Quotes about Teamwork

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

At State Bank, all decisions are collective decisions. I have created the comfort zone.

He thought she'd slow him down. He could barely keep up with her.

We are Marshalls. We are not alone.

If analysis shows that someone's brilliant work fails again and again as soon as cooperation from others is required, it probably indicates a lack of courtesy - that is, a lack of manners.

A negative personality will not induce cooperation.

Coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.

It is an eternal truth that men receive more pay for their ABILITY TO GET OTHERS TO PERFORM, than they could possibly earn by their own efforts.

The master mind principle cannot obtain where perfect harmony does not prevail.

The climb upward will be easier if you take others along with you.

When you approach every job enthusiastically in a spirit of friendly cooperation, you distinguish yourself from the vast majority of people.