect as sharing information: You haven't lost anything. You have increased the ability of others without decreasing yourself.

He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk." If you can't influence others, they won't follow you.

Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.

Good ideas must be shared, improved upon with the help of other good thinkers, and then they must be implemented and acted upon.

Years ago, I used to tell new leaders I hired that every person in our organization walked around with two buckets. One bucket contained water, and the other gasoline. As leaders, they would continually come across small fires, and they could pour water or gasoline on a fire. It was their choice.

Unless you want to carry the whole load yourself, you need to be developing leaders.

their success is more important to you than your success

Where Are You Holding Up Your Team? If you are not asking the members of your team how you can serve them, you may be holding them up. To find out, go to each team member individually and ask, "What could I do for you that would make your job easier, make you more successful, and make the team better?" Listen without interrupting to what people have to say, and then try to figure out ways to do what you can to serve them.